Show 0 Jf f r G. THE r TRUTH BEHIND JJ Eggers Opinion Editor The sign says long haired freaky people need not apply that's how the song goes It points out a young mans man's frustration frustration frustration tion of being a victim of a st stereo stereo- type People stereotype people everyday and I always hear people people people peo peo- complaining about how they were stereotyped or know of someone who was Big deal I really dont don't see what the problem is Stereotyping is human and probably animalistic nature as well Theres There's just another word for it- it profiling but that's not as bad sarcasm No matter what anyone says stereotyping someone someone some some- on one when a person sees another person for the first time they're going to get judged on their looks personality and race no matter what and no matter who y you you u are Im I'm a long haired freaky an Ideally dont don't c care care- r 1 I applied anyway and got the job- job there- there done- done finished The truth is stereotypes come from truth at one point or er I mean when the term stupid jocks came about whoever coined that p phrase ase must have run into some real meatheads probably probably probably proba proba- bly sporting their then football jerseys jersey's jer- jer jer jerseys jersey's jerseys jersey's sey's while giving each other piggy back rides until they ran into a door jam or something like that Fat gothic kids that play Dungeons and Dragons on Friday nights probably got their stereotype stereotype stereotype stereo stereo- type from sitting around and playing Dungeons and Dragons on Frid Friday y night while being fatto fat I j jand to an and gothic And all people who who are r gay probably had some issues issues issues' with their fathers and so and so on Now not ALL stereotypes are true Im I'm just saying they derive from something that was once true Example- Example Pollo Pollocks ks k's are dumb dumb well sonny that fable isone is isone isone one stereotype that couldn't be farther from the truth- truth that joke started after WWII or WWI I forget when the Polish couldn't defend themselves against advancing forces with firepower because they didn't have any So they used farm weapons and boards with nails ails in and whatever else they t could d find tha that wouldn't feel good when you you strike it against s fl flesh sh If you ask me go ahead ask me that's something that should be commemorated not mocked Another example would be none other ther than myself I have a shaggy shag shag- gy plantlike mop on my head I like to call my hair style and it hasn't been touched by a pair of scissors in over ten months Now the common conclusion people probably get is that Im I'm an unmotivated unmotivated unmotivated un- un motivated stoner kid that listens to the Doors and enjoys smelling incense- incense they're only half right- right I dont don't smoke pot really Im I'm note not just s saying yi g tl that t sq so-I so I wont won't get i ins in J s trouble and I dont don't think incense are ure all iI that bad except for patchouli that's for hippies I Iguess Iguess guess Im I'm just trying to say that we need to lighten up on crucifying crucifying crucifying crucify crucify- ing people for casting stereotypes on other people- people besides besides- it gives us something to talk about what else else- are we going to talk about Its It's not basketball season and the war is getting really old C |