You all may be familiar with stereotypes. Well just for the record I despise stereotypes. I don't believe in things unless there is proof and evidence which of course stereotypes do not have. It's an assumption, that turns into rumors and spread like a disease to each person. This causes fights and anger through everyone. Why do think the world isn't how it should be? It was fine but the actions of people ruined it.
As a child I was put into a postion where I was nothing but a stereotype. I was proud of my country and where I came from, yet others thought about it differently. They looked at me like I was a disease, they thought I lived in huts, they thought I still hunt for lions and ride with the zebras. They think we live in poverty and that I'm poor. It took me years to prove that those stereotypes are not true.
I am not alone. Several people are different from the other crowd because of where they come from. The disease of sterotypes are spreading and people need to stop it. I have been called unspeakable names because of where I came from. And sure when you say it once or twice it's just a harmless funny joke but if keeps going it doesn't really seem like a joke anymore. Stereotypes need to stop. It's not helping us form together as a mass of people. We should love each other the way you love yourself. Stop this disease, bring everyone together. So a stereotype starts from one person, then one person can end it. End the ignorance and give them knowledge. Nigerians are rich, we have the newest cars and pretty outfits. Asians have beautiful houses that to this day I am jealous over and they are kind. Muslims are not terrorist, you will rarely see terrorist. Muslim woman will not degrade their body. They cover it because they respect themselves and I respect them for it. Africans are not savages. We are all people. People should be treated as people.
As a child I was put into a postion where I was nothing but a stereotype. I was proud of my country and where I came from, yet others thought about it differently. They looked at me like I was a disease, they thought I lived in huts, they thought I still hunt for lions and ride with the zebras. They think we live in poverty and that I'm poor. It took me years to prove that those stereotypes are not true.
I am not alone. Several people are different from the other crowd because of where they come from. The disease of sterotypes are spreading and people need to stop it. I have been called unspeakable names because of where I came from. And sure when you say it once or twice it's just a harmless funny joke but if keeps going it doesn't really seem like a joke anymore. Stereotypes need to stop. It's not helping us form together as a mass of people. We should love each other the way you love yourself. Stop this disease, bring everyone together. So a stereotype starts from one person, then one person can end it. End the ignorance and give them knowledge. Nigerians are rich, we have the newest cars and pretty outfits. Asians have beautiful houses that to this day I am jealous over and they are kind. Muslims are not terrorist, you will rarely see terrorist. Muslim woman will not degrade their body. They cover it because they respect themselves and I respect them for it. Africans are not savages. We are all people. People should be treated as people.
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