# Very Annoying Racial Myths. Discuss it. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 19, 2012, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629 "2012-06-19T10:47:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/21 "2012-06-19T17:15:47Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **Gezmo** > For one, penis length usually depends on the height of a person. > [@Blackberry](#): > > This isn’t at all true in my experience. Have we dated? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/22 "2012-06-19T17:17:16Z")
So now the question is, is Sicks Ate short or tall? ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/23 "2012-06-19T17:18:00Z")
> [@Blackberry](#): > > This isn’t at all true in my experience. Ditto - the smallest penis I’ve had the pleasure of seeing belonged to a man over 6 feet - the largest (and it was largest by a _HUGE_ margin) belonged to a man who was 5’4". In fact I’ve noticed that shorter men (at least the shorter men I’ve dated) seem to have bigger packages as a general trend. (Not universally, but a trend). ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/24 "2012-06-19T17:26:57Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > So now the question is, is Sicks Ate short or tall? I recall him saying “Sicks Ate” refers to his height, 6’8. > [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Have we dated? :dubious: Nope, never dated anyone that tall! The smallest or second smallest I’ve seen was a guy who was 6’4 though. I’ve also dated guys as short as 5’5. Never noticed a correlation one way or the other. I do tend to assume that someone like, say, Shaq must have a huge one, but who really knows (well, actually a lot of women probably do know…). ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/25 "2012-06-19T17:30:21Z")
We’re getting off topic here, this is supposed to be about race. What about those _Cameroonians, eh?_ I mean, c’mon, can you believe them? Amirite? ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/26 "2012-06-19T17:32:16Z")
Yeah, I’m a few inches taller than the average man, but I’m quite average in penis size! I don’t think there’s any correlation between height and penis size. If I remember correctly, there is a small average difference between some race’s and nationality’s penis sizes, but not several inches as some people believe the average difference is. And now… penis ensues. ---
**Author:** ![Gezmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Gezmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gezmo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/27 "2012-06-19T17:33:30Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > Good lord, around here stereotypes run rampant, and the people they’re attributed to make fun of it themselves. Someone’s 3 hours late to a function for them? That’s just mexican time, baby! > > And as far as Asian women being sexually stereotyped, don’t watch ANY American television or commercials. Apparantly American women are all sluts who will give it up for the right look. Oh, and we all have bad crotch odor, judging from the commercials, anyway. No, America is fairly conservative regarding sexual behavior. A lot of women tend to be stuck up, and promiscuity is something for them to be ashamed of. It is one of America’s down sides, but no country is perfect. Eventhough I’ve never lived outside the U.S. I’ve read other countries are more sexually liberal, such as New Zealand, and Western Europe. I read Japan is sexually open despite the fact that Japanese have less ex than Americans. So, American women are not “sluts”. Don’t use the word “slut” because there is nothing wrong with women who are not scared to be sexual. ---
**Author:** ![Gezmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Gezmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gezmo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/28 "2012-06-19T17:40:50Z")
Sorry for double posting. I can’t edit. So, what are some racial myths/stereotypes than annoy you? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/29 "2012-06-19T17:41:04Z")
> [@Blackberry](#): > > I recall him saying “Sicks Ate” refers to his height, 6’8. Huh, despite typing it correctly, I always hear it in my head as Sick Ants and nothing registered. ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/30 "2012-06-19T17:43:39Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > We’re getting off topic here, this is supposed to be about race. > > What about those _Cameroonians, eh?_ I mean, c’mon, can you believe them? Amirite? I don’t know any Cameroonians, but in my sample size of 1, Kenyans are…impressive. More research required. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/31 "2012-06-19T17:45:20Z")
> [@Blackberry](#): > > I don’t know any Cameroonians, but in my sample size of 1, Kenyans are…impressive. More research required. They are freaky fast aren’t they! I’ve always been impressed by them as well. I wonder if that’s just a stereotype? Are we talking about the same thing? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/32 "2012-06-19T17:45:50Z")
> [@Blackberry](#): > > I don’t know any Cameroonians, but in my sample size of 1, Kenyans are…impressive. More research required. Poster name/post content win. ---
