How do you stop people from stereotyping?
Stereotyping will always happen, and it’s okay to stereotype because it’s natural. Except when it becomes out of hand. My best method to fighting stereotypes (like the teasing, hateful kind) is to make the non-stereotypical things about myself shine brighter than everything else. For example, being a gay teen brings on a lot of stereotypes, especially whilst in high school. But guess what? Nobody can ever tell that I’m gay, and that is because I don’t emphasize that fact when it’s not necessary. I don’t dress like a guy at all, nor do I go around talking about girls all the time. I’d hate to say it, but sometimes we bring on our own stereotypes. If you don’t want to be perceived a certain way, then don’t emphasize the stereotype. Don’t give people a reason to make them think that; prove them wrong. If people often call you “weird” or a “loner”, then actually talk to people (all kinds of people, while you’re at it). That way people will see that they were wrong, and that you’re a normal
