# Stereotypes you buck **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 27, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133 "2016-08-27T14:00:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/21 "2016-08-27T21:16:51Z")
I’m a tall guy in Indiana, and I never learned to play basketball. I never learned to worship Bobby Knight, either. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/22 "2016-08-27T21:17:43Z")
When I mention to a new acquaintance that I’m from Alaska, they assume (not without reason) that I’m some sort of right-wing gun nut who adores Sarah Palin. When I mention that I spent a career in the military as an enlisted man, some people seem to mentally lower my IQ by 20 points. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/23 "2016-08-27T22:16:56Z")
I’m 59, grew up in a small town, white, straight male. I am not a Republican. Would not vote for Trump with a gun to my head. I do not listen to classic rock or country music. ---
**Author:** ![SantaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@SantaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SantaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/24 "2016-08-27T22:44:45Z")
I came out of the closet in the late 70’s (in my 20’s) I had a job in tech, paid off my student loans, bought a townhouse, and drove a station wagon. I was the stable on while my 40 year old lover was the flighty one. We had his kids every other weekend, so I had a townhouse, a wonderful husband, two kids and a station wagon. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/25 "2016-08-27T22:47:14Z")
I’m a straight Australian man with no interest in sports. I’m also not a huge beer drinker either. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/26 "2016-08-27T23:03:54Z")
I don’t bite people. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/27 "2016-08-27T23:12:52Z")
I’m a geek in several ways. I enjoy gaming of all sorts, many forms of sci-fi and fantasy, such like that. I also couldn’t give less of a shit about Star Trek or anime or manga. Not a single shit. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/28 "2016-08-27T23:39:42Z")
Puerto Rican dude. Like **monstro** , rhythm-challenged. Quiet, non-gregarious. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/29 "2016-08-28T00:41:20Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > I’m a guy who uses a wheelchair and I’m no good at eating pussy. 😃 I used a wheelchair for several months recently, and I’m no good a sucking dick. My husband is 6’10", and doesn’t play basketball. Oh, and I’m Jewish and I always pay retail. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/30 "2016-08-28T00:46:02Z")
I’m an obese person who exercises every day and doesn’t snack between my boring, normal-sized meals. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/31 "2016-08-28T01:12:22Z")
Against the typical rude dumb-assed violent biker thing. Its fun being known as a rider and still basically a normal joking kinda person. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/32 "2016-08-28T01:59:20Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I’ve been a vegetarian for 20 years, mostly for ethical reasons, and I’ve never been missionary about it nor have I ever scolded anybody for eating meat. I really don’t wear my vegetarianism on a sleeve, it mostly only comes up when I’m having a meal in companion. But it’s noticeable how many people instantly get defensive or crack age-old lame vegetarian jokes when the fact comes up. I don’t know why this is, but I have my suspicions. I’m a vegetarian because I don’t like the taste or texture of meat. I don’t lecture people about it either. I have been a vegetarian for 30 years, except for a brief break when I was at basic training, and I had to eat meat when we had MREs (they have vegetarian ones now, but not in my day) or field chow. No choices, I was burning 5,000 calories a day, and needed to eat whatever was put in front of me. IME, there is an inverse relationship between how long someone has been a vegetarian, and how much they lecture other people. The person who is so quiet about it, you don’t even notice? going on at least 20 years. The zealot who comes on like a religious fundamentalist? he became a vegetarian 3 weeks ago. > [@beowulff](#): > > I’m a Jewish guy. > I also fix my own cars and do all my own home repairs. Me too. And I’m a Jewish WOMAN. I once owned a 1961 Falcon, and totally rebuilt the electrical system, changed the head gasket, and rebuilt the carburetor, as well as moving the shifter from the column to the floor, and building a shifter and harness from various parts and scrap, and replacing the manual choke. I traipsed through lots of junkyards looking for parts for it. I even installed seatbelts. It looked funny parked outside the synagogue with all the brand new BMWs and Lexuses and such, back in the 1990s when I had it. I’m a pretty observant Jew, and I used to be very observant-- strict shomer Shabbes and Kashrut, but I had a dog-- and a big dog that was part Pit Bull. She bucked the Pit Bull stereotype by being very sweet, and extremely well-mannered. She NEVER jumped on people. I cook from scratch all the time, but I’m not a health nut, and I love gluten. I love computers and gadgets and building electronics stuff, but I don’t spend a lot of time playing games on my computer, and I never play MMORPGs (even though I played D&D as a kid). I’m bisexual, but I’m also very sexually reserved. I’m pretty vanilla, haven’t had a lot of partners, and I’ve been totally faithful to my husband since we started dating in 2000. ---
**Author:** ![davey77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@davey77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davey77)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/33 "2016-08-28T02:26:07Z")
I’m from rural Ohio and I like abstract art, Indian food, and bands like Stereolab. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/34 "2016-08-28T03:42:24Z")
> [@davey77](#): > > I’m from rural Ohio and I like abstract art, Indian food, and bands like Stereolab. Only number 2 really surprises me. For some reason I equate rural Ohio with Mexican food; and all of it I’ve had has been pretty darn terrific! Just these little places in the middle of nothing but well worth the drive. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/35 "2016-08-28T03:43:47Z")
I’m a natural blonde and full-breasted. I lace my vocabulary with 10 dollar words - partly because I love words, but probably more so to demonstrate that in spite of my physical attributes, I can find my way out of a paper bag and also walk and chew gum at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/36 "2016-08-28T04:14:21Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > I’m a natural blonde and full-breasted. I lace my vocabulary with 10 dollar words - partly because I love words, but probably more so to demonstrate that in spite of my physical attributes, I can find my way out of a paper bag and also walk and chew gum at the same time. No you can’t be real. I saw you in a dream ! ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/37 "2016-08-28T04:43:07Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > As an Atheist, I try to be respectful towards people whom are religious and not be a condescending prick. > Not gonna lie, I sometimes fail at that task, but I like to think those times are few and far in between. Amen brother! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/38 "2016-08-28T05:09:03Z")
> [@Lok](#): > > Wait. **I’m** a straight white man in his fifties from a rural Christian background. And I’m not a Trump right winger either. Are we starting a new stereotype? Well, _I’m_ a straight white man from suburbia, and a former Methodist, to boot. And I am and always have been a flaming liberal. > [@monstro](#): > > I’m black and I have no rhythm. I’m a woman and I’m not very nurturing or emotional. I’m an American and I don’t wear tennis shoes everywhere. [“Blacks without soul. Won’t you help?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO-AkORggyY) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/39 "2016-08-28T11:51:36Z")
I’m female and I don’t like sparklies, especially not diamonds. Except for the rare occasion when I don a necklace, my usual jewelry consists of a plain gold wedding band and a $12 wrist watch. I really had to fight back the urge to get violent :eek: when my husband and I were at a boat show and some cheesy sales guy made some crack about me and the booth where they were selling gold chains and charms and other such crap. But I’m nice, dammit. So I just set my face blank and ignored him. But he was an ass! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-you-buck/764133/40 "2016-08-28T14:13:34Z")
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