Stereotypes.

I'm not one for believing that everyone fits into a certain stereotype, you are your own person, why do we have to be categorised? High school is the place where the idea of stereotypes really kicks in. For instance, the popular kids. I'm sorry but, who decided to make those people kings and queens of the world? They are no different from me and you. I'm not one to judge, but to be honest they always really intimidated me. I never really spoke to the popular kids, because they always seem to speak down to everyone else. Being a member of their crowd didn't really appeal to me, I'd much rather get on with everyone else who is level headed and real, no matter what the stereotype is.

The next stereotype I can think of would be the gothic/emo kids. I for one had no problem with these people, they seemed down to earth and real, they just expressed theirselves in the way they dressed and looked, they deliberately made a statement. What is the problem in that? There's no harm in expressing yourself appearance wise, some people frown upon it (especially the popular kids) but at the end of the day, they are who they are. Get to know the person not the stereotype!

I seemed to fit into the "normal" people at school, I cannot think of a single stereotype for my crowd. There was a nice mix of us, being both boys and girls. We had fun, went to house parties and just enjoyed ourselves. We didn't think we were gods gift, we talked to everyone no matter what stereotype. People weren't intimidated by us, isn't that the way high school should be? People shouldn't get bullied by what they like!

At school, I was a free spirit. I hadn't really found myself. I didn't know what type of clothes to wear, or how to do my hair and makeup. The majority of the girls looked the same in order to be accepted, which was a side parting with a large fringe covering one eye. I eventually got past this phase. I've only started finding myself whilst being at university. Nobody cares what you look like, it's great! Simply because we've all been thrown into the same boat together, the huge step of leaving home. I've started finding things out about myself which I never knew before. I like my hair to be big and messy. Wearing polo shirts are my guilty pleasure. I love converse and vans. I like wearing bright red and pink lipstick. I love listening to all kinds of music, but mainly indie, alternative, rave and rock. What kind of stereotype is that? Truth be told, I don't care. I've finally been accepted in a none judgemental world for who I am, and I'm loving life :)