Stereotypes

Many people are given stereotypes, and this is unfortunate. From studying psychology, there is a little bit of reason for this. Our brains cannot remember everything and everyone, therefore, we categorize, group and put labels to things to simply help us remember. This isn't necessarily a good thing, but just the way our brain works. Unfortunately, I am usually labeled with the rich, partying, stuck up white girl. I get this label mostly from the people I hang out with. My friends like to party a lot, and you will often find me partying with them. But people fail to see that that isn't all I do, or what I mostly enjoy doing. I have nice clothes and live in a nice area, in a nice home. But those that haven't taken the time to get to know, don't realize that my parents don't pay for all my stuff. That in reality I pay for all my clothes and work hard for what I have. I am fortunate to have parents that can pay for college, and support me at home. But anything I ever needed that wasn't a neccesity I had to buy on my own. I even remember having to pay to redecorate my room, because I didn't like it anymore, but my mom didn't think I need to. A label I will agree to is that I am white. That is something I or no one else has control over. I don't really accept all this labels that I am given, because I don't feel they truly fit. I am not a hardcore partyier like all my friends, and I'm not spoiled by my parents. Many might think that I am stuck up, because I don't usually talk that much. Some people take this as me thinking I'm too good for everybody else. But in reality I am just a shy person, and it just takes me a while to get adjusted and open up. I greatly dislike that sometimes I put of this vibe, but I'm just not as outgoing as some people might expect with all the other labels that have been put on me. But often times I see that I just let people believe these things to be true, because it would take too much effort to try and show them otherwise. It takes a lot longer than a couple hours of talking to someone to get to truly know them. A lot of times people just aren't willing to put in all that time.