Stereotypes

What are stereotypes anyway?I have none of a clue of it actually.Until I finally found out itis a type of logical oversimplification in which all the members of a class or set are considered to be definable by an easily distinguishable set of characteristics(Wikipedia)". Darn it,I know it's quite a hard thing to comprehend.But hey, it's Wikipedia,you get what you ask for.

In my opinion,it is basically labeling someone as someone(or something) which they are not.We stereotype someone simply because they may posses some characteristics which are unique to that group of people.(e.g. Who spikes his hair until it touches the sky and put on loud Cantonese Pop music? "Ah Beng"s.)No matter how you look at it, not ANYONE of us fits into ANY stereotypes.

Not all Americans eat burgers and hold a Cola on the other hand,not all Chinese are hardworking,not all Malays wear black shirts and "shuffle" in Queensbay Mall skating ring,not all PFS students are arrogant(I hope not),not all Heng EE students are well-discipline and not all SMK (insert any Malay VIP name here) students are gangsters.If anyone of you who are reading this have or had such stereotypes to those people,you can't be blamed.I too have my own stereotypes; I used to think girls think more of their outfit then their well being till I saw this person on American Idol.

In essence,we all are bound to stereotype a person whether we realize it or not.Look at any teenage girls who have short hair,you might think they are from PCGHS or PTHS,but there are some girls in my school who do have short hair too. We can't judge a book by it's cover.

(And many people still wonder why FHM is still doing great in the economic crisis)

Which brings to me to my next point,WHY STEREOTYP-ING A PERSON IS BAD.Firstly,our words are as sharp as a sword.It can build relationships or destroy them in seconds.It helps to grow a person or ruin their life.You can even try a experiment if you want,although you might not want to bear the consequences.Pick someone dear to you,tell him/her something reguarly.Let's say "you can't do anything right in your life!"Wait for a few more years, I'm sure he or she "can't do anything right in his/her life".

There was a story of a father who had 2 daugthers.One of them was in her college's dean's list;while the other just got her first jail sentence.Now,what might have cause this?Turns out the girl who had her 1st jail sentence always got sinister remarks from her fathers,and then she started believing it herself,she initially just hang out with gangsters,then it went on to shoplifting then finally, her 6x6 jail cell. This my friend,is the power of our tougue.

(maybe not)

Besides cursing someone over one's life.Stereotyping had led to many controversies and chaoticincidents that has shocked the world.One them is the Rwanda Genocide,The "Tutsi" who fought with the "Hutu"in the Rwandan Civil War.The war gave rise to the term Hutu Power and this led to ethic tensions as The Tutsi intended to enslave the Hutu and rule over the country as the prime race.As the result,thousands and thoudsand of people have died not only from the genocide itself, but from epidemic diseases caught in Refugee camps and AIDS.Heck,there's even a movie about it.

(Are you smarter than a 5th grader?Yeah?Then guess what make the dip?)

Not only that, Iranians have complained about the movie "300"'s depiction of the Syrians as "decadent, sexually flamboyant and evil in contrast to the noble Greeks".

(I don't intend to go to bed to you,but the producers made me do this)

Nevertheless,"We are made in the image of God".So that disqualifies us as someone who has authority to judge people,cause we all the same.We may have different skin colour,preferences,stand on politics or choosing either Adam Lamber or Kris Allen but we all are human beings in the end.Inside;and outside.Besides,God will do the judging when the time comes.In the meantime,let's witness miracles happen on Wimbledon.

(Or maybe not)