Norms: Individual Vs. Society- Versus "One Place, Different Face"

Word Count: 266

When I look around I see so many different people so many different faces. Some I can recognize others I do not. I categorize them, I know it’s bad but it’s what I do. I look at them and I see how they look, I listen to the stereotypes I’ve heard before. “He’s a nerd, she’s probably s hoe.” All of these thoughts put people in their different societies. I know with my friends I feel like I fit in. We’re weird and have our own sense of humor, but all of us understand. I know these are the people that have my back; we have created our own society. See from the inside we understand but we know people from the outside probably don’t. Maybe that’s how the people are that I stereotype. They might not fit in with the people that I think they do. Even though someone might look like a nerd and not dress the best they could hang out with the partying crew or the athletic teams. I need to stop thinking that people fit into specific groups because they might not. I think that’s the problem with our world, we all stereotype even if we think we don’t, and we make it harder than ever for someone to change. I hate the fact that in order to fit in with people you think are cool, people have to wear less and take more risks. We all live together in one city, one town, one school, but if you looked around the school you would never know because everyone looks different.