Stereotyping is just people's way of making easy descriptions for people. Think of it this way. You are trying to describe Sally-Mae, a girl in your geometry class who you simply cannot stand, to one of your friends. You could say "She's this really obnoxious girl who thinks anything from Japan is cool and throws random "desuuuuu~"s in everyday speech. She also has bad hair and makeup, listens to crappy whiner bands, and cuts herself. And she has never watched Nightmare Before Christmas, but wears clothing with Jack Skellington on it anyway." That's a lot of effort when you could just say "Sally-Mae is this obnoxious weeaboo emokid."

Also some people have mentioned the connection between Goths and witchcraft and I can tell you right now that's a load of bullcrap. I know a lot of people who are pretty into the Goth subculture, and not a one of them is "wiccan" or a Satanist. Most of the ones I know are either Christian or agnostic.

I loathe stereotypes. And what really gets me is that people who belong in a certain class or group believe in them, too!

For example, I'm a lesbian. My girlfriend and I met a guy online who's gay. We were all in a role play together. And then, quite randomly one day, he asked my girlfriend if we were "those scary butch kind of lesbians that wear flannel and look like boys"!!! I was shocked and totally offended. And this was coming from a fellow homosexual? X_X

ha, well it IS stereotypes. I find them quite abstract. There's meaning behind them, yet the entire concept is meaningless. Funny.

@ Krystyne

But teenagers are more irresponsible, at least in relation to themselves as adults.

Teenagers do not have fully developed frontal lobes and are less able to control their impulses. That is a biological and developmental trait of teenagers, not a stereotype.

Here are some links about it:

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040508/bob9.asp

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...iews/todd.html

Goodness there's so many stereotypes it's crazy. One of the funniest stereotypes is about Kentucky. I live in Kentucky and people will ask me if I wear shoes. I'm standing there IN SHOES and I'm like look at my feet stupid. xD
Stereotypes are stupid. I just tend to ignore them.

I don't have much on the general topic, sadly, and I apologize for it. But someone on the first page peeved me.

Originally Posted by dianakitsune

As for the Goth thing, if you really are a Goth you really do worship the Devil, but most are just "wannabees" or do it for the fashion. But originally goths were people who worshiped the devil...

I don't like it when people get their facts wrong. I feel the need to correct that statement.

"Goths" were East Germanic tribes, who adopted a form of CHRISTIANITY.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth

"Gothic" has many uses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_...ambiguation%29

"Goth Subculture" I will quote..

Originally Posted by Wikipedia, Goth Subculture, Religious Imagery

While there is no one common religious tie that binds together the goth movement, spiritual, supernatural, and religious imagery has frequently played an important part in gothic fashion, song lyrics, and visual art. In particular, aesthetic elements from Catholicism play a major role in goth culture. Reasons for donning such imagery vary between individuals, and range from expression of religious affiliation, satire, or simply decorative effect

Just because your goth, does not mean you "worship" the Devil.

Stereotypes are based on truth.

Many people have to do something in order for it to be recognized as something associated with a certain group.

Although they pretty much are true, you have to realize that not everyone of that certain "group" do those things.

But yeah, most do.

Example:
Black people love fried chicken.
If you ask a group of random and different kinds of black people if they like fried chicken (you'll probably get beaten up), most of them would say, yes.
But of course, there would be some who might say no.
You have to take that into consideration.
And the fact that, not only black people, but white people and so on love fried chicken.
Why? It's fucken' good. O:<

The following is the Social Ladder that I created. A is the most popular; F- is the least popular. E's only exist in special cases such as myself. In a nutshell:

A+ = Social Populars
A = Jocks/athletes
A- = Preps
B+ = Sluts/Thugs
B = Quiet people who have a lot of friends
B- = Druggies
C+ = Punks
C = Inbetween punk and gothic
C- = Gothics
D+ = Popular anime fans
D = Humorous anime fans who aren't very popular
D- = Quiet anime fans
E+ = Leader of friends, but not popular
E = Same as E+ but not a leader
E- = Loners/Outcasts
F+ = Gamers
F = Nerds/Geeks/Dorks
F- = Retards

