[Craig31898]

I think you have to understand that stereotypes have some truth in them. We also need to organize things in our head, and end up pigeoning holing people – cheerleaders, stoners, brains – the whole idea of The Breakfast Club. But there is some truth you have to admit. I used to live in a diverse neighborhood. There was a used CD store, and the bins were divided by days, split into Rock and Rap. While I would flip through rock, almost every black person flipped through rap. Outside, you could hear a car coming about a block away from the bass of some rap song. Most of my black friends eat collard greens. Most of my black friends say, ‘Yo, what up?’ ‘For-real?’ When I go to my bank, the black people have names like Datonio, Shawdra, Photino, and Tré. I have So, when there is someone who is very different from that,you are going to stand out, the same way you would if you were a gay guy who loves football or a girl who can swing a bat and has a good arm. I wonder if you, yourself, have caught yourself saying something like, ‘Wow, that guy has a lot of rhythm,’ surprised that a white guy could dance, for example. I think it is less about maturity and more about the way our mind tries to organize things, and overgeneralizes, based on experience.

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Name : Craig31898, City : Minneapolis, State : MN, Country : United States, 

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