Stereotypes are everywhere and what I've experienced is that they really shape the way society treats you sometimes. I'm naturally blonde. Very blonde. And I never noticed how people acted towards me until I dyed my hair dark and realized the difference in the way I was being treated. People considered me more professional now, I seemed to instantly gain respect from strangers without judgements being passed. I couldn't walk around anywhere with my blonde hair if I had a tank top or semi-revealing clothing without people assuming I was easy. A thing as simple as hair color can really (and sadly) shape how others view you.
The same thing happened when I was dating out of my race and we went out together. People passed certain judgements because I was a white girl and he was a Dominican guy. Stereotyping is sort of understandable though. Everyone passes their own assumptions at times. But actually acting on them is what bothers me. Should a person be treated differently, stared at, because of things that you're assuming? I can't understand how someone can make a decision about a person without even knowing them. But do I think we can stop stereotyping? Not anytime soon. There are too many people who are set in their ways. It's upsetting.
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