The list is a little vague for most people, so I will explain in detail, even though most of you don't care. . . .
A+ = the talkative, stylish, snobby ones that I would think most people mean when they say preps BUT AREN'T.
A = I don't know about your school, but in mine, the athletes aren't the most popular people in the school, but close to it, so that's why they're A.
A- = the infamous preps -- stylish, talkative, put on an act to make everyone happy so they can score with people.
B+ = Sluts/thugs are fairly popular, but a little on the quiet side, so not so much as the others. Also, since they ARE sluts and thugs, some people don't make friends with them. . . .
B = the group that is almost prep, except B is much quieter and doesn't put on an act; B dresses in style, has a lot of friends, but still looks down upon people they don't like and aren't afraid to show it.
B- = We know how druggies are -- somewhat popular, somewhat not. The "not" part being mostly because they are so indifferent that they don't make any attempt to be friendly. Notice how B- and the C's are so close to each other. That's because punks/gothics are often druggies.
C+ = punks. Now punks and gothics are very similar in my eyes, because they dress and act the same. I separate the two to show the difference between those hardcore ones and the not-so-hardcore ones. Punks are not hardcore. They wear black and a few silver thingies, listen to their punk music, and are a bit deep, but that's it.
C = in between punk and gothic.
C- = the hardcore punks--gothics. They wear their ugly clashing clothes like black and bright pink stripes and tons of silver jewelry and stuff (sorry, but tis ugly), have their hair dyed (and often spiked in weird ways), listen to their goth/punk music, and are often "mentally ill" (like suicidal and stuff) and interested in death and "evil" (like the devil). They're more outcasted than C+ punks.
D+ = like those people in my anime club who are officers and stuff, who lead the club, are talkative, etc.
D = those almost-officer anime fans who are somewhat talkative, somewhat not -- those humorous ones who always make jokes and goof around. Often D class people are gamers.
D- = the quiet anime fans. NO, NOT ME. D- are the ones who like anime a little, but don't socialize with anyone. I know it sort of describes me, but it also doesn't, because I'm not quiet all the time. I'm a leader of my friends; I just don't talk to the people in the anime club.
Now most of you would think I'm in the D area because I'm an anime fan. Well you're wrong. I belong to an anime club. But I don't talk to anyone there. I'm in outcast even in my own kin. So I don't belong in the D, but in the E, a rare class that wouldn't have existed had there not been people like me.
E+, E, & E- = The "E" stands for "exception." The people in this category don't fit into any of the other categories. Being such a weirdo, this kind of person would not be popular; that's why they are nestled in between the D's and F's. Conveniently, tis also alphabetical. Another irony is that E's are excluded from the grading system for some reason (maybe because they want F to mean fail because fail starts with an F?). I emphasize the E's are very strange. Most people who read my stereotypes page think they're an E because they think they're so special. Talk to me for about a month, and I'll probably find out what category you really belong in. (But I would need to know you IRL to get a more accurate judgement.) The only examples of E's that I have so far are myself and one IRL friend. The + to - scale just signifies the amount of talkativeness or popularity. So an E+ would be the most talkative/popular of the group of E's, and E- would be the least talkative/popular of the group of E's.
F+ = serious gamers. Not the anime-fan gamers, unless the gamers value their games over anime. They're into Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and all that other fantasy stuff that isn't anime. They devote practically their whole lives to games.
F = true nerds/geeks/dorks. NOT people who are quiet and wear glasses. F people are show-offy people who are very smart, but very often don't get good grades because they are too darn lazy to do their homework.
F- = retards. I use that term literally. I never use it to mean "stupid." Retarded means mentally retarded, ya know? They are quite unfortunate, but they do exist, and there is a class for them too. Way at the bottom of the social ladder. They have hardly any friends, if any at all. Their personalities vary, but their situation is the same.

