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"Jersey Shore" Town, Seaside Heights, Angry With Depiction

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 12.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Snooki, Jersey Shore, Seaside Heights, UNICO National, Stereotypes, Mtv, Jerse Shore Show, New Jersey, Italian-Americans, Snooki Punch, New York News

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — On MTV's reality television show "Jersey Shore," the Beachcomber Bar is a place where the clothes are skimpy and punches can...

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Who's Really Nuts, 20/20 or the 'Crazy Cat Ladies'?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Animal Rescue, Abc, Mental Health, Pets, Altruism, Cats, Elizabeth Vargas, Media, Film, Loss, Marriage, Loneliness, Stereotypes, Singlism, Expectations, Tv, Strays, Alienation, Single, Documentary, Crazy Cat Ladies, 20/20, Media Bias, Relationships, Living News
Bella DePaulo

20/20 recently treated its viewers to a condescending pity-party for the women it calls 'crazy cat ladies.' The segment, with an accompanying article online, was so over-the-top that it was almost a parody of itself.

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Ulmer to Jews: I Meant It as a Compliment!

Lauren Weber | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jews, Stereotypes, Demint, South Carolina, Ulmer, Orangeburg Times and Democrat, Jewish People, Politics News
Lauren Weber

Jim Ulmer may have thought he was praising Jews for their uncanny ability to become rich. But his recent op-ed about Senator Jim DeMint was the kind of compliment that leaves a bad taste.

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MSNBC's Rev. Joe Watkins Accuses President Obama of Breaking and Entering the Nation's Schools While Pastor Steven Anderson Prays For His Death

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Img, Joe Watkins, Education, Will Horton, President Speech to Children, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Philadelphia, Republican, Msnbc, ION-E Network, Socrates, Plausible Deniability, Christianity, Race, Stereotypes, Coded Language, Breaking and Entering, Conservative, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Obama Speech to Congress, Obamacare, Death Panels, Pastor Steven Anderson, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Keith Olbermann, Joe Wilson Comment, Obama Speech to Schools, Michele Malkin, Health Care Reform, Implicit Association, Politics News
Ronald B. Robinson

Rev. Watkins, what you and your ilk are doing is the antithesis of Christianity and Christ's teachings.

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The McDonald's "Mr. James" Ad Campaign and How We Don't Care About White People, Apparently

Disgrasian | Posted 09.26.2009 | Media

Read More: McDonald's Japan, McDonald's Advertising, Gaijin, Stereotypes, McDonald's Mr. James Nippon All-Stars Campaign, Negative Stereotypes, Xenophobia, Karma, Racism, McDonald's, Japan, Racial Stereotypes, Stepin Fetchit, Nerds, Mcdonalds, Media News
Disgrasian

Oh dear. It seems that we've ruffled a few feathers while writing about stereotypes.

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The Professor, the Policeman, and the Judge

Robin Lakoff | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Stereotypes, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Sgt. James Crowley, Politics News
Robin Lakoff

Now that the Gates-Crowley incident is beginning to fade from prominence, it is time to ask about the takeaway: what should we learn from this "teachable moment"?

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Steele: I'll Woo Blacks To GOP With "Fried Chicken And Potato Salad"

Bil Browning | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Young Republicans, Gop, Stereotypes, Indiana, Black Voters, African Americans, Politics News
Bil Browning

The Young Republicans convention was held in Indianapolis last weekend and their election of a racist, middle-aged woman as President isn't the only c...

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Hangover Star Talks Openly About His "Tiny Penis"

Disgrasian | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Chick Flicks, Gender Stereotypes, The-Hangover, Stereotypes, Penis Size, Penis, Asian Americans, Ken Jeong, Asian Stereotypes, Ken Jeong Penis, Dick Flicks, Todd Phillips, Bromance, The Hangover, Ken-Jeong, Entertainment News
Disgrasian

One thing that left me feeling queasy after the movie was Ken Jeong's character, Mr. Chow. I hated the generic Engrish accent. And the character's queeny affectation left me cold, coming across more prissy than funny.

