Stereotyping is something that is done on a daily bases by so many people, it's actually become a part of the American way. I am Mexican-American, yet to everyone I look "white". I'm lighter skinned and have blonde hair as well as blue eyes. I was taught but my parents not to judge a book by its cover and treat others the way you'd want to be treated. Yet, I am shocked at the many that lack that common respect. On a day to day bases, I am judged asked about my race. Right after I tell them their response is "Really? You look white!" . My question for all of those who say I look "white" is, what exactly is a "white" to you? Am I "white" because I have light skin? Am I "white" because I have blonde hair? Am I "white" because I have blue eyes? Please explain to me why I look "white" and what "white" truly is. Because in all honesty I'm not to sure, but you all have it figured out and defined the way you're throwing it around. Every race has different skin tones it doesn't make them any less of what they are.
Just the other day I was sitting at work and a customer came up. I greeted her the same way I greet all customers, "Hi, how are you doing? Is there anything I can help you with?" the customer then in Spanish responded "why would they put a WHITE girl to work here?" so I responded to her in Spanish saying "they didn't put a white girl to work here, but you're welcome to leave if you want." She looked at me in complete and utter disbelief like those words did not come out of my mouth and walked away. She looked Hispanic but I greeted her just as I would greet any customer. I didn't assume that because she looked Hispanic that all she spoke was Spanish. Usually after I greet them in English and the customer looks confused or asked if I speak Spanish and then I proceed to greet them in Spanish and assist them with what they need. Yet in the incident that just happened the other day she had seen me as a "white" girl who couldn't speak Spanish to help her and assist her.
I know, I am not the only one who can relate to this. No matter if you're Hispanic, African-American, Arabic or anything and you don't fit the society image to what you're "supposed" to look like then they are profiling you. I know personally I'm tired of people doing it to me, so I know you have to be too. Stereotyping people by appearance just needs to stop being a thing in the United States. Yet, we as a population have been doing it for so long that it's just become custom and done out of habit that no one even realizes they're doing it anymore.
