Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Grammar Focus:


Talking about STEREOTYPES:


A 'stereotype' is a belief that can be held by anybody about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things, but that belief may or may not accurately reflect reality.
The term stereotype derives from the Greek words στερεός (stereos), "firm, solid"[3] and τύπος (typos), "impression,"[4] hence "solid impression".


So here is a top 10 of supposed Argentine Stereotypes, 
some accepted, some not:


The ‘Good’
The excellent beef and malbec wine
Everyone here loves Mate, and the whole ceremony around it
The people are very warm and friendly
The women are beautiful
A cultured society – interested in theater, literature, art etc
The ‘Bad’
Cheating at football (and then boasting about it)
Lazy – things taking a long time to get done
Vain and a little arrogant
Love a good disruptive protest
The ‘Ugly’
Mullets and 1980s music / fashion


Here are more examples of stereotypes:
That all white women have flat booties.
That all Jews are greedy.
That all Asians are good at math.
That all Asians like to eat rice and drive slow.
That all Irish people are drunks and eat potatoes.

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