Labeling, Is stereotyping fair? Options

[Paradox of Life]

Calling someone a goth or punk or prep or goody-two-shoes, etc. Is it really fair to judge people? Or is it just an organized classification of people that could fall in those catagories? Is it fair to say that all are the same? Is it being racist in any way? Please post your opinions.

[karrar]

Oviously it's not fair. However this problem may never be solved. As long as this big ball mostly covered by water is revolving around the sun, people will be stereotipicaly labeling people . It's something we all just have to live with .

[Outloved]

Agree. ^^

Labeling is not fair. And judging is never right.

[Chii]

it's never right to judge but when you look at someone you really can't help it. especially if you were raised really religiously, you see people dressed in all black with facial piercings and you assume they worship the devil

[Looow]

^
I agree. Sometimes you can't help it. Its certainly not fair though. Blehh

[ryfitaDF]

i can't say i'm a fan of it, but i can understand where it comes from and i know that i'm guilty of it somtimes. you have to concider, though, we've been tought that "all A's make the same sound" and "no dogs can talk" and etc., so it's easy to think it's right that "all goths cut" and "all black people listen to rap". i'm not saying that does any justice to biased people, i'm just giving some insight to it's origin. borders shouldn't apply to people. you're not christian, you're not a prep, you're not even american. you're a human. that's the way i see it.

[sammi rules you]

um, it's not being racist cause it has nothing to do with race..

i don't like labeling, even though i do it without thinking, as does every single person on the face of the earth.

[racoons > you]

^^

everyone labels, even if its subconcious... isnt it somthing like withing 30 seconds of meeting someone, we make 150 snap judgements about them?
or something similar

of course its not fair tho...

[OriskybusinessO]

i think labeling is ok in this case: some people that bitch about labeling (im not saying you are) that DO dress in all black, have blue hair and multiple facial pericings deserve it. HELLO!! If you wear things like that and look like an idiot, you deserve to be labeled an idiot.

But its natural, and we mainly bring it on ourselves. All of us that shop at AF and Hollister and AE, we are preps.

I cant think right now...

[racoons > you]

and here i was thinking you weren't meant to judge a book by its cover....


they might be great peopl underneath the clothes...
lol that sounded dirty, but you know what i mean

[sammi rules you]

i think labeling is ok in this case: some people that bitch about labeling (im not saying you are) that DO dress in all black, have blue hair and multiple facial pericings deserve it. HELLO!! If you wear things like that and look like an idiot, you deserve to be labeled an idiot.

But its natural, and we mainly bring it on ourselves. All of us that shop at AF and Hollister and AE, we are preps.

I cant think right now...

um, they're not idiots. that's just how they are.
you're pretty ignorant.

[gigiopolis]

i think labeling is ok in this case: some people that bitch about labeling (im not saying you are) that DO dress in all black, have blue hair and multiple facial pericings deserve it. HELLO!! If you wear things like that and look like an idiot, you deserve to be labeled an idiot.

But its natural, and we mainly bring it on ourselves. All of us that shop at AF and Hollister and AE, we are preps.

I cant think right now...

What? No one "deserves" to be labeled an idiot.

Except for you, incidentally.

[*stephinika*]

Oviously it's not fair. However this problem may never be solved. As long as this big ball mostly covered by water is revolving around the sun, people will be  stereotipicaly labeling people . It's something we all just have to live with .

agreed. as wrong as it is, people will always. i hate it but i know i do but i just keep it within my head. but i try not to. but everyone [sadly] does it.

[lakerfever2476]

You can't help but label. But it's annoying !! I hate being thought of as some smart, good girl , 100 % nerd kind of person. Some of my closest friends would beg to differ. :\

[yukichan]

i think its not fair...i hate being classified into a group..it gets kinda annoying..

[blackbow]

being labeled often works 2 ways....

1) Oh, hes just a dumb football player...

2) Oh, hes a football player and makes millions of dollars.



1) Hes a nerd, hes super smart but thats it... dont talk to him.
2) Hes a nerd hes super smart, he helps me with homework.

[OriskybusinessO]

um, they're not idiots. that's just how they are.
you're pretty ignorant.

they are idiots because they arent going anywere in there lives, they are never going to get a job looking like that (ok, maybe mc donalds...)

[iheartsimba]

I think labeling and steriotyping are two completely different things...

labeling is catagorizing people. By what they look like, how they dress, who they hang out with. It sucks to be put in a group and yeah that is wrong...like preps, jocks, nerds, dorks, punks, goths

I think steriotyping...is more of insulting a lable. like "preps are snobs" "goths are depressed" ect...I would take steriotyping more offensively but they are both mean.

[ghjgfkgfk]

they are idiots because they arent going anywere in there lives, they are never going to get a job looking like that (ok, maybe mc donalds...)

i dont even know you.
but i already don't like you or your opinions.

[espionage]

being labeled often works 2 ways....

1) Oh, hes just a dumb football player...

2) Oh, hes a football player and makes millions of dollars.



1) Hes a nerd, hes super smart but thats it... dont talk to him.
2) Hes a nerd hes super smart, he helps me with homework.

That's a very good point. But even if we use "nerd" in a good way, it'll always be misinterpreted. Why can't we just go "He's a guy/girl, he's super smart, he helps me with homework"?

Then again, we have the super super positive labels, like "friend" and whatever.

[OriskybusinessO]

i dont even know you.
but i already don't like you or your opinions.

and why not?

[Teesa]

Oviously it's not fair. However this problem may never be solved. As long as this big ball mostly covered by water is revolving around the sun, people will be  stereotipicaly labeling people . It's something we all just have to live with .

exactly. we all do it no matter what. and we're going to keep doing it for the rest of our lives because it just comes natural to us, even though its wrong.

[heyyfrankie]

of course labeling/stereotyping isn't right/fair. it is usually not true and judging isn't right...as some up there already said...

[sammi rules you]

and why not?

probably because you're the reason people complain about labeling.
there's many jobs for people who look a certain way.
that's the problem, people think of people differently just because of the way they look..if they do have piercings and wear black and such, that does NOT mean they're bad people. they could be the cleanest, most straight edge virgins in the world but people think they're up to no good just because of how they look and that's the problem. and of course, if you look at my signature, (that is, if you can see it, the server is down..only..for..me..) you can see perfectly that i don't really choose to look "that" way, so it's not only these kinds of people that think this way.

[OriskybusinessO]

probably because you're the reason people complain about labeling.
there's many jobs for people who look a certain way.
that's the problem, people think of people differently just because of the way they look..if they do have piercings and wear black and such, that does NOT mean they're bad people. they could be the cleanest, most straight edge virgins in the world but people think they're up to no good just because of how they look and that's the problem. and of course, if you look at my signature, (that is, if you can see it, the server is down..only..for..me..) you can see perfectly that i don't really choose to look "that" way, so it's not only these kinds of people that think this way.

...they could be the cleanest, most straight edge virgins in the world...

yes, but what are the chances that they are? its not realistic. the truth is that in the real world people tha tlook like that do drugs, sleep around, etc. etc. But you can also be a preppy rich kid and get drugged up and go around banging chicks all day.

...people think they're up to no good just because of how they look...

well maybe they should stop dressing like fools, get themselves a suit or something and get a real job.

there's many jobs for people who look a certain way.

yes, there are, and then again where would we be without them? Who would work at all of the mcdonalds in the world? And all of thoese other minimum wage stores for the rest of their lives?
And please dont tell me 'well maybe they want to live that way, and they are happy without having money' well, the truth is they arent, they arent happy struggling to live, wondering if they'll have enough food stamps left. No one is happy like that.