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Stereotype

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ScarletDevil1503

Published: Mar 8, 2012

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Don't shove a name on me –
Your stereotype can crash and burn.
You cannot keep me down;
I will always rise and return.

Your labels mean nothing to me –
Utter nonsense through and through.
Every person is unique;
I am me and you are you.

Skinny, smarty, four-eyed freak...
Chubby, lazy, forgetful, meek...
Afraid, coward, forgetful fool...
Follower, do-gooder, mindless tool.

All these names are meaningless –
I am me and you are you.
But when names cease to be
How can you tell who is who?

Labels define us and create us –
Remind us of who we are.
Every person is unique,
But stereotypes can go too far.

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Just some thoughts on stereotypes. What are your opinions on the matter?

EDIT: Well, that was probably my first and last time on the front page!