Actually I try to reinforce stereotypes that apply to me as often as possible.
I love Stereo. Mono was kind of sad.
On a serious note, IRL I am a mix racially, philosophically and politically. I do tend to project certain stereotypes because I continually meet people who decide, based on appearances, that I don't belong to one or another group. It's a knee jerk reaction, an means of amusing myself at their expense.
For example, I have an ethnic and spiritual heritage (one of several) that has a very pronounced identity. I met someone in another venue, who I share this heritage with, but who is very different from me in other areas. Now I see that as an opportunity for healthy debate and interesting conversation.
Now here's the irony, this person no longer practices the spiritual heritage and I am an avid student, yet this person speaks in a very condescending way trying to "educate" me. My natural reaction is to be frivolous and to act as clueless as this person expects. I feel compelled to reinforce the stereotype he has applied to me.
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Truthiness of stereotypes is a pretty comfortable playground.