so i was reading and it talked about stereotypes. brandon and i had a talk about this yesterday actually. and the question was "if i were to be stereotyped (i being the any one of the 4 people @ my lunch table), what would i be stereotyped as?"
well, okay. so i tried to stereotype myself and it was hard. well, first off, the clothes. hm. i like abercrombie a lot. but not b/c it's the "cool" store. i like it because i think the shirts are funny. and the pants are comfortable. but i like goodwill for the same reasons. not the pants...but you get what i'm saying. and what's the point of stereotyping someone by their clothes? i don't understand. this is hard to explain what i'm thinking, but bear with me.
just b/c you hang out with the preps and you wear AF, doesn't mean you're a prep. take wes for exhibit A. yes, by appearence: prep. but if anyone has spent 2 seconds with him, they know he's not a stuck-up ass like the major preps are. exhibit 2: garrett. okay, so yes, he has other friends outside of the "central group". but he is also friends with wes and big bawn and whomever else. but he's not a prep b/c of his clothes. right? so, if we have to stereotype people...even if it isn't purposeful...i would say the title "prep" is awarded to those who are stuck up snobs and won't talk to anyone "a class below" according to social standards. i'd give some lengthy examples but some people would take offense to it. if you know ME, though...you can take a guess at who i am referring to.
so back to the question, what would i be stereotyped as? i hang out with people outside of "the '04 group", although a majority of my friends are in it. and when i do hang out with the "'04 group", it isn't because i think it'll boost my self~esteem or rank on the popularity scale. i hang out with them because i have memories with them and i like making new ones with them. and i wear AF *and* goodwill (b/c i like to). i don't listen to rap. i listen to what i like. i don't judge people...well...i think everyone judges people intentionally OR unintentionally, but i don't "not hang out with people" because of their clothes or whatever. if i don't hang out with someone, it's either b/c they don't want to hang out with me or b/c their an ass.
so...i wish i knew what people stereotype me as. just for future referrence.