Discussing Stereotypes and Examples

The definition of a stereotype is generalizations about groups of people that are applied to individual members of those groups.  I do not agree with stereotypes.  In high school I was a cheerleader.  People typically think of cheerleaders as popular, dumb, and stuck up.  I was never "popular" in high school, I had friends but I did not associate myself with the "cool kid group" as they would say.  I certainly am not dumb, I was able to graduated midterm with 56 credits when you only needed 52 to graduate. I'm everything but stuck up, I'm probably one of the nicest, genuine, person you would ever meet.  Just because I was a cheerleader did not mean anything.  I am my own person.  Another example is the flower I always wear in my hair.  I own a different flower for everything I wear.  People think since I wear flowers basically everyday that I am Hawaiian. The tradition in Hawaii is that if you wear a flower in your hair on the left means your single but looking and a flower on the right side of your head means your married.  I get asked that constantly at the restaurant I work at. Lastly, I'm polish and all my friends always give me a hard time because of me being stingy with my money.  Polish people are known to be cheap.  I am not cheap, I just like to manage my money wisely! I do not believe that people should stereotype one another under certain classifications.

My different images and how I handle them

Generally, I see myself as a stable person.  I like to present myself properly and use manners like my mother always told me. However, everyone has multiple ways that the view themselves. There is some days that I'm really insecure about how I look, and other days where I think I look really good.  That reflects on people's moods and emotions. Before I leave my house I am constantly asking my parents how I look. The way I look at it is that everyone is judging.  That would be one of my insecurities.  People say never to care about what people think, but yet every human being does it.  No matter how confident and happy I come off, I still have those days in which I wasn't on this planet.  How I deal with those emotions is by working out, or singing. I have flaws that I won't be able to change but I've learned to accept the person who I am today.  I have a smile on my face every second I can because I know it brightens other peoples days. Smiles hide shadows. I used to be the most insecure person alive, I would get teased about my weight, my height, and even the fact that I was adopted. There is many things that I am insecure about but I choose to keep it to myself.  I handle each and every one of my insecurities different.  If it is possible for my to change them I will, otherwise I have to learn how to accept it and deal with them the way I have been.

How gender affect communication

Gender affects communication in numerous ways.  Sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worst.   Male's are generally a very laid back, calm species.  For women however, they are more energetic and precise about certain things.  For example, when I tell my dad that I'm going out with the girls, he'll ask "what time will you be home"? and that's normally it.  Though, if I told my mom that I was going out with the girls she'd ask for all of their phone numbers, where they lived, what time I was going to be home and many other questions as well.  Woman typically just want to know what's going on all around them.  Men just go with the flow and do not like too many things in detailed.  Communication I believe is really key to any relationship.  For to people to be happy they have to communicate with one another. Without communication amongst one another the world would be completely chaotic because people would be doing whatever they wanted to.  Males have a different way of communicating with one another.  Men normally get straight to the point without any questions or comments about it.  However, woman love details about everything, that's probably why woman are so dramatic. Women typically love drama, which in a way is a form of communication.  Drama all start off because of words getting twisted around, and things being said that wasn't actually said.  Where if men were in this situation they would just listen to it, and keep their mouths shut after it.  In conclusion men and woman both have different, yet unique ways of communication.