Peer Punishment

Here's my quick rant for the day..

I've come to the realization that people will make assumptions and punish you throughout your life. Regardless of how malleable you try to be, people will always find something to hold against you. Most people are guilty for finding "flaws" in a person due to their insecurities or shortcomings. For instance, take a blonde hair young lady, what's the first thing people associate blondes with? Dumbness for immature purposes. Only kid in a family, he or she has to be a selfish individual, right? An educated black man with baggy clothes, no need for me to go down that road tonight. Next, take an obese person walking into a room. Automatically, people are going to think that they are pathetic human beings, and don't have the capability to do "normal" things for themselves. Take a physically fit young man walking into a room, most will think that he's a jock, and doesn't have the mental capacity as most of his counterparts. The person who's reserved and appears to be socially challenged will be perceived as unfriendly, or something suspicious will be thought about them. How about a person that's financially stable, and doesn't appear to be in need of anything. You think that they receive the same thoughtful gifts as a person that is less fortunate. As a result of the persons hard work and determination, he or she will receive the short of the stick unless they are dealing with someone that is equal, financially. What about the person that doesn't smoke or drink, well they must be a religious freak, therefore, they couldn't dare be the life of the party. Single with no kids, or kids out of wedlock, you can fill in the blank for that one, because I'm sure that you have been guilty of making an assumption. It's really unfortunate that when we try to make sense of something that is unfamiliar with us that we often choose the most extreme option; when most of the time it's the complete opposite of what we are thinking. My conclusion is that people are always trying to level the playing field (life) and in doing so, they have to find an imperfections through their perceived "reality".