Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

QuantGeek t1_j9tm6mo wrote

In the absence of major league pro sports teams, parents live vicariously through their kids' competitions. Pee wee soccer and little league baseball are absolutely cut throat. You've got parents who work at Pratt or Sikorsky building wind tunnels so their Cub Scout can win the Pinewood Derby. And don't get me started about college admissions -- parents will rub it in your face if their offspring gets accepted to an Ivy. Only in CT do you get "Your son got an 800 on the Math SAT? Why didn't you force him to go to MIT?"

3

StevieMac97 t1_j9u5933 wrote

I work at Pratt. We're not all like that. My daughter's a 17 year old pot head. 🤭

3

tuss11agee t1_j9utt01 wrote

This is a stereotype. Sure, there are nuts. But there are nuts everywhere. Youth sports problems are not a CT thing, they are an everywhere thing.

2

QuantGeek t1_j9vkol9 wrote

Not all stereotype. I have personally experienced some of what I wrote.

−4

tuss11agee t1_j9vz923 wrote

That’s not how stereotypes work. Just because you experienced something doesn’t mean it’s always like that or is the norm.

“I saw a black person commit a crime” turns into “black people are criminals” using your logic. You are stereotyping, and stereotypes should be called out. If you want to share experiences, then share them. But don’t label massive amounts of people while doing it.

2

QuantGeek t1_j9wxpu9 wrote

Stereotypes are widely used oversimplifications. It is not a simplification if I accurately write about something I experienced. So I am sharing MY experience. Some minor points were generalized to obscure my identity.

0