There are several problems I have in life that only exist because there are people somewhere that are similar to me, but so infuriatingly different. For some odd reason, people like to fit me into the same boat as those people, and my life starts to suck because of that. I actually bothered to compile a list of the worst of these.
1.) Age - This is by far my most problematic stereotype out of them all. For some reason, I'm not listened to a lot of the time because I don't know enough to put something worthwhile into a discussion. Or so people think. I'm not as stupid as people make me out to be, but half the time I don't even get a chance to prove that fact because people don't let me! I'm respected to a degree here because people have to read my posts to know me. Thank God for the internet.
2.) You...so you're gay - This is more ignorance than a stereotype, but I think other people may have this problem as well. The more uneducated people of the world seem to believe that if I don't watch porn, that makes me automatically and undoubtedly gay. That's interesting how people have come to the conclusion that if you don't whack off to girls with ridiculously large breasts, you enjoy having sex with other men. But the list doesn't stop at porn, and it gets even more ridiculous as it continues. I like reading, so I must be gay. I discuss video games, so I must be gay. I do well reciting a portion of Shakespeare that we were assigned to memorize, so I must be gay. This is a level of stupidity I can't even comprehend anymore.
3.) No Girlfriend? GHEY!!!11! - This somewhat falls into the category above, but it has it's differences. I love how I'm called gay because have yet to find a girlfriend. There are a few very good reasons why I don't have one yet. First and foremost, I can't even drive yet, so I couldn't take my girlfriend anywhere without parental supervision, which pretty much defeats the purpose of a date in it's entirety. Also, I don't even like many of the girls around my school and town. Mostly because they're the kind of girls that will try to convince you of drinking or smoking weed or whatever and are bound to eventually land you in jail/juvy. In case you don't know, this isn't the best looking thing on an application for college.
4.) Redneck - I cannot believe how much flak I get over this. For some reason, southern people get more crap out of everyone for their customs and their dialect than any other group out there. I'm sure it has something to do with the civil war and the Confederates losing or something like that, but really, why all the hate? I probably hate this one the most, because if I so much as speak in the wrong chat room, I get swarmed with insults. Really, if someone could explain to me why having a southern accent makes me any more of a douche bag than someone from New York or any other place in the world, be my guest.
These are only a few I've thought of so far. So, do you have any stereotypes you fit into and hate?
1.) Age - This is by far my most problematic stereotype out of them all. For some reason, I'm not listened to a lot of the time because I don't know enough to put something worthwhile into a discussion. Or so people think. I'm not as stupid as people make me out to be, but half the time I don't even get a chance to prove that fact because people don't let me! I'm respected to a degree here because people have to read my posts to know me. Thank God for the internet.
2.) You...so you're gay - This is more ignorance than a stereotype, but I think other people may have this problem as well. The more uneducated people of the world seem to believe that if I don't watch porn, that makes me automatically and undoubtedly gay. That's interesting how people have come to the conclusion that if you don't whack off to girls with ridiculously large breasts, you enjoy having sex with other men. But the list doesn't stop at porn, and it gets even more ridiculous as it continues. I like reading, so I must be gay. I discuss video games, so I must be gay. I do well reciting a portion of Shakespeare that we were assigned to memorize, so I must be gay. This is a level of stupidity I can't even comprehend anymore.
3.) No Girlfriend? GHEY!!!11! - This somewhat falls into the category above, but it has it's differences. I love how I'm called gay because have yet to find a girlfriend. There are a few very good reasons why I don't have one yet. First and foremost, I can't even drive yet, so I couldn't take my girlfriend anywhere without parental supervision, which pretty much defeats the purpose of a date in it's entirety. Also, I don't even like many of the girls around my school and town. Mostly because they're the kind of girls that will try to convince you of drinking or smoking weed or whatever and are bound to eventually land you in jail/juvy. In case you don't know, this isn't the best looking thing on an application for college.
4.) Redneck - I cannot believe how much flak I get over this. For some reason, southern people get more crap out of everyone for their customs and their dialect than any other group out there. I'm sure it has something to do with the civil war and the Confederates losing or something like that, but really, why all the hate? I probably hate this one the most, because if I so much as speak in the wrong chat room, I get swarmed with insults. Really, if someone could explain to me why having a southern accent makes me any more of a douche bag than someone from New York or any other place in the world, be my guest.
These are only a few I've thought of so far. So, do you have any stereotypes you fit into and hate?
