Stereotypes?

Stereotyping is exaggerated generalizations associated with a categorizing system they go beyond the facts at hand and make claims that usually have no valid basis. It is also something that most people find difficult to avoid from doing. Do you agree?

I agree. This is because stereotyping happened when one makes an assumption based on the surface. They do not like to investigate and do research to get to know something more insights. In our society, in Malaysia, it is certainly complicated to change this kind of behaviour because we actually grow up with it.

Sometimes, we stereotype without we realised. This proved how deep this problem is in our society that some people do not have the guilt when they make false assumption towards something.

As a Malaysian, I find myself stereotype as well until one day I decided that it is best to remain silent cause I remember that there is one saying, “silence is golden”. I believe that it is unfair to only look at one side and ignore the other side. For instance, some people love to wear cheap and casual clothes for their everyday wear and these stereotypes assume that they are poor and did not have the money to buy more pleasant clothes.

This is stereotypes because we are judging their preferences despite having any ideas on their background. There are rich people who love to buy simple clothes and prefer casual more than anything. Being simple and casual is for everyone and does not portray poverty at all.

Some song writers nowadays made songs to mock the stereotypes in their society 

In conclusion, I believe we should stop this negativity and start to be more open minded. No doubt that it will be hard to sustain but it is better late than never.