▲ 58 ▼ You can bluntly comment on someone being fat or short in China and it's chill, but people get offended the moment you imply they're old... (sh.itjust.works) submitted 5 months ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments 🤔
[–] remon@ani.social 20 points 5 months ago (2 children) Understandable, as Asian people don't seem to age until they are like 60 at which point they instantly turn into looking like 90. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 months ago (1 child) That’s just an online stereotype. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago (3 children) Stereotypes are based on observable real events. They are not randomly made up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* Only sometimes. Often they are based on ignorance and prejudice, and gain credibility through raw repetition in the absence of any real-world observations. Like, shit, you can't even comprehend of the existence of negative hurtful slanders as stereotypes? GTFO with that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] foggy@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago Correction: stereotypes are based on "kernels of truth" which may or may not be observable real events. These kernels of truth can come from fictitious or non fictitious sources. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rafoix@lemmy.zip -3 points 5 months ago Stereotypes are peer reviewed scientific observations Or Stereotypes are just made up by a person very likely as a joke and people of very high intelligence parrot them without any critical thinking and laugh like hyenas at their ability to accurately repeat words permalink fedilink source parent [–] IndignantIguana@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) I've always wondered if that had something to do with the cultural revolution in China in the late '60s early '70s. Like was there something about living in or before that time that made you look older as you aged? And maybe the people born well after that time just weren't under that kind of stress and ended up looking younger. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago This stereotype isn't China-specific, though. For Japan, the cutoff point would be WW2, which is the same as for most of Europe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 months ago (1 child) That’s just an online stereotype. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago (3 children) Stereotypes are based on observable real events. They are not randomly made up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* Only sometimes. Often they are based on ignorance and prejudice, and gain credibility through raw repetition in the absence of any real-world observations. Like, shit, you can't even comprehend of the existence of negative hurtful slanders as stereotypes? GTFO with that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] foggy@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago Correction: stereotypes are based on "kernels of truth" which may or may not be observable real events. These kernels of truth can come from fictitious or non fictitious sources. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rafoix@lemmy.zip -3 points 5 months ago Stereotypes are peer reviewed scientific observations Or Stereotypes are just made up by a person very likely as a joke and people of very high intelligence parrot them without any critical thinking and laugh like hyenas at their ability to accurately repeat words permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago (3 children) Stereotypes are based on observable real events. They are not randomly made up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* Only sometimes. Often they are based on ignorance and prejudice, and gain credibility through raw repetition in the absence of any real-world observations. Like, shit, you can't even comprehend of the existence of negative hurtful slanders as stereotypes? GTFO with that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] foggy@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago Correction: stereotypes are based on "kernels of truth" which may or may not be observable real events. These kernels of truth can come from fictitious or non fictitious sources. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rafoix@lemmy.zip -3 points 5 months ago Stereotypes are peer reviewed scientific observations Or Stereotypes are just made up by a person very likely as a joke and people of very high intelligence parrot them without any critical thinking and laugh like hyenas at their ability to accurately repeat words permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* Only sometimes. Often they are based on ignorance and prejudice, and gain credibility through raw repetition in the absence of any real-world observations. Like, shit, you can't even comprehend of the existence of negative hurtful slanders as stereotypes? GTFO with that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foggy@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago Correction: stereotypes are based on "kernels of truth" which may or may not be observable real events. These kernels of truth can come from fictitious or non fictitious sources. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip -3 points 5 months ago Stereotypes are peer reviewed scientific observations Or Stereotypes are just made up by a person very likely as a joke and people of very high intelligence parrot them without any critical thinking and laugh like hyenas at their ability to accurately repeat words permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IndignantIguana@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) I've always wondered if that had something to do with the cultural revolution in China in the late '60s early '70s. Like was there something about living in or before that time that made you look older as you aged? And maybe the people born well after that time just weren't under that kind of stress and ended up looking younger. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago This stereotype isn't China-specific, though. For Japan, the cutoff point would be WW2, which is the same as for most of Europe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago This stereotype isn't China-specific, though. For Japan, the cutoff point would be WW2, which is the same as for most of Europe. permalink fedilink source parent