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Four Reflections on the Iranian Uprising So Far

Salena Tramel | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Demonstrations, Stereotypes, Twitter, J Street, Social Networking, President Obama, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Election, World News, World News
Salena Tramel

I have been glued to the Internet all week watching Iran's chaos unfold from the outside. Following are some key lessons learned, regardless of the outcome of the fallout.

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Without A Home: What Lies Beneath The Stereotypes?

Rachel Fleischer | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Stereotypes, Homelessness, Without a Home, Rachel Fleischer, Joby, Living News
Rachel Fleischer

It's important to get past the stereotypes that limit us and often obstruct the truth. People are always so much more than they appear.

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Mother To Mother: I Feel Her Pain

Kimora Lee Simmons | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Racism, Racial Stereotypes, Stereotypes, Kimora Lee Simmons, Living News
Kimora Lee Simmons

As a mother of two beautiful daughters and one son, I am horrified at the way that our young black males are stereotyped: as negligible and disposable and destined for trouble.

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Athletic Blacks vs Smart Whites: Why Sports Stereotypes Are Wrong

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 05.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Black Coaches, Sports, Stereotypes, Black Quarterbacks, Football, Racism, Basketball, Boxing, Athletics, Entertainment News
Casey Gane-McCalla

Biological factors do not compel people from certain races to excel in certain sports. Cultural factors do.

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That Chinese Sperm Bank Photo: You've Been Shanghaied

Disgrasian | Posted 05.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Sperm Donors, Lies, Gender Stereotypes, Chinese, Sperm, Chinese Sperm Banks, Stereotypes, Hoaxes, Sperm-Banks, Asians, Chinese Culture, Ethnocentric, Racial Stereotypes, Asia, Memes, China, Happy Ending Massage, Cultural Differences, Asian Sperm Bank, Asian Sperm Bank Photo, Shanghai-China, Media News
Disgrasian

I conducted a little investigation and found that this picture first surfaced on the interwebz in late 2008, and it was immediately dismissed as a hoax by officials at Renji Hospital in Shanghai.

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"Arabesque"

James Zogby | Posted 03.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Arab World, Stereotypes, Ethnicity, Culture, Racism, Washington DC, Arabesque, Style News
James Zogby

The experience of "Arabesque" will shatter stereotypes, and put new definition to the meaning of being Arab.

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"Hannah Montana" Needs Some Sensitivity Training

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 03.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Racial Politics, Miley Cyrus, Culture Wars, Stereotypes, Hannah Montana, Asian Americans, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, Race, Chris Rock, Entertainment News
Raymond Leon Roker

Cyrus being a model for millions of kids ought to mean she'd be taught more compassion and sensitivity. A mass exodus of racially conscious fans from her audience will help drive the lesson home.

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Asian Women: Rape And Hate Crimes

Jaemin Kim | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Gawker Media, Ethnicity, Chinese, White People, Michael Phelps, Gawker.com, Videogames, Anime, Sexism, Dating, Defamer, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, African Americans, Korean, Rape, Rachel Getting Married, Gawker, Asian Americans, Washington State, Los Angeles, Sexuality, Black People, Stereotypes, Spokane, Asians, Japanese, Nerds, Hate Crimes, Violence Against Women, Prejudice, Legal, Prosecution, Justice, Bigotry, Interracial Dating, Sexual Violence, Interracial Relationships, Fetish, Sexual Assault, Laws, Asian Women, Bias Crime, Living News, Women, Asian Fetish, Caucasians, Sex Crimes, Salon.com, Media Responsibility, Media Bias, Living News
Jaemin Kim

Reducing Asian women into a sexual object is not funny, it is not flattering. It is perilous. We can see this when Asian women are subject to race-targeted sexual violence.

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Third Screen: An Interview with Stanley Crouch

Vickie Karp | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jazz, Anti-Semitism, Obama, Jewish History, Racism, Black History, Bennny Goodman, Money, Ethnicity, Music, Bernie Madoff, New York City, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Interviews, Stereotypes, Steven Spielberg, Bernard Madoff, Racial Stereotypes, African-Americans, Finances, Entertainment News
Vickie Karp

SC: I don't think stereotypes can be avoided. If someone's going to be sexist, racist, or anti-Semitic, they don't need you to help them.

