I sure have internalized some of those, yeah. I sense you've struggled with this as well? I'm just guessing from your immediate understanding. :-)
if these negative stereotypes act in concert with your own internalized stereotypes and fears, these messages from others will hurt a lot more.
No kidding. I have the "women are inferior" one etched on my bones, as it's how I was brought up and it took until I was in my mid-twenties before I met someone who thought differently -- so sexist comments sting a lot more than (say) jokes about bisexuals. I've never believed there was anything wrong with being bi.
Fighting the "tapes" will be an integral part of my new attitude, yeah.
I really don't mean to leave advice.
No worries -- I just parsed it as "conversation." :-) And thanks for grokking.
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Re: Internalized messages
if these negative stereotypes act in concert with your own internalized stereotypes and fears, these messages from others will hurt a lot more.
No kidding. I have the "women are inferior" one etched on my bones, as it's how I was brought up and it took until I was in my mid-twenties before I met someone who thought differently -- so sexist comments sting a lot more than (say) jokes about bisexuals. I've never believed there was anything wrong with being bi.
Fighting the "tapes" will be an integral part of my new attitude, yeah.
I really don't mean to leave advice.
No worries -- I just parsed it as "conversation." :-) And thanks for grokking.