OMG, Stereotypes!
Posted by chinesecanuck on July 16, 2008
This is really bad. I was on the subway the other day and sat next to a girl who had not one, but TWO designer bags (she was *THIS CLOSE* to being a label whore). I didn’t get a look at her face at first, so I assumed she was one of those Asian girls who highlight their hair and shop at high end stores. Turned out she was white. In Toronto and Vancouver, one can find some Asian women (or more specifically, Hong Kong women) who shop at these stores, and sometimes, they’re head-to-toe label. And these brands have to be big names to them. For many, Tory Burch isn’t a big enough name. It has to be Prada, Gucci, LV, Hermes, etc…
Readers, have you mistaken someone for another race/culture/ethnicity based on what he/she was wearing, or what accessories he/she had?
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uglyblackjohn said
No, but I have heard a woman speak in Ebonics and then turned around to see that she was Asian. I’ve heard white males and females who speak more ethnicly than me. Maybe it’s the Hip-Hop culture or Bet or growing up in the hood.