IN CONCLUSION! Yeah, I judge people. A lot of people would frown upon me for doing such a wretched, human thing, but I do it, and I know all of you out there do too. C area people always claim to not judge, but I know they do; they judge "preps" all the time! You don't know what's going on inside their head!! People say that stereotyping is wrong because you judge them as that one stereotype and don't give them a chance and get to know them for who they really are. Well, I give everyone a chance, believe it or not, and they always let me down. Humans are so predictable. Once I see what class they're in, I can predict almost everything about them. It never fails. Anyway . . . I judge people because stereotypes are like races. I am very selective in my friends -- not to be racist or anything -- because I don't like most of the people I'm around, and I find it interesting how each person fits into a certain group/clique whether they want to admit it or not. I try to pick friends who are unique and don't fit into any of the stereotypes, but tis so hard to find someone who isn't tainted. Tis very hard indeed. So anyway, I originally created this stereotype thing because one of my buddies Sophia wanted me to try to judge her. I automatically thought gothic, but you see, the group "gothic" is very broad. And that one term doesn't describe all of them. So I created that chart up there. And it turns out she's a C+. Now the whole thing is just for my enjoyment, and to show how easily people fit into stereotypes without even knowing it. I can judge a person so easily by just knowing them for one day, and I may learn later that I was wrong about them, but most of the time I'm right. This is also to prove that I don't fit into any of the above stereotypes (except for E's), and yet exibit some of the qualities of most of them.

We all judge people. Judgements are the same as first impressions, and I'm sure you will admit that you have a first impression of everyone. Usually the judgement is based on the person's appearance and clothes. BUT! Just because someone has a characteristic of a stereotype doesn't mean they are that stereotype. In other words, just because you wear black doesn't mean you're gothic. But if you're gothic, you are likely to wear black. Tis like that math rule where a square is a rectangle but a rectangle isn't a square. Get it?

I believe that Goth is a incredibly misleading stereotype because the churches and cathedrals used to have gothic architecture and many still do today so saying that goths worship the Devil would be degrading your own architecture if you're a church.

Films such as "Mean Girls," "Stomp the Yard" and "Crash" have received top ratings by feeding off social and cultural stereotypes that permeate our society. Though these films seek to generate positive and meaningful messages, according to Ohio State students, they also expose underlying social bias through exaggerated stereotypes.
"It seems like everytime we have an opportunity to display a positive image in the media, some sort of stereotype has to be thrown out there in order for it to be accepted," said Tiffany Gibson, a senior in aviation. "They always have to take it to a negative level."
Media stereotypes are inevitable in the news industry," said Warren Nightingale, a media education specialist from the Media Awareness Network. "The negative aspects are often unintentional, but with tight deadlines and time constraints, it is easier to use common stereotypes that people are already familiar with. (Journalists and reporters) are simply trying to reach large audiences and get their messages out quickly."
so that is basically what i think

All stereotypes have a half way true meaning.
For example, an asian is looked upon as the shy, smart, geeky kid who has really strict parents and is really unpopular.
In present day? Yes, some asians have really strict parents and yeah they have to be smart to meet their parents' standards but only some parts of stereotypes are true.

Alright this may seem a bit like rambling but bear with me. Stereotypes come from word of mouth really. It starts when one person looks upon something and makes an observation and then it spreads like wildfire once they tell another person. For instance lets take the stereotype "Jewish people are good with money". One person had been noticing a general trend that that the Jewish people he knew where a majoritaly good with dealing with money. Now his view is very narrow but he tells another few people who notice the same thing...only there views are now somewhat guided and one sided. They in turn tell more people who now have even more prejudice. The trend keeps spreading further and further....

Although I don't feel up to speculating on where stereotypes come from, I do feel comfortable in stating that they are so prevalent thanks in large part to media usage. Stereotypes are recognisable images and therefore simple vehicles for conveying a certain theme, mindset, character type without having to worry about pesky detail, as we feel that we already know everything there is to know about a particular social typecasting. No, stereotypes are not fair, but they do save us from having to do such pesky things as think for ourselves. (Can you feel the cynicism in that last sentence of mine?)

Originally Posted by Equivalent Exchange

It's like a virus that's spread by word-of-mouth. I don't have any views right now.

I have to agree with this. One person sees a person or group of people acting one way and then this person goes and blasts it on the media (TV, books, games and such). It spreads like a damn disease and leaves people helpless to protect their culture/sub culture as even the people within their group get brained washed into believing they have to act a certain and unflattering way.

