(72 quotes found)
“Some of them started getting showy and that's how the stereotype started.”
Cindy Green
“All of American society will benefit from what we have already done, which is to call attention to negative stereotyping of Indians. One of the things I've learned in the last three months is how insidiously Indian stereotyping has filtered into the general American consciousness. We would never allow stereotyping of other racial or ethnic groups in the way that we allow the stereotypes of Indians.”
Walter Harrison
“It started with profiling, perhaps a stereotype, and it escalated to something much more sinister. This particular incident has some role in that greater national discussion about balancing security with individual rights.”
Enrique Moreno
“Some people have this stereotype in their mind that you have to be the son or daughter of Bruce Lee, physically fit, trim and able to fight off an army of uzi-toting, dope-sucking, psychopathic killing machines. That is not the prerequisite.”
Curtis Sliwa
“It's demeaning and pejorative. I have fought the [JAP] stereotype my whole life. We would like Bucks County people to know that the word JAP is offensive. When people use the word JAP, they assume that there's nothing inside my brain, that I've done everything just for me.”
“It was good because it helped me get where I'm at today, but then people stereotype and say we don't want to use her because she's known as the 'Wonderbra girl'.”
Caprice Bourret
“The stigma of St. Pete as a retirement community is just so long gone. That old stereotype is ancient history. We want that thing buried.”
David Goodwin
“I think African-Americans are certainly tired of being stereotyped as responsible for the majority of crime in American society.”
Wade Henderson
“It doesn't affect their story, it's what they weave into them. Otherwise, they fall victim to stigmas and stereotypes because they're moving so quickly. It's not designed to make us seem any better than we are, but some of them will just pull up [information from] the Internet.”
Reyn Bowman
“All of the worst stereotypes about women and shopping come true at sample sales. But if you have a chance of getting a fabulous pair of shoes for 10 per cent of the retail price, it might be worth throwing an elbow for.”
Dannielle Romano
