the NRA lifetime member that intentionally turns his firearm to violate the 180 rule during cease fire because he doesn't like the female officer on duty at the time telling him to keep the muzzle down range, etc.
Sorry, I read this one as a male-female thing. NRA lifetime member does not automatically mean 'neck to me, hence its omission in my listing of your ethnic critiques. Websters defines "yahoos" as "crude, boisterous people." Hmm, no white in that definition. Maybe it's white according to your stereotypes. Slavic, Chinese, and Japanese, those are specific. Again, I have no doubt the incidents you describe are actual. It's the singling out of certain ethnicities that offends because it implies that they're ALL like that. Frankly, despite your claim that you don't stereotype or bash immigrants, you do just that in both your posts. Note the use of "the" in reference to Japanese tourists and Chinese families, not "a." Note the use of Slavic "types." These are your words, not mine. With all due respect, I don't think you're being completely honest with yourself. The fact that you also stereotype jocks/rednecks/WASP's doesn't mean you don't stereotype, it means you do.
Again, I'm not saying there's no truth behind some of the stereotyping. I own apartment buildings in low income Hispanic neighborhoods ("El Barrio"), so most of the Mexicans I interact with are less than savory. Nevertheless, I don't go around posting "Yeah, the Mexican bangers that come to my range are dunderheads!" That would needlessly promote a negative stereotyping of Mexicans. I hope you can appreciate the difference.
Regarding wannabe's and their gear: I'm a solid hockey player. Nothing spectacular, but as a reliable defenseman, there's no shortage of teams wanting me to play for them. I was taught to buy the best skates I could afford (even if it meant skimping on other gear), because lesser skates would impede the development of my skating skills. So I bought some pretty pricey skates. Nowadays, there are only a handful of guys in my league that I can't keep up with. When I see a new player with good skates, I think he's on the right path. Better to have skates he can grow into than the other way around.