Stereotypes come partly from the truth, only people mistake it and generalize the whole group.

Unfortunately, not all stereotypes are bad. In fact, some force people to take a look at their "clique" or "group" from a different perspective since all stereotypes are built on a foundation of truth. :)

Originally Posted by wing_goddess

The following is the Social Ladder that I created. A is the most popular; F- is the least popular. E's only exist in special cases such as myself. In a nutshell:

A+ = Social Populars
A = Jocks/athletes
A- = Preps
B+ = Sluts/Thugs
B = Quiet people who have a lot of friends
B- = Druggies
C+ = Punks
C = Inbetween punk and gothic
C- = Gothics
D+ = Popular anime fans
D = Humorous anime fans who aren't very popular
D- = Quiet anime fans
E+ = Leader of friends, but not popular
E = Same as E+ but not a leader
E- = Loners/Outcasts
F+ = Gamers
F = Nerds/Geeks/Dorks
F- = Retards

The list is a little vague for most people, so I will explain in detail, even though most of you don't care. . . .
A+ = the talkative, stylish, snobby ones that I would think most people mean when they say preps BUT AREN'T.
A = I don't know about your school, but in mine, the athletes aren't the most popular people in the school, but close to it, so that's why they're A.
A- = the infamous preps -- stylish, talkative, put on an act to make everyone happy so they can score with people.
B+ = Sluts/thugs are fairly popular, but a little on the quiet side, so not so much as the others. Also, since they ARE sluts and thugs, some people don't make friends with them. . . .
B = the group that is almost prep, except B is much quieter and doesn't put on an act; B dresses in style, has a lot of friends, but still looks down upon people they don't like and aren't afraid to show it.
B- = We know how druggies are -- somewhat popular, somewhat not. The "not" part being mostly because they are so indifferent that they don't make any attempt to be friendly. Notice how B- and the C's are so close to each other. That's because punks/gothics are often druggies.
C+ = punks. Now punks and gothics are very similar in my eyes, because they dress and act the same. I separate the two to show the difference between those hardcore ones and the not-so-hardcore ones. Punks are not hardcore. They wear black and a few silver thingies, listen to their punk music, and are a bit deep, but that's it.
C = in between punk and gothic.
C- = the hardcore punks--gothics. They wear their ugly clashing clothes like black and bright pink stripes and tons of silver jewelry and stuff (sorry, but tis ugly), have their hair dyed (and often spiked in weird ways), listen to their goth/punk music, and are often "mentally ill" (like suicidal and stuff) and interested in death and "evil" (like the devil). They're more outcasted than C+ punks.
D+ = like those people in my anime club who are officers and stuff, who lead the club, are talkative, etc.
D = those almost-officer anime fans who are somewhat talkative, somewhat not -- those humorous ones who always make jokes and goof around. Often D class people are gamers.
D- = the quiet anime fans. NO, NOT ME. D- are the ones who like anime a little, but don't socialize with anyone. I know it sort of describes me, but it also doesn't, because I'm not quiet all the time. I'm a leader of my friends; I just don't talk to the people in the anime club.
Now most of you would think I'm in the D area because I'm an anime fan. Well you're wrong. I belong to an anime club. But I don't talk to anyone there. I'm in outcast even in my own kin. So I don't belong in the D, but in the E, a rare class that wouldn't have existed had there not been people like me.
E+, E, & E- = The "E" stands for "exception." The people in this category don't fit into any of the other categories. Being such a weirdo, this kind of person would not be popular; that's why they are nestled in between the D's and F's. Conveniently, tis also alphabetical. Another irony is that E's are excluded from the grading system for some reason (maybe because they want F to mean fail because fail starts with an F?). I emphasize the E's are very strange. Most people who read my stereotypes page think they're an E because they think they're so special. Talk to me for about a month, and I'll probably find out what category you really belong in. (But I would need to know you IRL to get a more accurate judgement.) The only examples of E's that I have so far are myself and one IRL friend. The + to - scale just signifies the amount of talkativeness or popularity. So an E+ would be the most talkative/popular of the group of E's, and E- would be the least talkative/popular of the group of E's.
F+ = serious gamers. Not the anime-fan gamers, unless the gamers value their games over anime. They're into Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and all that other fantasy stuff that isn't anime. They devote practically their whole lives to games.
F = true nerds/geeks/dorks. NOT people who are quiet and wear glasses. F people are show-offy people who are very smart, but very often don't get good grades because they are too darn lazy to do their homework.
F- = retards. I use that term literally. I never use it to mean "stupid." Retarded means mentally retarded, ya know? They are quite unfortunate, but they do exist, and there is a class for them too. Way at the bottom of the social ladder. They have hardly any friends, if any at all. Their personalities vary, but their situation is the same.

