"Typical American woman"
Dec. 15th, 2016 09:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I don't know how foreigners perceive the "typical American woman." However, three times this week, I have been called this.
Stereotypes - they are very damaging in many cases, and must be quashed. We are all influenced by stereotypes on some level, but I really try to erase them from memory when traveling, forming impressions based only on pure experience. Most recently, I can say it about Georgia - where everyone warned me about all kinds of things, when in reality I encountered almost none of the horrors mentioned. In the end, we are responsible for the company we keep. You have the choice to surround yourself with good, positive and uplifting...or, you can run wild with the animals in the zoo.
Most people using this phrase - "typical American woman" have never even met, or had any real experience with an American woman. Therein lies the problem...that is all I really want to say for today. :)
Stereotypes - they are very damaging in many cases, and must be quashed. We are all influenced by stereotypes on some level, but I really try to erase them from memory when traveling, forming impressions based only on pure experience. Most recently, I can say it about Georgia - where everyone warned me about all kinds of things, when in reality I encountered almost none of the horrors mentioned. In the end, we are responsible for the company we keep. You have the choice to surround yourself with good, positive and uplifting...or, you can run wild with the animals in the zoo.
Most people using this phrase - "typical American woman" have never even met, or had any real experience with an American woman. Therein lies the problem...that is all I really want to say for today. :)
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Date: 2016-12-15 02:36 pm (UTC)I would add that most of them won't even have a chance to have this experience :)
In 15 years living here I became "a typical American woman"(at least I hope so) but with a Russian accent.
For me the term means: self-sufficient, active woman who doesn't put up with b.s. All the rest - just deviations.
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Date: 2016-12-15 03:00 pm (UTC)Middle-aged, slightly overweight, expressive, doesn't have kids, likes talking about sex stuff. I don't know if she is really typical or not. The funny thing she is from Canada but I think there's no big difference.
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Date: 2016-12-15 03:00 pm (UTC)But mosty I can only say something about the exterior and a little bit about the public behaviour.
And to be honest: there are strong differences in style for white/african-origin/hispanic-orgin women :)))
I would rather suppose that "self-sufficient / independent / responsible" are rather stereotypes based on media :)))
And by the way - you look like typical white american woman in terms of the exterior :)))
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Date: 2016-12-15 04:07 pm (UTC)Do you love Georgia more then Russia?
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Date: 2016-12-17 07:17 am (UTC)My only stereotype about American women (or rather how they are different from Russian women) is that they are very confident whatever they do... Which is a good thing)
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Date: 2016-12-19 10:01 pm (UTC)Feel like men in conversation.
Less women more boyscouts.
America generally gets this "boyscout" feeling and women are not the exception.
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