What are the worst misconceptions you know of?

[Dark Knifer]

Simple question, what misconceptions do you know of that are just blatantly wrong?

Mine would be that all Muslims are terrorists. If that was the case then there would be, literally, a billion terrorists in the world. I seriously doubt that.

Your turn.

 

[SkyeNeko]

hmm, that woman always want to have kids.

 

[FinalHeart95]

Theories have no real proof.

Well, this is true in one sense of the word. However, I hate it when it's used as an argument against SCIENTIFIC theories. If you do so, you clearly know nothing about science.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

hmm, that woman always want to have kids.

Similarly, that all dudes want sex.

Maybe everyone else does, but I don't...

 

[SturmDolch]

White people ruined the world through colonization. I'm of Swiss origin and this really gets at me because what the hell did the Swiss do to Africa? What did the Swiss do to the Native-Americans? Blame the British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, and Germans if you really feel like blaming someone. It's like saying brown people caused 9/11 (another stupid misconception).

Also that bisexual people must have sex with both genders at least once in their lives, or that they crave threesomes, or that they're more likely to cheat.

 

[Squarez]

That everyone who doesn't believe in a crazy conspiracy is a "mindless sheep".

 

[Trildor]

That Napoleon was a midget. He was 5' 7", which is hardly a shrimp.

 

[Squarez]

White people ruined the world through colonization. I'm of Swiss origin and this really gets at me because what the hell did the Swiss do to Africa? What did the Swiss do to the Native-Americans? Blame the British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, and Germans if you really feel like blaming someone. It's like saying brown people caused 9/11 (another stupid misconception).

Also that bisexual people must have sex with both genders at least once in their lives, or that they crave threesomes, or that they're more likely to cheat.

That's not really a generalisation, though. When people say white people ruined Africa/America etc. they don't mean EVERY white person. They mean it in the same way you'd say "Muslims did 9/11" which is true, but obviously they don't mean "All Muslims did 9/11".

 

[Togs]

Theories have no real proof.

Well, this is true in one sense of the word. However, I hate it when it's used as an argument against SCIENTIFIC theories. If you do so, you clearly know nothing about science.

Err.... if somethings a theory its as close to fact as you can get in science, scientific theories have lots of proof

(does that read as bad as I think it does?, fatigue is messing with my brain)

 

[omicron1]

Inb4 "religion, nyuk nyuk nyuk"

...

That everyone who does not agree with (insert subject's beliefs here) is lacking in mental capacity, brainwashed, or ignorant.

 

[Chaos Incarnate]

That all Muslim's or Arab's are ignorant, western hating, terrorists just waiting to blow us up

 

[FinalHeart95]

Theories have no real proof.

Well, this is true in one sense of the word. However, I hate it when it's used as an argument against SCIENTIFIC theories. If you do so, you clearly know nothing about science.

Err.... if somethings a theory its as close to fact as you can get in science, scientific theories have lots of proof

(does that read as bad as I think it does?, fatigue is messing with my brain)

"Theories have no real proof" is the misconception.

 

[Togs]

Theories have no real proof.

Well, this is true in one sense of the word. However, I hate it when it's used as an argument against SCIENTIFIC theories. If you do so, you clearly know nothing about science.

Err.... if somethings a theory its as close to fact as you can get in science, scientific theories have lots of proof

(does that read as bad as I think it does?, fatigue is messing with my brain)

"Theories have no real proof" is the misconception.

So I did misread it, sorry in the midst of finals revision, brain=melting

 

[Johnnyallstar]

That Socialism isn't inherently flawed, and that Communism works in theory.

 

[Valagetti]

That Napoleon was a midget. He was 5' 7", which is hardly a shrimp.

You serious? That was medium height back then.
Didn't know that.

 

[DoubleTime]

Two psych theories come to mind...

Just World Theory
&
What is Beautiful is Good

I see them waaaaaay too often. Especially when someone is trying to justify something like a rape case, they usually go for the first ("she was asking for it," "it was her fault," etc.)

 

[StereoMike]

Well, I'm a Canadian living in Japan so I have kind of a long list of misconceptions people have about "foreigners". I'm not Japan bashing here, but these a pretty much held as truth by anyone over 30 or who has never left the country.

1. Foreigners can't eat natto, umeboshi, or raw fish. (note: that's "can't eat" not "don't like")

2. Foreigners can never speak Japanese as well as a Japanese person, because Japanese is the most unique language in the world.

3. Foreigners all speak English.

4. Foreigners do not know how to use chopsticks, and must be praised non-stop when it turns out that they can.

Oh and here's a bonus one, not about foreigners but still a hilarious misconception that is widely believed here:

Japan is the only country with 4 seasons.

 

[Chibz]

"Anime is only for children".

 

[Leg End]

That all Pedophiles are Child Molesters.

Protip: A typical heterosexual male is more likely to molest than a Pedo.

[sub]No, seriously.[/sub]

 

[NeuroticDogDad]

Only women fake orgasms.

Popular culture seems to revolve around premature ejaculation and inability to obtain/maintain an erection and men not knowing where the g-spot is etc.
Women are more than capable of being crap in bed, men just don't tend to be bitchy enough to tell anyone about it.