August 29, 2006

imported stereo(type)s

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Survivor's new race-based season has got me thinking of stereotypes, one of which I have thrice sat next to: he's the perfect stereotype of a 50's something, upper-middle class working professional from India wearing western clothing with the business-man comb-over, a blue plaid button down iron-able shirt, pda cell-phone, hindu moustache, a large silver classring, etc.... except this guy is either really, really young or gay. He looks like he is either playing dress-up in his father's closet or refusing to come out of it. It's not that I think homosexuality is his fountain of youth (or else we'd see more vain lesbians).... he's just got a very boyish face, despite all of his adult props, which include, among other things, rings on 50% of his fingers.

I think I'll split the difference and call him a snake charmer so I can finally end this post before I get myself in anymore trouble.

Posted by steveh at August 29, 2006 12:29 AM | TrackBack
Comments

I wish they would have stuck to the usual sorting: Fargans vs Bismarkians.

Posted by: Underblog at August 30, 2006 02:11 PM

a Barney or a Fred?

Posted by: heather at August 30, 2006 05:47 PM

barney. what's behind your sudden flintstones fascination?

Posted by: gb at August 30, 2006 06:43 PM

there was too much ruuuhbaaarhb on the bus to sort that way.

Posted by: gb at August 30, 2006 06:44 PM

not sudden, I'm afraid. Dawned on me in adolescence that almost anyone can be catagorized by a Flintstone's character.
Unfortunately, my boyfriend resulted as a Dino.

Posted by: heather at August 31, 2006 10:34 AM
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