Stereotypes are a way for someone to belittle others while increasing their self-esteem. There are the usual and hateful forms of stereotyping which include race, culture, and religion, but as mentioned by http://limitlessthoughts.wordpress.com/ there are stereotypes that are just plain stupid.
Judging a person based on the color of their hair is just an excuse to further separate people from others who are physically different from them in society. Saying that “blondes have more fun” is not only setting up a party image for all people with blonde hair, but it also insinuates that people with other hair colors are bland. What I want to know is how does this stereotype hold when a person dyes their hair? Many people dye their hair from their natural tone to a completely different one. Also if this is a stereotype, most likely the person is assuming that everyone is either blonde, brunette, has black hair, or red hair. If this is the case, where would people who dye their hair “unnatural” colors such as pink, green, and blue fit in? Judging someone based solely on the color of their hair is immature and is a sign of boredom.
Another baffling stereotype brought up was based on a persons name. A person’s name does not define them. Judging someone based on their name could be construed as a ethnical or cultural form of stereotyping because many people are named based on their heritage.
After reading the blog post by limetlessthoughts I was as distraught as the blogger who posted the topic. I believe it is completely immoral for someone to judge another person based on things they do not choose. Stereotyping in general disgusts me as well as many others.
