What To Do When You Are Stereotyped

Almost everybody is typed and stereotyped. They type and stereotype others and they themselves are typed and stereotyped. Many people are running around in circles trying to prove that they are not some type or stereotype.

This is very destructive for everybody.

What do you do?

You simply tell people you’re not a stereotype. You cannot control the manner in which they perceive you. You have them read and study and learn. You have them educate themselves. If they continue this, you make it clear that you don’t tolerate this anymore.

If people become destructive towards you based upon some stereotype, then you make it clear this is not going to be tolerated anymore.

That the questions of stereotypes and typing has been debated and debated for centuries.

At some point we have to decide what we are not going to tolerate.

If it’s absolutely necessary for you to prove you’re not a stereotype, then you have to work with professionals and experts on this topic.

Slavery for example. People debated and debated slavery for centuries. At some point people have to just make the determination what they are not going to tolerate. Otherwise, people continue to debate and debate and debate and continue their foolishness.

At some point people just have to draw the line with what they do not tolerate from others. And you have to have many people that decide this is what we are not going to tolerate.

This doesn’t mean becoming destructive to others. You don’t have to do that. You just tell them no you are not a Latin lover, you’re not a dumb blonde, you’re not a stupid Polish person, you’re not a wealthy New York (any ethnic group), and you’re not going to tolerate it nor do you play these roles for them.

Of course, if you don’t play the role, some Latin lover, some dumb blonde, some stupid Polish person, some wealthy New York (any ethnic group) is going to play the role that you refuse, and so people are going to continue the stereotype and continue the conversation.

As we know that slavery continues in some of these countries, even in some of these African countries, and we also know that there are many forms of slavery on many different levels, including psychological slavery, that almost everybody participates in, despite our denials.

So what to do if you are stereotyped?

Don’t tolerate being stereotyped and don’t stereotype others.

Then keep the conversation going.

Read books on the subject and study. Learn from the experts on stereotyping. Review the advice of experts.

Write articles and books on the subject of stereotyping.