09-29-2016, 06:56 PM | #131 |
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Re: bending stereotypes
My best friend learned how to read in her 20s. She's slow, but tries much harder than lazy me ever could.
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09-29-2016, 06:57 PM | #132 |
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Re: bending stereotypes
My housemate is an odd one in that she is obsessed with zombie and horror movies but in real life is full on Gurps Squeamish.
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09-29-2016, 09:22 PM | #133 |
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Re: bending stereotypes
That's not odd. In order to find horror movies really appealing they have to touch something visceral in you. If they don't stir up a bit of fear and or disgust (but not too much) in the viewer, they're probably going to seem just tedious.
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09-29-2016, 10:00 PM | #134 |
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Re: bending stereotypes
I never had a taste for horror myself.
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09-29-2016, 10:09 PM | #135 |
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Me too, but because I'm a giant major chicken with anxiety issues. It's either not scary or ARRGH! run away from the TV, with no real in between.
It's that she gets nauseated when I simply mention I'm about to check my blood sugar because of the tiny stick. Just an oddity, as well as being the first person I've ever met that perfectly epitomizes Phobia: Squeamish. I'm not sure I would accept her without at least a raised eyebrow if she were a written up PC. I do think it is a stereotype for the horror nut to be a lover of grossness in reality.
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Re: bending stereotypes
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09-29-2016, 10:24 PM | #137 |
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Re: bending stereotypes
A big macho all-american country boy whose animal best friend is-a cat.
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09-29-2016, 10:28 PM | #138 | |
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You need an animal devoid of classic masculinity like our chihuahua mix. Adorable at times, but annoyingly yappy the other 23.4 hours a day. ;)
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09-29-2016, 11:57 PM | #139 |
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Re: bending stereotypes
I guess not exactly bending a stereotype, but certainly a bit different: I once had a JSDF unmanned orbital patrol craft which had an AI that used as its visual avatar an elderly Japanese woman tending a vegetable garden.
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09-30-2016, 01:33 PM | #140 |
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Re: bending stereotypes
A work of art that celebrates following convention or the guidance of your elders rather than youthful dreams.
A work of art the celebrates unity of background or purpose rather than diversity. |
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