[oh8eleven]

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.

[adorno]

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.