Label Me This

I'm black, I must be ghetto. I'm gay, I must be flamboyant. I'm rich, I must be spoiled. I'm fat, I must love McDonald's. Stereotyping is seen wherever you are. People do it so often, that most of the time they don't even realize that they're doing it. "I'm just callin' it like I see it" you've heard that before I bet. For some reason, members of our society love to make assumptions based on how someone looks or behaves. I bet you're saying to yourself right now that "First impressions are everything." That may be true, but do "first impressions" also justify calling someone GHETTO because they're African American, or DISGUSTING because they aren't as skinny as you? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and everyone has the freedom of speech, but there is a limit to what's appropriate and what's down right hateful. You should get to know that person before you gossip about them because you don't know what their situation is. You don't know what goes on in their lives. What's the point in making someone feel WORTHLESS or PATHETIC? Would you like it if someone called you something that was completely false and out of line? So next time, before you call someone UGLY,DIRTY, and FILTHY, think about how you'd feel if those same words were used to describe you.