Stereotype – a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
I hate how I feel like I can’t be myself around certain people because I’m constantly being labeled as something that I am not. Just the other day, this individual who is supposedly my friend called me a “wanna be hipster.” Granted I found this quite amusing, I also felt as though it was very Rude and unnecessary.
K I’m done talking like that lol.
But seriously though, this girl who is supposed to be my friend called me a wanna be hipster because I was looking at Puravida bracelets online. For those of you who don’t know, Puravida is a site which sells hand made bracelets from Costa Rica, and donates the money to many different charities and also HELPS people in Costa Rica find full time jobs. This girl had the nerve to criticize the way I dressed, and claimed that I was trying too hard to be hipster. Can someone please explain to me how buying bracelets which helps find cures and raise awareness counts towards being a hipster?
I’m not saying being a hipster is a bad thing, but I honestly consider my style as more urban chic. I don’t go around wearing half the things they wear, but that’s not the point. The point is I’m one of those people who loves to do volunteer work, donates to charity, and tries to raise awareness for many different causes. For those who actually know me they know that I was in a lot of humanitarian type clubs, and know how much I care about helping others in every way. It may not look like it at times, but honestly I don’t do it for praise, I do it because I actually want to make a difference in someones life.
This is one of the MAIN reasons why I want to be a doctor. People literally don’t know you or what you go through on a daily basis, but feel like they’re entitled to make rude judgements on certain aspects in your life. I find this very rude and uncalled for. Stop that Shit it’s annoying as shit, you want to be bitter about your life go ahead, but NEVER make someone feel like shit because they’re taking control of their lives and following their hearts.
Side note I’m getting real sick of people who really don’t know me for shit labeling me, and trying to bring me down because they see that I’m finally trying to get my shit together. If you need help getting your shit together just ask no need to “skunk.”
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs
