I like to read and write all the time instead of hanging out with friends, I'm quiet when first meeting people, I get confused when someone tries talking to me while I'm studying. I like school. I'm bisexual.
If I told anyone of you the information above, what would you get from it? You would probably think that:
I have no social life, I'm a loser, I'm an idiot for liking school, and I must be a skank. But anyone that takes the time to know me would tell you that you, my dear reader, are wrong. Stereotypes are something that America, in general, needs to just stop creating. As a people, we are judgmental and we don't give others a chance to prove themselves to us.
To us, people that look like they may come from the Middle East have to be terrorists. All African Americans are from the hood. All Mexicans must be illegal immigrants. That's just the way things are... right? Labeling and judging people before you get to know them is just something that needs to stop. It makes me so angry, not only because I have been labeled before, but because it isn't right. Anyone with eyes or a brain can see that. So, next time, if you see an African American or Hispanic guy walking down the street with baggie jeans and a backwards hat, don't just assume he's a gangster that dropped out of high school. He could be in college, have kids, and be attending Harvard or Yale.
Don't. Judge.
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