Is it normal to have immediate biases towards people based on what they like?

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so, this is probably totally unfair, but i'm basing it on my experiences. when i find out a woman really loves snow white, i automatically warn my guy friends away from her since everyone i've met who loves snow white seems to be a total drama queen, horribly histrionic, and loves playing the damsel-in-distress act.

i'm very wary of people who REALLY love horses (not just "oohhh... a horse" but people who have horse clothing, who raise multiple horses, and spend a lot of their time and money on multiple horses) since most (not all) of the ones i've met tend to be crazy in a bad way (easy to anger and more likely to seriously harm another human being, but in a sneaky way; not fighting, but screwing with someone's car, or putting something in their food kind of deal).

does anyone else have these immediate, crazy, and possibly unfair reactions/perceptions about people?

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  • LemonCheese123
    10 years ago

    Don't agree with it, people are entitled their own views, opinions, obsessions. Y'know, if people love horses, then people love horses. It doesn't necessarily mean people who love horses will all be mental people, I know many people who own horses and love horses and are the nicest people ever. And even more so, you warn your friends away? Who the hell does that? It's their opinion if they like them, you should let them get to know the person before you warn them off.

    It is extremely unfair, I guess you wouldn't like people like me or my boyfriend or anything.. Piercings, long black hair, metal music, tattoos. Haha, you have something against people like that too?

    I'm not trying to be rude or judge you or anything, although I may come across that way, but the way you're making yourself out to be, you seem to be really judgemental yourself.

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    • jellokatt
      10 years ago

      nope. i have dyed black hair, piercings, and wear goth/punk clothes. i think the difference between my biases and most other people's is that mine are based on what i've actually observed from people i've met, and not based on what society at large says. then again, i don't automatically hate people who like horses - i'm just extra wary of them until i get to know them.

      i know not ALL horse people are psycho, i have one very dear friend who is a horse person. then again, i've also noticed a lot of people in her horse "circle" who DO tend to be nutters, in very passive-aggressive ways until they snap.

      and the bit about warning my guy friends away probably a crappy thing to do, and when i or one of my friends meet a girl, who is really into snow-white, and is NOT absolutely bat-shit crazy in the ways i've mentioned above, i will stop doing it (and it's only to my guy friends that i'm really close with who ask me what i think of a girl).

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  • 1000yrVampireKing
    11 years ago

    You sounds like an ass. Stop doing that.

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  • yesnomaybeso
    11 years ago

    Stop that!! Youre goin to lose friends

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  • zEropoint
    13 years ago

    Yep. If a guy driving a car is wearing a hat, he's a bad driver. Young or old, doesn't matter. If he's wearing a hat, he drives like crap.

    And if you hat wearing guys don't like that stereotype, you might want to try learning to drive.

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    yes, it's not fair but it's true. You should keep it to yourself though.

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  • snelly
    14 years ago

    True that!!

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    stereotypes are based on some truth but not all truth. biased people are narrow minded bigots and quite frankly they should be shot to death.

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    my neighbor/peer is a horse fanatic. it drives me crazy. i cant see her without hearing the word horse.

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  • 16vconversion
    14 years ago

    Horse people suck!

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