Stereotypes

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    Samantha

Hello, my name's Samantha, or Sam for short. I am here to tell you society is full of shit. Society effects everyone. It effects you. It effects me. I am a dark skinned teen at the age of 16 and I still haven't hit puberty. I still am an A cup bra size, and my butt is nowhere near 'developed'. That is not your stereotypical black girl. But see, I don't fit those stereotypical guidelines. I wear my hair up almost always(not in corn rows or dreds, all natural) and I wear big nerd glasses so my big nerd eyes can see. I still shop at Old Navy simply because all the other 'trendy' clothing is too damn expensive. So yes, I still look like I'm 5. I am very lanky and I am currently at the height of 5'1. Yes, I am aware that I am a midget. Now, let's get into the more personal stuff. I'm not sure how else to describe my personality other than 'a very literal smartass'. By this I mean I am a very literal person who is constantly correcting people on their grammar or reminding people that they are not actually starving, they are only hungry. What else is interesting about me that is worth your presence? Well, I have a 4.35 GPA as a Sophomore in high school. My favorite color is a magenta purple thing. I have an Asian mother and an African American father. I have these weird blue eyes that almost no one with my skin color has. I'm a huge nerd if you haven't already noticed. I am obsessed with the Harry Potter series. And I think that about sums me up. Wait, I almost forgot, I am attracted to girls. Yes, I am a female that is attracted to females, get over it. Now that we have classified that I am nowhere near the 'black girl' stereotype let me explain to you why I am doing this. Like I said, society is full of shit, but somehow it has brain washed millions of people that continue to think in these stereotypical ways. This is my journey trying to break through my stereotypes and show the people around me that you don't have to be like everyone else.

I woke up the loud muse of my ignorant alarm clock as I slowly turned from my side to my back as I groaned in exasperation. I blindly reached over to my alarm clock and felt around for a button until i finally ended the loud ruckus. I slowly rose from my Harry Potter bed sheets and opened my eyes to my blurry visions. It's so funny how some of the biggest days that change your life start out like every other day. April 6th. That was the day I woke up and wore my Old Navy clothes and my big nerd glasses just like every other day. But that was also the day that open my eyes a bit wider. That was the day that life through my everyday big nerd glasses got a whole lot clearer.