Stereotypes/Prejudices that have worked in your favor?

[cbtcguru]

Generally speaking stereotypes and prejudices have a negative aspect to them. With that said has it every worked in your favor?
Be it body type, religion, race, ethnicity, geographical etc.

 

[ruxxx]

I can't say that it has.

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Well... folks may have thought twice about trying me because of the fact that i'm a fairly large brotha (pause)... would that count?

 

[dadecounty11]

I went to a high school that was majority black. (I'm hispanic) I was one of 4 hispanic/white dudes on the football team. So I gained crazy popularity through the school because I was different, but still considered part of the "in-crowd".

 

[whyhellothere]

women want to see if its true

but then they ask for pics and later are no longer interested

 

[soversotowel]

bruh im dark skinned. i cant say that my skin color has ever helped me out in any way.

unless you count white folk clutching items as i pass them

feelsbadmane

 

[cj003]

In college I was in decent shape and black. Almost every party I went to people would hand me a drink, then ask "what sport do you play." While annoying and racist I enjoyed having shots of patron, goose, etc. than the jungle juice everyone else way drinking.

 

[cbtcguru]

I use to always get picked to play ball, then dudes saw how bad I was an were

Back when I lived with my folks I'd meet a girl and when I told her my parents have been married for 20+ yrs, live in a brownstone in harlem, all my siblings were college educated & gainfully employed, they were ready to give up the buns off that alone lol
so i guess the stereotypical young black dude from a single parent home living in the pj's with jailbird brothers worked in my favor

 

[Pathos]

Originally Posted by SoVerSoTowel

bruh im dark skinned. i cant say that my skin color has ever helped me out in any way.

unless you count white folk clutching items as i pass them

feelsbadmane

embrace it 

nut people find it had to believe that taking AP Statistics in my senior year cause of my complexion 

 

[sreggie101]

Does affirmative action count? I've been told it's the reason I got into a lotta my schools

sometimes I wonder if true but others say 'who cares? You got in that's all that matters.' *shrug*

 

[wcghost]

Originally Posted by RetroSan

nut people find it had to believe that taking AP Statistics in my senior year cause of my complexion 

i find it had to believe you passed engrish

 

[Peep Game]

Well I've had the "I've never been with a black guy before" line used on me plenty of times. Can't say that I've ever
been mad or had any complaints about that though.

 

[ins]

Originally Posted by whyhellothere

women want to see if its true

but then they ask for pics and later are no longer interested

QFT

 

[Pathos]

Originally Posted by wcghost

Originally Posted by RetroSan

nut people find it had to believe that taking AP Statistics in my senior year cause of my complexion 

i find it had to believe you passed engrish

lol dont judge me bro

 

[skateboard]

People don't eff with me because apparently they believe I have bombs with me wherever I go. So, I've never been bullied/hassled.

 

[bostonthreeparty]

big feet

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big socks

 

[james earl zones]

Originally Posted by whyhellothere

women want to see if its true

but then they ask for pics and later are no longer interested I'm smashing that same weekend.

 

[killthehype]

Since my bestfriend is Asian, every time we pick up my other friend she's not allowed to drive

LMAO because she gets paranoid
so I get to drive her Range Rover DDD LOL

 

[xanadu one]

oh hell ya.

i get more opportunities. when the cops pull me over i get let go right away. i get paid way more at work. i can get better jobs. i skip to the head of the line at the grocery store. i get cars for cheaper. i can play golf with my cronies. i get better service at restaurants. i don't get kicked out of bars or clubs. the list just goes on and on. life is much better when your white.




this is ridiculous.
if slavery and or racism was a family tree. African-Americans would be the baby brother: last one born, and the one who needs the most attention. maybe you didn't realize that there was another 1,000+ years of slavery and genocide long before North American settlers decided to keep it rolling.




i'm not black if that matters.

 

[hellaones]

wouldn't say it worked in my favor but a story that relates to the topic.

I was at a party a couple weeks ago where I was pretty much the only black person there for a while and that damn wobble song came on and its like everybody's attention turned to me expecting me to back it up.

 

[soversotowel]

Originally Posted by RetroSan

Originally Posted by SoVerSoTowel

bruh im dark skinned. i cant say that my skin color has ever helped me out in any way.

unless you count white folk clutching items as i pass them

feelsbadmane

embrace it 

nut people find it had to believe that taking AP Statistics in my senior year cause of my complexion 

thanks i guess

 

[cwk]

On the basketball court.  Even though I'm 6'7" and played a little college ball, I'm usually not picked up very quickly for games.  But I can play inside/outside, pass, and shoot. I used to be able to jump, but I'm 40 now. 

 

[User 37837]

Originally Posted by SoVerSoTowel

bruh im dark skinned. i cant say that my skin color has ever helped me out in any way.

unless you count white folk clutching items as i pass them

feelsbadmane

ninjahood would be proud

 

[ruxxx]

Originally Posted by jm2000

Originally Posted by SoVerSoTowel

bruh im dark skinned. i cant say that my skin color has ever helped me out in any way.

unless you count white folk clutching items as i pass them

feelsbadmane

ninjahood would be proud

I see it pal.

 

[hendrix watermelon]

Long hair: people clutch their stuff

short hair: people clutch their stuff

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[dmbrhs]

Originally Posted by cbtcGURU

Generally speaking stereotypes and prejudices have a negative aspect to them.

We focus more on the negative ones, so it only seems like there are more negative ones. It's also almost impossible to quantify stereotypes.