Prejudice ant stereotypes among youth
Prejudice and stereotypes among youth
There is a saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, but it seems to have been forgotten nowadays, especially by youth. Prejudice and stereotypes are the main weapons young people arm themselves with today. How many times have we heard them saying: “That guy has pierced ears, he must be gay” or “That girl is so fat, some dude must have knocked her up”? These are just a couple of examples of stereotypes among the contemporary youth. In my opinion, living your life by these stereotypes is very superficial and young people ought to be taught to embrace diversity, so their personal freedom does not infringe upon the freedom of other people.
First of all, letting stereotypes get in the way of your life can lead to a poor social life. I believe that it is quite harder for people, who often prejudge others, to find friends. Their social skills are on a quite lower level, which are necessary in all kind of life situations. Furthermore, what goes around, comes around. We all know the Golden Rule of etiquette: “One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself”. Meaning, if you prejudge others, karma will get to you and leave you in the prejudged one’s place. So, before you depend on the stereotypes, you should walk a mile in other people shoes.
On the other hand, there are a few exceptions. Sometimes, turning on your prejudice characteristic, can save your life. For example, turning down offers from suspicious people or avoiding people of that type in the street can save your bacon, so to speak. In such cases, stereotypes serve as a life-saver.
All in all, even though there are a few exceptions for being a stuck-up prejudging dolt, stereotypes shouldn’t make approximately 90 per cents of your social skills. It is highly superficial, shallow and can lead to a so called “Forever Alone” type of life.
There is a saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, but it seems to have been forgotten nowadays, especially by youth. Prejudice and stereotypes are the main weapons young people arm themselves with today. How many times have we heard them saying: “That guy has pierced ears, he must be gay” or “That girl is so fat, some dude must have knocked her up”? These are just a couple of examples of stereotypes among the contemporary youth. In my opinion, living your life by these stereotypes is very superficial and young people ought to be taught to embrace diversity, so their personal freedom does not infringe upon the freedom of other people.
First of all, letting stereotypes get in the way of your life can lead to a poor social life. I believe that it is quite harder for people, who often prejudge others, to find friends. Their social skills are on a quite lower level, which are necessary in all kind of life situations. Furthermore, what goes around, comes around. We all know the Golden Rule of etiquette: “One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself”. Meaning, if you prejudge others, karma will get to you and leave you in the prejudged one’s place. So, before you depend on the stereotypes, you should walk a mile in other people shoes.
On the other hand, there are a few exceptions. Sometimes, turning on your prejudice characteristic, can save your life. For example, turning down offers from suspicious people or avoiding people of that type in the street can save your bacon, so to speak. In such cases, stereotypes serve as a life-saver.
All in all, even though there are a few exceptions for being a stuck-up prejudging dolt, stereotypes shouldn’t make approximately 90 per cents of your social skills. It is highly superficial, shallow and can lead to a so called “Forever Alone” type of life.