Labeling, Is stereotyping fair? Options

[loljuliana]

it's not fair. i mean, looking at someone's clothes, and then putting them in a certain group? that's ridiculious (sp?). and also by race, just because they are a different race doesnt mean that you are better than them.

[jue]

some people as a matter of fact; many people label others. i think its wrong because your judging someone before you even know who they are. For example; someone might think your a fob or so and so, would yu like it if someoen called yu that when yu really arent what they think you are.?

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

I don't think it's fair. You shouldn't be classified in groups =\

[Blurred_reflecti...]

"All these guys are retarded Goths"-My Brother

Like my brothers reply to all these messages, I find that nearly everywhere I turn I am surrounded by insecure teenagers that feel they must label everyone and everything insight. Most of the time it is just meaningless jokes or comments but sometimes it goes beyond that with statements like, "Preps suck and if you are not punk you also suck!" First of all what is the definition of prep or punk. If you ask a variety of people what the meaning of those words are you will get tons of different answers. How is it fair to catorigize people using terms that have so many different meanings? My favorite color is black and I like heavy metal. By just the information a lot of people would immediently slap me with the label of Goth. But they don’t take the time to realize that I shop at American Eagle and I enjoy reading People Magazine. Which are most clearly “preppy hobbies.” I also could be called a nerd or a punk depending on what you know about me. See that’s the problem with labels, they compel you to make an opinion on people based on mainly their dress style or hobbies without ever getting to know them. Do you really want people to judge you on just that? I understand the labels have been and most likely will be around for forever. But that doesn’t mean its okay. If you want to read a very well written article on labeling go to the following site:

http://www.starlightmks.com/main.html and click on The Battle of The Stupid Labels.

If you want to talk E-mail me at Blurred_reflection@yahoo.com

Also even through I severely disagree with 0riskybusiness0 I don’t think that it is fair to label her an idiot, even through it is tempting…

[Mulder]

obviously its not fair. i doubt anyone actually thinks that it is. so how is this a debate? ill leave that to the mods.

[Paradox of Life]

obviously its not fair. i doubt anyone actually thinks that it is. so how is this a debate? ill leave that to the mods.

This topic was dead and you helped bring it back to life. And now you want the mods to close it.

[lbjshaq2345]

i dont rly care about labeling i mean c'mon wat kind of person rly cares about stuff like that i mean i get called stupid shit all the time cuz the way i believe supposedly conflicts with the way i am i believe in God but i listen to rap and wear "wigga clothes" and most of my friends are black but thats just my enviroment (didnt spell that right) but i jus ignore them and keep goin jus bcuz some person i dont know calls me a name like we're still in 3rd grade am i spose to react? it doesnt matter to me i do it too but its just in a joking way i dont hate any particular group of ppl only ppl as individuals that im not on good terms with i mean i have nerd friends goth & emo friends gangsta friends christian friends black friends white friends asian friends mexican friends jock friends preppy friends poor friends rich friends but i also have enemies from all those groups but no matter how i'm labeled it doesn't bother me

[*lolita kitty*]

when people label too much, that annoys me quite alot. i mean, yeah yeah, i know i know, your so awesome because "im no label! labels r for soup cans! im myself!"

it just gets old. i mean... its cool if you dont act like a preppunkgothwannabee, but shut up with the "labels suck. labels suck. labels are for soup canz lol"

... its hard to describe, but yes =3

edit:// oh yes, more to say

it also annoys me when people do label, and way to quick. its annoying. i mean, i could be wearing a black shirt and some eye liner and all of a sudden "OMFG... YOU ROCKER WANNABEEE! YOU SUCH A FREAK!"

um dude, stfu. its a shirt. k? a shiirrrrrrrttt.......

or i could be wearing some light pink shirt, a mitching skirt, and lipgloss, and all of a sudden "whoa! look at her that little preppy biotttcccchhhh!!!" i mean, yes i have long blonde hair. yes im wearing pink. wtf does that mean? its a shirt.

steryotyping a persons race is quite annoying also. being white does not make you preppy or a punk rocker, who hates black people and think asian food sucks. being asian does not mean you love anime and eat ramen all day. being black does not meab your a gangster who listens to your rap music. yes, sometimes these people are these things. but not always.

[innovation]

most teenagers want to be labelled. jeesh.

[jjc66]

[censored. this has NOTHING to do with the topic. don't mess with the debate forum-fae]

This post has been edited by uninspiredfae: Jul 11 2005, 10:21 AM

[lakerfever2476]

I just can't help but generalize.

Ok, so you see someone walking by. She's wearing black framed glasses, an expensive suit, stunning heels, and a briefcase on her right hand while she's looking at the time with her left. What are you going to think of her? You're going to think that she's a busy lady on a tight schedule. And that she's rich. LOL

Then, you see another person walking by. She's wearing a doo rag, baggy pants, and she has a cigarette between her index and middle finger. Her eyes are bloodshot red. You're gonna think she's a lowlife!

And, believe it or not, some people want people to make judgements about them. It can be a good thing. You ever heard someone tell you to dress nice so that people will have good first impressions about you? First impressions = judgements.

[aznxdreamer]

stereotyping is involutary. we do it automatically. you do it. i do it, but i dont like it. it pisses me off when someone labels someone but then i feel like a hypocrite because i do it too.
stereotyping is bad but it comes with our society. we label people because we were raised to believe that people that wear lots of black are gothic and people who shop at abercrombie are preps. im pretty sure people living in alsdja;sldkja;sldkj island off the coast of asldja;sd, africa steriotype too but their labeling is probably alot diffrent from ours. HUMANS JUDGE AND THERES NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. its a part of us.

[ComradeRed]

Stereotypes are so gay!

[Paradox of Life]

Stereotypes are so gay!

Okay, don't use the word gay in replace of stupid or lame. It's just mean and homophobic.

[sadolakced acid]

Okay, don't use the word gay in replace of stupid or lame. It's just mean and homophobic.

careful! that's the mighty minda!

[*CrackedRearView*]

careful!  that's the mighty minda!

Oh, come off it.

[sadolakced acid]

Oh, come off it.

but.. but... minda left for our sins!

and the third coming of minda signals the impending apocolips...

[YourSuperior]

I don't think that labeling is fair, because most of the time it isn't true. It's mean, hateful and just plain wrong in many ways. iM0

[pyrochick19770]

I personally don't think it's fair, however, it IS a way of life.
I do it myself.
ALL THE TiME.
I know, hypocritical but face it, we all do it.
I call people posers, wannabes, stupid scenesters, etc.
Terrible thing to admit, but I accept it.
But it's not like those things will stop me from being your friend. LOL

[technicolour]

We would be VERY naive to say that it is wrong. Yes it is wrong. It will always be wrong. But it will always be in the world no matter what we do. just the human culture.

[katssso]

I HATE labeling

[ComradeRed]

but.. but...  minda left for our sins!

and the third coming of minda signals the impending apocolips...

Haha: if you consider me going to college the impending apocalypse, sure.

By the way, Sammi showed me that... thread...

[ComradeRed]

...and stereotyping that really makes no difference either way.

[ktsou11]

it's not right but maybe its their personality that's being "categorized". of course, it doesnt matter cause there are always going to be those types of people.

[elaboratedream]

labelling isn't fair, but we do it still. you see someone walking around in a sorta slutty outfit and you think "definately prep" and then you see someone in a sorta weird outfit with bright blue hair and you think "punk" and so on... it might not be good, or fair or whatever, but people do it anyways. It's human nature to group things like that... but that doesn't mean you should stick by those initial thoughts and refuse to associate with someone just because they're prep or punk or goth or whatever...