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To: adorno
Are stereotypes part of your normal conversation skills?
Most "stereotypes" don't just happen, they're modeled on some amount of reality - like 'Nam vets. Grow a thicker skin ... I have.
I was on the DMZ: Con Thien, C2, Gio Linh, Cam Lo, etc.
The picture in question is further south at the Rockpile and the one to the left of it is Camp Carroll.
16 posted on 04/12/2011 2:03:27 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven
Most "stereotypes" don't just happen,

Stereotypes are often simple-minded ways to brand an entire group. I know Puerto Ricans, with me being one of them, and most that I know are not welfare recipients. That's why I know that, using the stereotype that you did is idiotic. Stereotypes are merely exaggerations meant to ridicule and demean people. I don't use them, and I don't expect my friends to use them.

they're modeled on some amount of reality

Most are exaggerations, and they don't really reflect reality. Reality and exaggerations are not the same thing.

- like 'Nam vets.

I'm a 'nam vet, and I don't feel particularly persecuted. If anybody inquires about my military service, I proudly point out how I was a veteran of the Marines who served in Vietnam. No shame, and no one to blame.

Grow a thicker skin ... I have.

It's not that simple. Not when the stereotypes are meant to be harmful and demeaning. They're very distasteful and idiotic, and therefore, I don't use them. Perhaps, instead of growing a thick skin, you should've grown smarter.



When it comes to the "'nam", I served around the Danang and Chu-lai areas, with the 1st Marine Division, 1st Tank Battalion.
17 posted on 04/12/2011 3:17:16 PM PDT by adorno
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