What Sterotypes do you hate?

[Numion]

Why should this surprise anyone? They never aim! Yeah, I hate this too.

In real combat the number of rounds required per one enemy casualty is pretty high. I guess it's mostly due to the use of automatic weapons in covering fire, but still, it's not as easy as it seems.

It is easy to hit a 50 cm target at 150 metres (450 feet) with an assault rifle (say, AK-47). But when that target moves and shoots back, I guess it would be more difficult.

Having said all that, I also think that most of the time people can't shoot for crap in TV or movies.

 

[Dark Jezter]

I blame Dr. Phil and Oprah. Women want equality yet chivalry must be respected. What a double standard.

Indeed. A lot of women want to be treated exactly the same as men, yet they also want men to open their doors for them, pull out their chairs, and defend their honor. They can't seem to comprehend that those two concepts are mutually exclusive.

 

[Ranger REG]

Indeed. A lot of women want to be treated exactly the same as men, yet they also want men to open their doors for them, pull out their chairs, and defend their honor. They can't seem to comprehend that those two concepts are mutually exclusive.

Not really. We men also want Chivalry returned. Open our doors, pull up our chairs, defend my honor, ladies!

Also, vanquish Dutch terrorists!

 

[Ranger REG]

Having said all that, I also think that most of the time people can't shoot for crap in TV or movies.

Well, duh. Because they're actors. They use snipers off-screen/off-camera.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Watching The Transporter yesterday, I noticed another stereoptype: That of the employer trying to screw over/kill the protagonist contractor, usually after the protaganoist has proven his trustworthyness and competence.

In stories where this is the main plot of the story, it's fine (otherwise, it would be like complaining that a murder mistery always contains someone killing the victim ), but in some instances, it is just annoying or overdone, especially if there was no real reason given for the employer to do so.

This is especially a plot overdone in Shadowrun novels and adventures, as it seems. RPG-proverb (using BSG-TNS-"speak") for Shaodwrun: "It isn't Shadowrun if Mr. Johnson doesn't frack the runners twice"-

 

[werk]

Indeed. A lot of women want to be treated exactly the same as men, yet they also want men to open their doors for them, pull out their chairs, and defend their honor. They can't seem to comprehend that those two concepts are mutually exclusive.

Without wandering too far into politics...or making sweeping didactic generalizations...I think women should be treated with the same respect given to men. Very few wish to be treated AS men.

Treat them as women, repect them as equals.

Just because you open the door for someone doesn't mean their opinion is worth less or you are allowed to objectify them. If anything, acts of chivalry insinuate the opposite.

I hold doors for men all the time, does that make them women? or am I gay? So hard to keep all the rules strait...

(laughing at myself)

Also, this just in...KenM hates jocks.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Without wandering too far into politics...or making sweeping didactic generalizations...I think women should be treated with the same respect given to men. Very few wish to be treated AS men.

Treat them as women, repect them as equals.

Just because you open the door for someone doesn't mean their opinion is worth less or you are allowed to objectify them. If anything, acts of chivalry insinuate the opposite.

I hold doors for men all the time, does that make them women? or am I gay? So hard to keep all the rules strait...

(laughing at myself)

Heck, I hold open doors for guys also, it's just a polite thing to do. In my post, I was talking about always opening the door for a lady - be it a car door, office door, etc.

The point of my post is this: women can be treated like "just one of the guys" or they can be treated "like a lady", but not both.

If you want to be treated like "just one of guys", be prepared to hear dirty jokes, get teased about your shortcomings, smell flatulence, and discuss topics such as beer, football, trucks, fishing, and which Hollywood actresses have the best T&A.

If you want to be treated "like a lady", then men will pull out your chair for you, avoid crude/vulgar talk when you're around, smile and nod politely while you talk about things like clothes and relationships, etc. But, by definition, being treated like a lady means that you'll be treated differently than a man (this does not necessarily mean that you'll be treated as an inferior - just different).

 

[Chaldfont]

My wife pointed this one out to me: The Disney Stereotype of having one or both parents killed off in their movies.

What could be more disturbing to a little kid than learning the mortality of their parents? Especially in an otherwise cute movie!

 

[Ranger REG]

Watching The Transporter yesterday,...

Yet another example of the "Jean-Claude Van Damme" stereotype I mentioned earlier.

 

[sniffles]

The 'average guy, hot wife' stereotype. This is especailly rampant in sitcoms, but I've seen it in movies too. The guy always looks fairly average, not unattractive, but not anywhere near People magazine's Top 10 list. Yet his wife or girlfriend is always far more attractive than he is. You never see the reverse situation, though.

Movie/tv siblings who don't look anything alike. I realize the actors aren't related so they can't look as much alike as real siblings do, and sometimes real siblings don't look alike. But the casting directors could at least try to find some actors with some resemblance to each other.

Teenagers played by college grads. Yeah, I know there are rules about childrens' working hours that limit the availability of real teenagers. But I am so tired of seeing somebody presented as a high school kid who looks like they are getting ready to celebrate their 30th birthday.

And my Number One most hated stereotype in films/television:
Casting actors based on who's popular (or good-looking) instead of who's best for the part!!