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End Stereotypes


Stereotypes, stereotypes, Stereotypes,

We all do it 

I do it 

And you do it too

But all this needs to end.

 

All made up of comments.

comments that eat at you

till there is nothing left.

make you feel judged,

Judged in a way you may have never felt before

Make you feel you are an outsider

rather than just fitting in.

 

No matter where you go

there will be that one person 

that one person who puts

 a label on you

a piece of tape that reads

“Kick Me” 

 

Just because of the movies

Just because of the shows

Just because of the people

does not entitle you to that

that stereotype being 

shoved down your throat

 

If you wear glasses

your smart

If you have blonde hair

your dumb

If you are a women 

your weak

If your shy

your weird

 

Doing these things,

Making these comments

These judgments

really bring people down,

bring people down to a dark place.

But this is why we are the people,

the people who make a difference,

make a difference and show 

how everyone is the same. 

 

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