Have you ever faced stereotypes? Most of us have faced them, but do they reflect our life? “Breaking stereotypes and breaking through prejudices is incredibly difficult, but also fantastically enjoyable,” said Jared Leto. This quotation is inspiring.

To begin with, the definition of a stereotype identifies it as any commonly known public belief about a certain social group or a type of individual. Stereotypes are often confused with prejudices, because, like prejudices, a stereotype is based on a prior assumption. Stereotypes are often created about people of specific cultures or races.

Firstly, there are a lot of stereotypes about gender. Men are often told that men are strong and can do all the work. People claiming that do not take into account a persons’ state.

As for women, there are many untrue and unfair stereotypes, such as “Women aren't as smart as men”. It is one of the very popular stereotypes. It is not true because if you read some scientific articles you will find that women's’ brains are more complicated than men's. “Girls are not good at sports”, many girls have heard it. Like the first stereotype, which I mentioned, everything depends on physical state.

Secondly, as for stereotypes about cultures. All these stereotypes can be refuted by saying that the nation a person belong to does not always affect their character and actions, so they are usually untrue.

To sum up, stereotypes will follow us in the future if we do not do anything to get rid of them. Let’s hope that future generations will get rid of them.

Author: Alina Sapon

Form:10B

Teacher: Rybalka N.V.