b52s Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 There's a friend of mine that's a latino (he's from South America) and I was talking to him about Latin women. He said he'd never date one because they are WAY too emotional, and I said, "Isn't that kind of generalizing/stereotyping. And he says, "Well, I have NEVER met a latina that was NOT overly emotional, so I don't even bother with them" That being said is it safe to assume that a majority of latin women are overly emotional?
cognac Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 The word Latino itself is idiotic, it's not a race and hence impossible to stereotype "Latinos".
Author b52s Posted November 18, 2009 Author Posted November 18, 2009 The word Latino itself is idiotic, it's not a race and hence impossible to stereotype "Latinos". Okay, let's not split hairs and pick apart a post and just stay on topic.
ADF Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 There's a friend of mine that's a latino (he's from South America) and I was talking to him about Latin women. He said he'd never date one because they are WAY too emotional, and I said, "Isn't that kind of generalizing/stereotyping. And he says, "Well, I have NEVER met a latina that was NOT overly emotional, so I don't even bother with them" That being said is it safe to assume that a majority of latin women are overly emotional? No, not really.
sedgwick Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 He said he'd never date one because they are WAY too emotional, and I said, "Isn't that kind of generalizing/stereotyping. That being said is it safe to assume that a majority of latin women are overly emotional? Of course it's generalizing. It's saying every single woman from every single Spanish-speaking country in the whole wide world has an identical psychological makeup. No sane person could possibly believe that. It seems so many people (especially on LS!) make the ridiculous assumption that EVERYONE who shares a common characteristic (ethnicity, gender, etc) is alike because of a few they know. Like when I was told ALL drummers are ladykillers, and ALL bipolar people are unable to control their disorder. How sad it must be to cut entire groups of human beings out of one's world based on the common characteristics of two or three!
thegreatmoose Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 There's a friend of mine that's a latino (he's from South America) and I was talking to him about Latin women. He said he'd never date one because they are WAY too emotional, and I said, "Isn't that kind of generalizing/stereotyping. And he says, "Well, I have NEVER met a latina that was NOT overly emotional, so I don't even bother with them" That being said is it safe to assume that a majority of latin women are overly emotional? It's just pathetic to judge an entire group of people like that. I think your friend is the one with the problem.
flc Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 That being said is it safe to assume that a majority of latin women are overly emotional? No, I am gringo in Miami and have dated quite a few Latin chicas and I am currently in a relationship with a Venezuelan women. In my experience they are no more emotional than the American women I have dated.
cognac Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 Okay, let's not split hairs and pick apart a post and just stay on topic. It's not really splitting hairs because talking about "Latinos" as a monolithic group is the equivelant of saying "All people around the world who speak English" are a certain way. Do you think it would be accurate to stereotype an Anglo-American with a Jamaican? How about a Chinese American with an Irishmen? Stereotypes are true more times than not, but to stereotype "latinos" is idiotic. The differences between the culture, lifestyle, and genetics of Mexicans, Dominicans, and Argentines are the same as between African-Americans, Native Americans, and Anglo-Americans.
clv0116 Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 That being said is it safe to assume that a majority of latin women are overly emotional? "If it has t*ts or props it's gonna be trouble." They're women, of course they're gonna be emotional.
JohnnyBlaze Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 To answer your question, yes and no. Like Cognac said, It's like as comparing a conservative Brit with a liberal Californian. There are physical similarities, but many cultural differences. Some will always be more emotional than others. Plus, accepted levels of emotion vary by culture. So in that aspect, no, all Latino women are not overly emotional. That being said, I can't argue with your friend. As far as he's concerned, all of his experiences thus far have proven his theory correct. It may not be true of all women, but how many times should he try before he's allowed to reach his conclusion? If you whack a dog over the nose with the New York Times every day for six days, he won't care that you get the Boston Globe on Sunday. By then, a newspaper is a newspaper; they all look the same to him.
Johnny M Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 Most stereotypes are true to some extent. In fact, ability to create stereotypes was a key survival mechanism for prehistoric humans.
LDR Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 Fake stereotype. I would say that we are more expressive than other cultures, and it might get confused. . . but being expressive is not the same as being emotional. It is very silly to stereotype people.
jerseyboy Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 People need to lighten up and stop with the transparent public displays of self gratification by demonstratiing how politically correct they are. Masturbate in private if you need to get off. Cultural tendencies do exist. Yes we know there are no absolutes captain obvious.
Rudderless Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 I don't think it really matters what stereotypes other people have, if you take people as you find them you can't go wrong. It's about treating others as you would yourself. Would you like someone to have a negative preconception of you without having even spoken to you?
Sam Spade Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 Most stereotypes are true to some extent. In fact, ability to create stereotypes was a key survival mechanism for prehistoric humans. Not to mention that science is all about creating stereotypes and generalities (except backed by systematic observation and logic). I hate it when people say "you can't generalize". Of course you can. That's the whole point of trying to know and understand the world. Sure, some generalizations are better than others, but the point is that you can and should generalize. The particular generalization in the OP, however is silly. Because: 1) "latino" is not a race but a culture and 2) there is plenty of variation within that culture that it is indeed hard to generalize this particular relationship. Here's another generalization: most people are idiots, complete morons.
clv0116 Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 I hate it when people say "you can't generalize". Of course you can. That's the whole point of trying to know and understand the world. Sure, some generalizations are better than others, but the point is that you can and should generalize. Sort of like "You can't judge a book by it's cover" ... sure you can.
Johnny M Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 People need to lighten up and stop with the transparent public displays of self gratification by demonstratiing how politically correct they are. Masturbate in private if you need to get off. LOL....well said.
Johnny M Posted November 19, 2009 Posted November 19, 2009 I hate it when people say "you can't generalize". Of course you can. That's the whole point of trying to know and understand the world. Sure, some generalizations are better than others, but the point is that you can and should generalize. I find it funny that the same people who claim that generalizations are 'ridiculous' fill this board with idiotic posts like "Why do guys do this?" or "Why do girls do that?" I guess it didn't dawn on them that the very purpose of this board is to provide advice based on generalized knowledge (a.k.a. life experience).
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