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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Tags: jocks, culture, stereotypes, studies

You may think that jocks have it all in life, from elementary school all the way through to their 20s, but one study out of Michigan State is here to say that the grass AstroTurf might not be much greener.

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Written by Nigel Campbell | Friday, 22 March 2013
Tags: amy pascal, sony pictures, gay slurs, gay stereotypes, gay cinema, la gay and lesbian center

Sony Pictures Co-Chairman Amy Pascal challenged Hollywood to take a big step in the right direction last night as she was being honored by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center at a sold out gala benefiting homeless gay & lesbian youth. 

Her message? Change the way we talk about gays in movies and eliminate gay stereotypes and slurs. 

She asks, “How about next time, when any of us are reading a script and it says words like fag, or faggot – homo – dyke – take a pencil and just cross it out." 

Imagine that. More after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 01 February 2013
Tags: hailey rowe, music videos, pop, west hollywood, my boyfriend is gay, fun with stereotypes, hotties, studs

A new music video from upcoming pop artist Hailey Rowe has left the exact face you see on that handsome mug above plastered on aghast YouTube commenters. Other YouTubers, however, find the singer's "My Boyfriend Is Gay" video cute, campy and fun. Check out the cute new music video after the jump and give us your take on it in the comments section.

 
Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Tags: mckenna pope, 13, teen, hasbro, easy bake oven, little brother, gender, roles, stereotypes, announces, change, colors, marketing, materials, petition

McKenna Pope for Secretary of State? 

The 13-year old who launched into the national spotlight after petitioning Hasbro for an Easy Bake Oven has diplomatically changed the world. After a diplomatic meeting between the teen and execs from the toy company, Hasbro has announced that it will make a gender neutral Easy Bake Oven.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 29 November 2012
Tags: toys r us, sweden, top toy, gender roles, stereotypes, challenge, girls, dolls, boys, guns, houses, christmas ad

Sweden is known for shunning the enforcement of traditional gender stereotypes upon its children, but a new Christmas ad from Toys-R-Us in the country might take the challenge to a new level. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Sunday, 04 November 2012
Tags: no doubt, looking hot, video, native americans, stereotypes, video pulled

Watch it while you can because who knows how long it'll be available. 

No Doubt has pulled its "cowboys and Indians" themed video for their new single, "Looking Hot" following uproar over the video's controversial use of stereotypical Native American imagery. You know, teepees, smoke signals, feathered headdresses--that sort of thing. 

Is it worth the uproar? See the video for yourself and decide after the jump!

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Thursday, 13 September 2012
Tags: malaysia, releases, government, list of warning signs, homosexuality, gay, lesbian, prevent, spread, schoolchildren, muscle, v necks, light colored, wtf, stereotypes, asia, dbags

Because high tech gaydar technology isn't yet available in Malaysia, authorities are resorting to the next most offensive best thing: endorsing a list of the "warning signs of homosexuality" so that communities can vigilantly prevent the "Western trend" from "spreading" to its schoolchildren. 

So, which teen styles have the Malaysian government determined to be homosexual and worthy of punishment?

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 03 August 2012
Tags: bee in a jar, funny or die, gaydar, humor, fun with stereotypes, straight girls, metrosexuals, sexuality, gay, men, breeders

 

The economy is still struggling hard to recover from the historic recession. So, what's a broke straight girl with a questionable metrosexual boyfriend to do? According to a new video posted to Funny or Die, a bee in a jar is the perfect gaydar tool for our budget-conscious hetero girlfriends!

If you're an apiphobe or simply offended by stereotypes, do NOT follow the jump...

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 01 August 2012
Tags: chick fil a, kfc, colonel sanders, loves the gays, john goodman, funny or die, humor, fun with stereotypes, fast food, appreciation day

As traffic snarls outside of the nation's Chick-fil-A's with the bigot bump expected for Mike Huckabee's "Homophobia Appreciation Day," Colonel Sanders is taking a different approach to quite literally court the gays in a new sketch from Funny or Die sketch. 

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Monday, 16 July 2012
Tags: florida, lt. governor jennifer carroll, black, african american, lesbian, doesn't look like, rumors, scandal, affair, dbags, homophobia, stereotypes, lgbt

Updated Friday, 11:20 a.m. EST

Florida Lt. Governor Jennifer "I don't look like a lesbian" Carroll has apologized for her first line of defense against accusations that she had an affair with a female aid.

So, what does the Lt. Gov. have to say about claiming she's 110% heterosexual simply because "women that look like" her aren't lesbians?

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 30 April 2012
Tags: superheroes can't be gay, satire, fun with stereotypes, norway, european, tv, kollectivet, comic books, video

Poking fun at stereotypes, Norway's Kollektivet TV show turns the comic book world's past homophobia into entertaining song and dance. Watch "Superheroes Can't Be Gay," after the jump.  

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Tags: 9 good reasons straight guys should explore homosexuality, what's your instinct, funny or fail, viral, online, feature, ranker, stereotypes

We're all for a little hearty fun and totally support a little healthy exploration up and down the Kinsey scale, but is a light-hearted (and not exactly original) list of reasons straight guys should go gay funny or a fail? (Details follow.)

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