Aren't stereotypes wonderful?

[reveal]

Everything is a product that someone is trying to sell. And advertising pitches to just above the lowest common denominator for the demographic they're targeting. If you want to eliminate those stereotype images in advertising, get folks to stop responding to them by buying the product.

So goes the age old debate: If you stop promoting stereotypes, will the stereotypes stop becoming real or will they continue to flourish regardless? I hope it would be the former.

 

[Ashwyn]

So goes the age old debate: If you stop promoting stereotypes, will the stereotypes stop becoming real or will they continue to flourish regardless? I hope it would be the former.

Considering the fact that stereotypes wouldn't exist if noone acted that way in the first place, I'd say it would be the latter.

 

[Blue Sky]

I hate the ads that show men as not liking to cook, or totally into sports, or not wanting to clean, or being domestic idiots.

You know, the funny thing is that until very recently, the culinary trade was dominated by men. We all probably just forget how to cook when we go home, right?

 

[Goodsport]

There's nothing wrong with being into sports. I love sports, even still participate in some, but I also design flower gardens for a living, bake, grow and can fruits and vegetables (all not stereotypically manly). But that's what I enjoy.

I think the point here is that many guys get tired of being male stereotyped: into sports, tough, beer drinkers, wandering eyes, and kinda goofy. I, for one am sick of the "fat guy" on TV with the super hot chick. It's a bogus double standard.

So don't take it personally, man. I doubt that it was meant to be a criticism, more of an observation and some disgust at that particular male stereotype.

Cheers

Sorry about the misunderstanding (and I'm glad to see that I'm not the only sports fan here).

I suppose that my statement was born from my observations here and in my dealings with most gaming groups that one "isn't truly a gamer" unless one hates sports with an absolute and undying passion.


-G

 

[Goodsport]

Considering the fact that stereotypes wouldn't exist if noone acted that way in the first place, I'd say it would be the latter.

Human nature dictates that stereotypes of some sort will always exist. Regardless of how differently people try to act, the way the majority acts becomes the stereotype.


-G