Stereotype Bias Quotes

Every male comedian of note who is over the age of 45 has a kid, and they talk about it and don't get grouped as 'dad comics.'

Most people in England don't live in the North, and people are snobby in England, so they wanted a band from the South.

I know when I was an assistant coach and I started interviewing for head coaching jobs, I actually lost out on many jobs, several jobs, and the complaint that I got was, 'Well, he doesn't fit the mold of a head coach. He doesn't look the part. He's not gonna jump up and down. He's not going to scream.'

I refuse to be stereotyped.

Of course I've had a problem with people taking me seriously because of my age. People are always going do that because you're less experienced; you haven't lived as much.

Strong moral arguments exist for why we should often try to ignore stereotypes or override them. But we shouldn't assume they represent some irrational quirk of the unconscious mind. In fact, they're largely the consequence of the mind's attempt to make a rational decision.

I think that all stereotypes sort of begin with truth. I think that the only problem is if that's the only place that you go.

I've been compared to a lot of redheads. Here's the thing though: you can look nothing like somebody, but if you both have red hair, all of a sudden people think you look exactly the same.

When someone with a rural accent says, "I don't know much about politics," zip up your pockets.

I'm not afraid of stereotypes. There are some truths to it - but the problem is that people keep sort of owning that one thing to be the truth.

Hillbilly stereotypes have always made it easier for middle-class whites to presume that racism is the exclusive province of 'that kind' of person.

It took me a couple years to get over the stereotype I was letting myself get caught up on, being a football player trying to start a career in music.

My problem is that people get intimidated by someone big and beautiful like me. They hate to think I can be smart as well.

When I started coming to the U.S., they were offering me only the typical stereotypical roles: the druggard, the criminal, the gang member, or in the best-case scenario, the gardener or the cook. I was fed up with all these roles that were always the same. And I promised I would try to change the image of Latinos in Hollywood.

The vegan diet is obviously lacking whatever essential nutrient it is that makes people likeable.

Sometimes I feel like if two parents were given $100, and a child-free person was given $100, everyone would assume that the parents would invest their money wisely because they're smart. And people like me would just go buy candy.

why is the word 'qualified' applied only to those who have to be more so?

What chance does a five-foot-seven billionaire Jew who's divorced really have of becoming president?