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Stereotype.


I will not give you the inferior stereotype you force upon me. I will not raise my voice during a conversation or during a disagreement for your own entertainment. the color of my skin will not determine whether or not my education is superior. I was never born or raised in the "hood" I do not hang out on Paramore street and do not have parents that live off welfare. there is a future in my home and I am the future in this world. I AM somebody further then the brown coat of my skin. my words are from the thousands of books I have read and the vocabulary from the same classrooms you sit in. you and I are not different at all. so how dare you stereotype me? I am a young lady that maintains her image. I stand strong next to the title "black female" I will never be ashamed of my race, but never.... will I ever bow down to the false facade society has made for me.. my voice is firm.. and my my brown is loud. but my dignity...is forever..
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