**Author:** ![Krouget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Krouget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krouget)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/33 "2012-06-19T18:19:09Z")
> [@Tristan](#): > > Poster name/post content win. Pretty funny. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/34 "2012-06-19T18:27:38Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Correct me if I’m wrong (like that even needs to be said on this board :dubious:), but isn’t is true that, while it may a myth that Asian men are tiny and black men are huge, there is a tendency away from the mean for both groups? Yes. I can’t remember the statistics and am not googling them at work, but it’s a tiny tiny amount. As in, black men might have a penis that is a tiny tiny bit bigger than the average; Asian men have one a tiny bit smaller. Less than half an inch! And of course that’s the average. > [@](#): > > It’s been my experience that you usually can’t change a person’s perception of the world around him. That sort of change has to come through experience on a broader scale than that person has had to date. In most cases, they will never have that opportunity and thus will keep their ignorance and prejudices intact throughout their lives. Agreed 100%. I get this a lot with my atheism. People have a certain opinion of atheists. After years of knowing me, they’ll find out I am, and you can visibly see all of the gears grinding to a halt in their heads as they try and reconcile me with their image of atheism. If they are good people, they update their image. All I can do is be the best X I can be. Like it or not, I am a representative of my race, my color, and my ethinicity in a place that is predominantly white and Christian. I try and be a good example. ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/35 "2012-06-19T19:27:41Z")
[quote=“Gezmo, post:11, topic:625629”] This next one involves sexual feature that people develop during puberty. Now even though I’m niether black nor Asian, I find these stereotypes annoying as well. One stereotype is that black men have huge penises, and Asian men have tiny penises. This stereotype has been pushed by porno, movies, such as Fullmetal Jacket, in which a prostitute was scared that 8ball was too “big” for her. Actually, Gezmo, the movie made fun of the stereotype, rather than “pushing” it. After the prostitute told the black soldier he was “too beaucoup,” he whipped it out and showed her that he wasn’t really too beaucoup, so she accepted him as a “client.” ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/36 "2012-06-19T20:25:44Z")
> [@Gezmo](#): > > For one, penis length usually depends on the height of a person. . Oh so not true! Years ago I dated a 6’3" jock, my private pet name for him was Mr Vienna Sausage. My son’s father was 5’2", nature had been quite generous. Believe me, height is no indicator of size. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/37 "2012-06-19T20:36:40Z")
> [@Gezmo](#): > > Another myth is that black people were the first humans. The first humans were the Bushmen, and the most closely resembling people to them today are the Khoisan Africans in southern Africa. It is wrong to simply say the Khoisan or Bushmen as black, because they are a distinct group with differnces in language, culture, and genetics than the rest of Africa. Just visit the current racist-dominated thread in GD for an example of how people have absolutely no idea whatsoever that Africans are not genetically homogenous. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/38 "2012-06-19T20:39:36Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > Oh so not true! > > Years ago I dated a 6’3" jock, my private pet name for him was Mr Vienna Sausage. > My son’s father was 5’2", nature had been quite generous. > > Believe me, height is no indicator of size. He said “usually”. Your individual experiences do not make the data wrong. The other one that bothers me constantly is the anti-Chinese/Japanese sentiments, like the stupid “eating cats” jokes, or the language jokes. Especially when directed towards an American that happens to be of Chinese descent. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/39 "2012-06-19T21:05:46Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > He said “usually”. Your individual experiences do not make the data wrong. What data? ---
**Author:** ![the\_apples\_fell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629/40 "2012-06-19T21:22:40Z")
That there is a Hispanic race. What most think of as “Hispanic” is truly mestizo, a combination of European and Native American (common amongst Mexicans, the largest Hispanic group in the US) OR mulatto, a mixture of European and African common to Dominicans and Puerto Ricans (two groups that you encounter a lot on the east coast). This does not mean there is a “Hispanic” race, it just means that certain combinations of ancestries happen to be common in Latin America due to historical reasons. Nonetheless, when someone says “Oh, Christina Milian is Latina, not black” or “Cameron Diaz isn’t white, she is Latina” you have to wonder what they are thinking. Being Hispanic just means you come from a Spanish-American cultural background from Latin America, with Spanish as your first language or ancestral language. You can be Hispanic and of any race, but most Americans do not seem to realize it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-annoying-racial-myths-discuss-it/625629.md?page=3)