IN CONCLUSION! Yeah, I judge people. A lot of people would frown upon me for doing such a wretched, human thing, but I do it, and I know all of you out there do too. C area people always claim to not judge, but I know they do; they judge "preps" all the time! You don't know what's going on inside their head!! People say that stereotyping is wrong because you judge them as that one stereotype and don't give them a chance and get to know them for who they really are. Well, I give everyone a chance, believe it or not, and they always let me down. Humans are so predictable. Once I see what class they're in, I can predict almost everything about them. It never fails. Anyway . . . I judge people because stereotypes are like races. I am very selective in my friends -- not to be racist or anything -- because I don't like most of the people I'm around, and I find it interesting how each person fits into a certain group/clique whether they want to admit it or not. I try to pick friends who are unique and don't fit into any of the stereotypes, but tis so hard to find someone who isn't tainted. Tis very hard indeed. So anyway, I originally created this stereotype thing because one of my buddies Sophia wanted me to try to judge her. I automatically thought gothic, but you see, the group "gothic" is very broad. And that one term doesn't describe all of them. So I created that chart up there. And it turns out she's a C+. Now the whole thing is just for my enjoyment, and to show how easily people fit into stereotypes without even knowing it. I can judge a person so easily by just knowing them for one day, and I may learn later that I was wrong about them, but most of the time I'm right. This is also to prove that I don't fit into any of the above stereotypes (except for E's), and yet exibit some of the qualities of most of them.

We all judge people. Judgements are the same as first impressions, and I'm sure you will admit that you have a first impression of everyone. Usually the judgement is based on the person's appearance and clothes. BUT! Just because someone has a characteristic of a stereotype doesn't mean they are that stereotype. In other words, just because you wear black doesn't mean you're gothic. But if you're gothic, you are likely to wear black. Tis like that math rule where a square is a rectangle but a rectangle isn't a square. Get it?

i agree.

What I'm sick of is the sterotypes about asexuals.
Just because we don't engage in sexual activity..That automatically makes us losers and bad people...Even if some of us are happy the way we are and wouldn't do anything to change it.

A stereotype usually starts with one person and usually have some....I am not saying alot but some credibility. It can not spread if there is not a tiny tiny bit of something that people blow out of proportion. They also usually start with one person...

Lets say sally hates slow drivers. And so she is driving along and comes accrossed slow drivers every once in awhile and happens to notice they are old people. She will equate this in her mind to mean that all old people are bad drivers. THis is the birth of a stereotype. Now...at this point it doesn;t mean much but Sally then tells other people her thoughts and they become blind to the drivers who are slow but not old and only focus on the old drivers who are slow...and they tell people who do the same...and then it spreads like wildfire.

Media also doesn't help.

The thing I never get is that the majority of people who argue about stereotyping are people who have been called goth or emo. Well, what about preps and jocks? The don't really seem to care that much.

People can still be goth and wear hollister and preps can wear hot topic. But they don't. If you actually think about it, a clothe from hollister looks like regular clothe you could get from tjmax and hottopic also. So why? Is it because hollister is what preps should wear because it's been stereotyped as prep? Same goes for people that wear hottopic.

Goths are truly known to woship the devil but worshipping the devil does not mean that thay should be wearing what they wear and acting how they act?

I think they are just cultural, one group of people notice what another is doing and a stereotype is born. For Example the stereotype: " All African-Americans like to eat chicken " Well one group of people noticed that African-Americans eat alot of chicken or hang out alot at KFC or whatever and then the views spread until it becomes well known in our culture. I think they are so stupid. I'm sure there are several African-Americans who hate chicken. It's only a generalization to classify a certain group of people and although it has some basis in reality it certainly does not represent the mindset of the whole group of people. That's why stereotypes can be so damaging.

