Sunday, October 28, 2007

Stereotypes

A lot of criticism has been going on for a while about stereotypes. People are hyperbolizing it like crazy, only it's all negative. Why don't we cut the crap and admit that stereotypes are useful. The minority is called the minority for a reason- which is because there aren't than many of them (obviously). Things would be a lot better overall, not to mention more efficient if people realized their place, and dealt with it. Racism, Sexism, Prejudice- all of these are the result of people not being aware of their position. Stereotypes apply to everyone- we all have our strengths and weaknesses. That being said, we all are the minority on something. Stereotypes were invented to make life simple- and yet people can't mind their own business, and break the chain- re-complicating things just because they find it impossible not to take things personally. Wouldn't life be a lot better if people minded their own business and let things be? I don't even want to have to think about how much money is being wasted on the minorities- not to mention the thousands of people that have been killed throughout history over such trivial things.

And yes, it is trivial, when you consider "the greater good". Life is already complicated as it is, and while complicated can be a good things, We should have reasonable limits- and know when enough is enough. Someday the minorities stand a good chance of becoming the majorities- at which point they can play king of the hill. or maybe they won't but no matter what happens, people shouldn't be so self-centered, but instead recognize their place. Now I'm not talking about any particular stereotype, and to clarify that I intentionally didn't put any specific examples. After all, you all know what I'm talking about anyway- it's not too hard to find stereotypes. And on that note, considering how many stereotypes there are, people should recognize that (a) there's a lot of them because they're a good thing and (b) there's no way you can kill a stereotype- in fact, attempting to will likely only encourage more of them.

Well, only a few stereotypes have been targeted I admit, in the for of gay rights, [insert race (but probably not white)] rights, women's rights, etc. The amount of problems created by this constant struggling for "rights" is depressing. Maybe it never occurred to these people that those rights only exist because their country affords them, and that even if their so-called rights are banned, There is no action governments or individuals can take to imprison your mind (at least not yet)- and I doubt the government will care too much about how you live your life anyway- they understand as I do that such matters are trivial, and consequently no worth their time. Even if all your "rights" were taken away, as long as you aren't in prison, you can do whatever the hell you want. The only places where your "rights" apply are things like jobs and social services- and when it comes down to it, that's up the people owning the companies of these, and in all truth it shouldn't be any of the governments' business anyway. If we just leave things be, everything will work out for the best. Anyone with eyes to witness the perfection of nature would realize that letting things happen naturally is always best.

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