Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Occupational Stereotyping

Inspired by the prejudice map.

Lawyers are known for *
... burying their adversaries in a blizzard of paper
... their in-depth knowledge of the law and medicine
... aggressively pursuing their clients' interests

Doctors are known for *
... their high standard of medical education
... patching up military members
... prescribing medications

Politicians are known for *
... lame jokes
... forcing their way into everything
... hauling out their children (bonus points for babies) anywhere there's a photo op

Mothers are known for *
... unconditional love
... having pet sayings for their children
... regular pre-and post-natal checkups

Real estate agents are known for *
Estate agents are known for *
... providing premier customer service
... tapping technology to service their clients better
... their competence and integrity
... their "flowery" write ups
... having an aggressive or pushy style
... saying what matters most is "location, location, location"

Businessmen are known for *
... hoarding gold
... having an aggressive do-or-die attitude toward business
... takeovers
Businesspeople are known for *
... being skilled negotiators
... their sharpness in detecting potential markets
... their flair, work ethic and innovative skills

Teachers are known for *
... their commitment to excellence in theological preparation, interpretation of the scripture and justice advocacy
... their sociable and creative natures
... being untouchable and unreachable

Administrators are known for *
... jealously guarding fucking up protecting the existence of new updated content and for reverting perfectly good edits
... staying in their office and seldom walking the hallways to see what is actually going on
... stuffiness

Bureaucrats are known for *
... amassing wealth
... going and looking for ways to spend more money on whatever good deed they think will make their position secure
... arrogance, thick webs of red tape and a robust commitment to boredom

Filmmakers are known for *
... lifting movies from Hollywood
... Oscars and Golden Globes
... producing haunting visual spectacles

Maids are known for *
... their gold bikini
... writing tickets just a few minutes before 6 p.m.
... carrying inspiration and learning from the realms of the gods to chosen mortals

Policemen are known for *
... throwing their weight around
... custodial rape, abduction and rape and corruption
... their abrasiveness and boorish behavior

Cops are known for *
... breaking into cars and burglarizing, beating women, pimping women and selling drugs
... giving people tickets for going too fast
... being a little twitchy

Truck drivers are known for *
... sitting on their bottoms
... working long and grueling shifts
... their rash driving

Artists are known for *
... their preference for studios with "north" light
... their individualism
... their pichhavais (large paintings on cloth)

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