Portuguese

Stereotypes?!?!?!

Two different approaches

Definitions

“Any time you group races or individuals together and make a

judgment about them without knowing them, this is an example of

a stereotype. Racial, sexual and gender remarks are the biggest

stereotypes.” iin http://examples.yourdictionary.com/stereotype-examples.html

“A stereotype is a preconceived notion, especially about a group

of people. Many stereotypes are racist, sexist, or homophobic.”in

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/stereotype

First Approach-the foolish approach

The Portuguese women are said to have moustache, beard and a single eyebrow

False - The Portuguese women don´t have mustache, beard or a

single eyebrow. There are very pretty women in Portugal. Many Portuguese

women are beauty icons.

First Approach-the foolish approach

The Portuguese smell like bacalhau, because they only

eat cod fish

False - Is true that we eat a lot of cod fish, but the Portuguese cuisine

has a very large diversity of dishes that allows our visitors delicacies worthy

of the gods. And no, we do not smell like cod fish and we are a

very hygienic people.

First Approach-the foolish approach

All Portuguese men have big sideburns and moustache

False/True - In some regions of our country some men do indeed

wear big sideburns, but most Portuguese men do have a "clean" face.

All Portuguese like Fado (a traditional portuguese type of

song)

True - Almost all Portuguese like fado ,especially the new generation of

Fado singers.

First Approach-the foolish approach

We are a peaceful people

True – Portuguese people are peaceful and kind. In 1974 we had a revolution (revolution of the carnation flower), made by the military.

During this revolution there was no firing of any weapon and no one got killed .

During a soldier parade, a woman from the people offered the soldiers carnations to put at the end of their guns, which they did.

First Approach-the foolish approach

Second Approach -the racial, etnic and

gender approach

Women are Weaker

False/True - In Portugal, the idea that women are weak is changing,

women are nowadays doing jobs that were exclusive to men.

Second Approach -the racial, etnic and

gender approach

Women are to be at home taking care of their children

False – Although there are still confusing mentalities, women and men

share child care and domestic chores.

Second Approach -the racial, etnic and

gender approach

We are lazy people

False – Particularly from Northern Europe there is an idea that we are lazy,

and blame our laziness and lack of productivity to our current economical

crisis. Portuguese employees are actually very versatile and work

extremely well and we are very well seen internationally.