My collection of stereotypes comes from books, magazines, newspapers, movies, television shows, radio programs, news shows, conversations, podcasts etc. Sources can be 10s to 100s to 1000s of years old.
Stereotypes and categories overlap at times. I create categories of stereotypes as I have stereotype examples to put into those categories.
The research into gossip goes back at least to the middle of the 20th century. Both men and women research gossip. Putting all of their research together, this is my definition:
Gossip is talk and writing about people
— both other people and ourselves —
in family, social, workplace, and public settings.
Much of the research shows that gossip is both positive and negative. I define gossip as good, bad, or ugly. Good gossip ignores or breaks stereotypes. Bad gossip uses stereotypes. Ugly gossip manufactures stereotypes.
Negative stereotypes exist about everyone, no matter their age, gender, race, religion, profession, etc. These stereotype blog posts will help you understand the negative stereotypes about you.
If you use negative stereotypes about people who are different from you, you are inviting everyone who hears you to use negative stereotypes about you.
Stereotype Updates
I add stereotypes as I come across them.
I will add the new stereotypes at the bottom of each listing, putting ~~~~~ between the older stereotypes and the new stereotypes.
More Stereotypes
Negative Stereotypes Behind Bad & Ugly Gossip: People In General
Negative Stereotypes Behind Bad & Ugly Gossip: Workplaces
Negative Stereotypes Behind Bad & Ugly Gossip: Romance
Negative Stereotypes Behind Bad & Ugly Gossip: Poverty
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Africans
noisy
produce kitchen odors
African American / Black / Negro People
violent criminals
ignorant
lazy
dirty
quick tempered
superstitious
hostile
on welfare or jobless
unintelligent
negative personality
mean
corrupt
stupid
ostentatious
lewd
dishonest
submissive
African American / Black / Negro Women
angry
entitled
single mothers
African American / Black / Negro Men
tall men are brutes
tall men are threatening
hoodie and sweats wearers are lazy
hoodie and sweats wearers are unintelligent
“African American” Suggests To Many People
more concern for one group than for society
less persuasive ability
not as likable
tend to complain about small things
Liberals Often Feel Excluded By The African American Label, Feeling It Focuses
attention on the label rather than on larger issues
Americans
intrusive
forward
pushy
stingy
selfish
hoarders
aggressive
materialistic
mercenary
crazy
governed by buffoons
arrogant
self-indulgent
hypocritical
unwilling or unable to engage in dialogue with other cultures
Arabs
aggressive
cunning
gook
chink
Kung-Fu fighters
Belgians
egotistical
unhelpful
unscientifically minded
inefficient
Canadians
would be living in igloos without America
Chinese
superstitious
sly
Cubans
bring exotic diseases to the United States
Dutch
negative
egoistical
dominant
less intelligent
lacking individualism
British
aggressive
egoistical
unfriendly
unhelpful
snobbish
cold
British Coppers
uneducated
seldom read books
French
rude
egoistical
aggressive
dominance
~~~~~
sly
Germans
lacking empathy
dominant
aggressive
Haitians
undesirable blacks
peasants
uneducated
unskilled
poor
wild
weird
bring exotic diseases to the United States
Hispanics / Latinx
greasy
lazy
Immigrants
dangerous
dirty
threatening
criminals
dishonest
complainers
aggressive
violent
lazy
noisy
involved in crime
ruin neighborhoods
don’t want to work
take our houses
take our jobs
abuse social security and welfare systems
cause problems at school
have a different mentality
cause dirtiness
cause urban decay
should be sent back
have too many children
treat women badly
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know nothing about God
Iraqis
refugees
criminals
Irish
pugnacious
quick tempered
extremely nationalistic
stupid
improvident
sloppy drunks
Italians
not intelligent
unreliable
aggressive
dominant
unscientific
clannish
Mafia
emotional
quick-tempered
impulsive
Japanese
sneaky
sly
Jews
aggressive
materialistic
mercenary
grasping
kikes
Native Americans
“Good” Native Americans
friendly
courteous
hospitable
handsome
stamina
endurance
modest
noble
dignified
brave
tender
proud
independent
innocent
child-like
“Bad” Native Americans
naked
lecherous
vanity
polygamous
promiscuous
warring
vengeful
brutal
lazy
impracticality
thieving
treacherous
conjurers
barbarous
low intellect
cruel
drunken
cowardly outlaws
inhuman fiends
improvident
filthy surroundings
inadequate cooking
repulsive diet
enslave squaws
culturally deprived
Native Americans on reservations
degraded
scorned
degenerate
poverty-stricken
outcasts from own race
drunkards
Pakistani
poor
Polish
stupid
racist
bigoted
Roma (Also Known As Gypsies)
thieves
dishonest
spies
incendiaries
suspicious
school dropouts
mentally handicapped
retarded
worthless
not human
inhuman behavior
should be killed
wanderers
disliked by God
pagans
heathens
Turks
cruel
treacherous
White Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASP)
cold
insensitive
White People
corrupt
greedy
competitive
arrogant
prejudiced
mean
White Men
angry
bros
prejudiced
entitled
bitchy
loud
dependent
White Women
self-absorbed
shallow
conceited
ditsy
uneducated
materialistic
sexually easy
Points to Ponder
The points to ponder here are the number of stereotypes shared by widely different groups. This sharing reveals commonality between all of those groups.
Examples of opposite stereotypes for the same group follow the shared stereotypes.
Shared Stereotypes
Shared Stereotypes #1
African American / Black / Negro People
Hispanic / Latinx
Immigrant
“Bad” Native Americans
lazy
Shared Stereotypes #2
African American / Black / Negro People
Immigrant
dirty
Shared Stereotypes #3
African American / Black / Negro People
White People
mean
Shared Stereotypes #4
Americans
Arabs
British
French
Germans
Immigrants
Italians
Jews
aggressive
Shared Stereotypes #5
Americans
White People
arrogant
Shared Stereotypes #6
Dutch
British
French
egoistical
Shared Stereotypes #7
Dutch
Germans
Italians
dominant
Shared Stereotypes #8
African American / Black / Negro People
Roma (Also known as Gypsies
Immigrants
dishonest
Shared Stereotypes #9
Haitians
White Women
uneducated
Shared Stereotypes #10
African American / Black / Negro People
Immigrants
Iraqis
criminals
Shared Stereotypes #11
African American / Black / Negro People
Immigrants
violent
Shared Stereotypes #12
African American / Black / Negro People
Irish
Polish
stupid
Shared Stereotypes #13
Americans
Jews
White Women
materialistic
Shared Stereotypes #14
“Bad” Native Americans
Turksˆ
treacherous
Shared Stereotypes #15
“Bad” Native Americans
Turksˆ
cruel
Shared Stereotypes #16
White People
White Men
prejudiced
Opposite Stereotypes
Opposite Stereotypes #1
African American / Black / Negro People
hostile
submissive
Opposite Stereotypes #2
“Bad” Native Americans
warring
lazy
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Critical Thinking Questions
1. What’s happening?
2. Why is it important?
3. What don’t I see?
4. How do I know?
5. Who is saying it?
6. What else? What if?
Stereotype Thinking Questions
1. What is threatening my beliefs?
2. How can I make it unimportant?
3. What can I reject?
4. What can I laugh at?
5. How can I attack people who threaten my beliefs?
6. How can I deflect?
The stereotype thinking questions are mine, based on my observations of stereotype thinkers.
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Paula M. Kramer
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