Most of the ethnic stereotypes are just ridiculous and far from the truth, so if you want to know something about them, we brought you 11 ethnic stereotypes that are absolutely false.
Ethnic stereotypes can sometimes be really funny although they are not true. In some other cases, ethnic stereotypes can insult members of a certain ethnicity, especially if they are false. Through the history, countless ethnic stereotypes emerged, mainly those that have nothing in common with the truth. If you are interested in ones that have something to do, check out these 11 common ethnic stereotypes that are actually true.
Most ethnic stereotypes were based on a single member of a certain ethnicity. People would encounter a person of another ethnicity, and through interaction noticed some elements of his behavior that was interesting to them. Since he was a member of his ethnicity, people immediately assumed all other members of the same ethnicity behave like that single person. So, the stereotype was born.
People still believe in ethnic stereotypes, even though they were proven wrong countless times. Why is that, you may wonder? Well, the ones that still believe in those kinds of ethnic stereotypes most likely never met a person of that ethnicity. There was no one to prove them wrong, and people always tend to follow the majority. They didn’t bother to check is there some truth there, and in that way they will probably insult someone.
While some ethnic stereotypes are interesting, positive and so funny, that even the members of that ethnicity joke about it, others need to be proven wrong once and for all. Because of that, we will unravel 11 ethnic stereotypes that are absolutely false. For our research, we used NationalStereotype, the biggest database of stereotypes, and through the entire internet to look among the common ones and then found arguments and sources to knock them down.
11. Africa is one big desert and it’s always hot there
If you imagined Africa being one big desert with sand all around, while the sun is burning everything, we have some news for you. Although there are some deserts in Africa, like Sahara, there are forests, rain forests, and mountains as well. Also, you may not believe it, but it snows in some parts of Africa as well.
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10. French people enjoy eating snails and frogs
This idea makes your stomach sick, right? Well, according to the natives, this is one of 11 ethnic stereotypes that are absolutely false. The restaurants that are offering these kinds of meals are just trying to profit from the stereotype, but the French people rarely enjoy this kind of food.
9. Chinese people are only interested in math or science
This is one of the most common stereotypes about China and all of Asia. Well thanks to a guy who worked at China in their educational system, now we know that is so not true since they enjoy art, theater and music maybe even more.
8. Latin Americans in the USA are all immigrants and they came to take jobs from Americans
Americans mostly think that all Latinos they see walking down the street, jumped over a fence on US border, or came through some kind of tunnel to take away their jobs. Well, neither of that is true. They are not taking jobs from Americans, they are just more willing to work and earn for their families.
7. Germans are are all about organization and punctuality
You have often heard about this one. Germans are taking everything seriously and they do everything according to the plans and regulations. Well, it seems that isn’t quite true based what outsiders see, since that ends with lines in the supermarket and not crossing on the red light.
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6. Kangaroos are all over Australia
People who have never been to Australia think the kangaroos are freely roaming the streets of Sydney or Melbourne. The fact is that kangaroos are in specific parts of the country and tourist never get to see one unless they go out in the wild.
5. It is always freezing cold in Canada
The Canadians would say: “Sorry, but this is completely untrue”. Canada is a big country and there is a wide range of weather all across Canada. While some parts are covered in snow, the others enjoy in a warm sun.
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4. Americans are stupid
“Those stupid Americans” – is a line you must have heard from non–Americans at least once in your life. Well, sorry to disappoint you, rest of the world, Americans are very smart and have an excellent educational system. If you don’t believe our source, then at least believe history facts.
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3. Russians hate the USA
In most of Hollywood action movies, Russians are the bad guys and they hate everything that has to do with America. Also, there are a lot of news about tensions between USA and Russia. Well, politics and play of power between Russia and USA are one thing, and common people are something completely different. Russians themselves say that they find the USA quite interesting, and English is most taught foreign language there.
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2. British people have terrible food
It isn’t all about fish and warm beer on the island. There is a huge variety of food offered, and everyone who spent some time in Great Britain came back with his stomach full. If this isn’t enough for you, then note that there are 138 Michelin-starred restaurants in Britain.
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1. Asians have small penises
This stereotype is one of the hardest ones for Asian men to shake off and probably the reason why Asian men have a tough time scoring in the rest of the world. Well, it is time to reveal the truth behind one of 11 ethnic stereotypes that are absolutely false, thanks to this devoted Reddit user and say Asian penises are just as big as the penises in other parts of the world.
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