Ahah ~ Funny things people make up that spreads around to make fun of people? XD

Originally Posted by wing_goddess

The following is the Social Ladder that I created. A is the most popular; F- is the least popular. E's only exist in special cases such as myself. In a nutshell:

A+ = Social Populars
A = Jocks/athletes
A- = Preps
B+ = Sluts/Thugs
B = Quiet people who have a lot of friends
B- = Druggies
C+ = Punks
C = Inbetween punk and gothic
C- = Gothics
D+ = Popular anime fans
D = Humorous anime fans who aren't very popular
D- = Quiet anime fans
E+ = Leader of friends, but not popular
E = Same as E+ but not a leader
E- = Loners/Outcasts
F+ = Gamers
F = Nerds/Geeks/Dorks
F- = Retards

The list is a little vague for most people, so I will explain in detail, even though most of you don't care. . . .
A+ = the talkative, stylish, snobby ones that I would think most people mean when they say preps BUT AREN'T.
A = I don't know about your school, but in mine, the athletes aren't the most popular people in the school, but close to it, so that's why they're A.
A- = the infamous preps -- stylish, talkative, put on an act to make everyone happy so they can score with people.
B+ = Sluts/thugs are fairly popular, but a little on the quiet side, so not so much as the others. Also, since they ARE sluts and thugs, some people don't make friends with them. . . .
B = the group that is almost prep, except B is much quieter and doesn't put on an act; B dresses in style, has a lot of friends, but still looks down upon people they don't like and aren't afraid to show it.
B- = We know how druggies are -- somewhat popular, somewhat not. The "not" part being mostly because they are so indifferent that they don't make any attempt to be friendly. Notice how B- and the C's are so close to each other. That's because punks/gothics are often druggies.
C+ = punks. Now punks and gothics are very similar in my eyes, because they dress and act the same. I separate the two to show the difference between those hardcore ones and the not-so-hardcore ones. Punks are not hardcore. They wear black and a few silver thingies, listen to their punk music, and are a bit deep, but that's it.
C = in between punk and gothic.
C- = the hardcore punks--gothics. They wear their ugly clashing clothes like black and bright pink stripes and tons of silver jewelry and stuff (sorry, but tis ugly), have their hair dyed (and often spiked in weird ways), listen to their goth/punk music, and are often "mentally ill" (like suicidal and stuff) and interested in death and "evil" (like the devil). They're more outcasted than C+ punks.
D+ = like those people in my anime club who are officers and stuff, who lead the club, are talkative, etc.
D = those almost-officer anime fans who are somewhat talkative, somewhat not -- those humorous ones who always make jokes and goof around. Often D class people are gamers.
D- = the quiet anime fans. NO, NOT ME. D- are the ones who like anime a little, but don't socialize with anyone. I know it sort of describes me, but it also doesn't, because I'm not quiet all the time. I'm a leader of my friends; I just don't talk to the people in the anime club.
Now most of you would think I'm in the D area because I'm an anime fan. Well you're wrong. I belong to an anime club. But I don't talk to anyone there. I'm in outcast even in my own kin. So I don't belong in the D, but in the E, a rare class that wouldn't have existed had there not been people like me.
E+, E, & E- = The "E" stands for "exception." The people in this category don't fit into any of the other categories. Being such a weirdo, this kind of person would not be popular; that's why they are nestled in between the D's and F's. Conveniently, tis also alphabetical. Another irony is that E's are excluded from the grading system for some reason (maybe because they want F to mean fail because fail starts with an F?). I emphasize the E's are very strange. Most people who read my stereotypes page think they're an E because they think they're so special. Talk to me for about a month, and I'll probably find out what category you really belong in. (But I would need to know you IRL to get a more accurate judgement.) The only examples of E's that I have so far are myself and one IRL friend. The + to - scale just signifies the amount of talkativeness or popularity. So an E+ would be the most talkative/popular of the group of E's, and E- would be the least talkative/popular of the group of E's.
F+ = serious gamers. Not the anime-fan gamers, unless the gamers value their games over anime. They're into Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and all that other fantasy stuff that isn't anime. They devote practically their whole lives to games.
F = true nerds/geeks/dorks. NOT people who are quiet and wear glasses. F people are show-offy people who are very smart, but very often don't get good grades because they are too darn lazy to do their homework.
F- = retards. I use that term literally. I never use it to mean "stupid." Retarded means mentally retarded, ya know? They are quite unfortunate, but they do exist, and there is a class for them too. Way at the bottom of the social ladder. They have hardly any friends, if any at all. Their personalities vary, but their situation is the same.