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Gossip Girl Goes Over to the Dark Side (Again)

Disgrasian | Posted 01.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Stereotypes, Chuck Bass, Tokenism, Ethnicity, Asian Americans, Buffoonery, Gossip Girl, Racial Stereotypes, The CW, I Hate Gossip Girl, Opium, Gossip Girl Season 2, Entertainment News
Disgrasian

Season 2's "White Party," is a fitting metaphor for what Gossip Girl really is pretty, rich white people trapped in a particular ring of hell where life is one neverending party.

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Outliers and the Hillbilly Sterotype

Don McNay | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Gurney Norman, Civil Rights Movement, Obama Appalachia, Poverty, Blink, Kentucky Cycle, Outliers, Prejudice, Bob Dylan, Malcolm Gladwell, Civil Rights, Malcolm Gladwell Outliers, Appalachia, Stereotypes, Harlan County, Tipping Point, Bias, Kentucky, Discrimination, Beverly Hillbilllies, Hillbillies, Peter Frampton, Hogan's Heroes, Harlan, Media News
Don McNay

I would like to see Malcolm Gladwell test his theory about Southerners being more prone to violence than Northerners.

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Don't Go to Italy: They'll Shoot You

Marta Mondelli | Posted 12.12.2008 | Style

Read More: European Union, Italy, Europe, Italians, Mafia, Stereotypes, Style News
Marta Mondelli

Sicily is one of the most beautiful places I've been in the world: great landscape, incredibly rich history and art, fantastic food, and... mafia. We all know that.

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Obammunism

Disgrasian | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Obama Communist, Toy Safety, Tainted Chinese Milk, Lead Paint Toys, China Olympics, Obama Shared Toys, Obama, China Toys, Mccain Obama Socialist, Sharing Toys, China Human Rights, Obama Communism, Barack Obama, Toy Recalls, Stereotypes, Obama Socialist Smear, Racial Stereotypes, Socialism, Obama Socialist, China, Toxic Toys, McCain Smear Campaign, Barack Obama Smears, Republican Smear Machine, Smears, China Opening Ceremonies, Communism Obama, Politics News
Disgrasian

Like the Chinese, Obama is a Communist. So you know what that means, right? Obama not only shared his toys, but he, like the Chinese, first tainted them with lead paint.

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The Unmarried Electorate: 60% Obama, 33% McCain

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Research 2000, Singled Out, John McCain, Single Voters, Economy, Pundits, Morning Joe, Landslide, 2008 Presidential Election, Media, Barack Obama, Daily Kos, Primetime Television, Marriage, Stereotypes, Singlism, Polling, Advertising, Gallup, Registered Voters, Marriage Gap, Politics News
Bella DePaulo

But where is the love? When was the last time you heard about this demographic juggernaut on Morning Joe? Where are the network stories or the feature articles in newspapers or magazines?

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What's With the Cat, and Other Questions about Singles and Their Pets

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Spouse, Singled Out, Pets, Relationships, Cats, Psychologists, Jobs, Compensation, Animals, Marriage, Single People, Stereotypes, Singlism, Bridget Jones, Single Women, Dogs, Cat Lady, Attributions, Living News
Bella DePaulo

One time, a publication that interviewed me about Singled Out sent someone to take a picture of me at home. The photographer asked what my book was ab...

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Up Against a Wall (Street): The Financial Crisis and Jewish Values

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Moral Values, Marriage, Stereotypes, Divorce, Jewish Stereotypes, Judasim, Jewish, The Holocaust, Financial Crisis, Discrimination, Family Values, Elie Weisel, Wall Street Collapse, Living News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The crisis in the Western world is not financial, but a crisis of values. Isn't that what all our financial experts have been saying -- the collapse was caused by greed and material insatiability?

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The "Dumb Jock" Myth is Dumb

Myles Brand | Posted 11.09.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: College Sports, Sports, Stereotypes, Dumb Jock, Ncaa, Dexter Manley, Good News, Student Athletes, Entertainment News
Myles Brand

Unfair in its generalization, dumb jock is a myth that has stuck to college sports like corruption has stuck to American politics.

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