Have you ever noticed that although many of us believe stereotypes are not true, they still live and people use them to define us.
When I was 13 I colored my dark brown hair to a platinum blonde color. I loved it! However through my first couple years in college I realized that professors and students would assume I was a certain way due to the color of my hair. I also got stopped every time going through security at the airport. These little things finally got to me so badly that I went back to my brunette roots. After that it was like magic, there was no more assuming something because I was blonde. Also, I have yet to get stopped through airport security.
I realize now that people assumed who I was as a person instead of getting to know me. Although many women go through this no matter what hair color they have. Red heads are assumed to have fiery tempers, while brunettes are told to just be intelligent.
I think stereotypes do not define a person, it is people who define the stereotypes.
I think that you are so right! However, it is hard to not stereotype people at times. When people dress a certain way, there are immediate thoughts that run through your brain - that are definitely stereotypical ones. The thoughts might change as you get to know the person, but the old "1st impressions are lasting ones" is true, sad, but true.
ReplyDeleteGetting onto the subject, yes there are many other stereotypes with hair color that has to do with blonde dressing less modestly than brunettes and red heads. This stereotype for blondes is incorrect as well. Again people live up to the stereotypes, the stereotypes do not define the people.
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