IN CONCLUSION! Yeah, I judge people. A lot of people would frown upon me for doing such a wretched, human thing, but I do it, and I know all of you out there do too. C area people always claim to not judge, but I know they do; they judge "preps" all the time! You don't know what's going on inside their head!! People say that stereotyping is wrong because you judge them as that one stereotype and don't give them a chance and get to know them for who they really are. Well, I give everyone a chance, believe it or not, and they always let me down. Humans are so predictable. Once I see what class they're in, I can predict almost everything about them. It never fails. Anyway . . . I judge people because stereotypes are like races. I am very selective in my friends -- not to be racist or anything -- because I don't like most of the people I'm around, and I find it interesting how each person fits into a certain group/clique whether they want to admit it or not. I try to pick friends who are unique and don't fit into any of the stereotypes, but tis so hard to find someone who isn't tainted. Tis very hard indeed. So anyway, I originally created this stereotype thing because one of my buddies Sophia wanted me to try to judge her. I automatically thought gothic, but you see, the group "gothic" is very broad. And that one term doesn't describe all of them. So I created that chart up there. And it turns out she's a C+. Now the whole thing is just for my enjoyment, and to show how easily people fit into stereotypes without even knowing it. I can judge a person so easily by just knowing them for one day, and I may learn later that I was wrong about them, but most of the time I'm right. This is also to prove that I don't fit into any of the above stereotypes (except for E's), and yet exibit some of the qualities of most of them.

We all judge people. Judgements are the same as first impressions, and I'm sure you will admit that you have a first impression of everyone. Usually the judgement is based on the person's appearance and clothes. BUT! Just because someone has a characteristic of a stereotype doesn't mean they are that stereotype. In other words, just because you wear black doesn't mean you're gothic. But if you're gothic, you are likely to wear black. Tis like that math rule where a square is a rectangle but a rectangle isn't a square. Get it?

You got Goth and Punk mixed up...
(Though this is not unusual for people to mix this up.)
Goth is normally all black. (Sometimes have other colors but they don't clash.)
Punk is the unnaturally dyed hair in unusual spikes ect.

@ Railias
I don't think you can buy a purple fishnet shirt at Hollister nor do I think you can buy a cute yellow tee with the hollister logo on the front at Hot Topic.

@ Everyone in general who are using the "All Goths are Devil Worshipers stereotype"
It is just a stereotype.
The reason behind this stereotype is probably because of many goths fascination with the morbid. Matter of fact most goths are Atheist. (Boy that did sound like a stereotype now didn't it. XD )

MOST stereotypes take root in fact. For example, emos (over-emotional people) and cutting themselves? That's just a less intense version of the old suicide-caused-by-depression thing. that one used to be a huge problem years ago.

Goths worshiping the devil? That's most likely based off of the Pagan religion. As I've noticed, most of my Pagan friends dress "gothic", and we all know the misconception between Pagans and Satanists. Eventually gothic (goth) clothing, whether someone is Pagan or not, attributed back to the Pagan religion, and therefore to the Satanist misconception.

There are a lot of superstitions that just came from racial hate or fear or misunderstanding, like "all Germans love war". I'll bet that's completely wrong, it's just aftereffect fear from the wars in which the USA fought Germany. It's kind of like the cold war, only on a more personal, MUCH less serious level.

I don't agree with stereotypes or believe any of them are right, so I don't label myself or anyone else as anything.

Like I have heard people say before "Labeling is for soup cans!" I agree with it. :)