Labels In  Our Society I was doing a compilations of different types of writing (project) and I wrote this for it. It's a editorial so i thought I'd put it on here since a few people have told me they like this section. This one isn't as out-of-the-box type of thinking as the rest, It's not my favorite-

Nearly everyday teens are told by staff members at school never judge people. Teachers and principals demand that students look past physical appearence. In school, clothes hair, and different styles are not suppose to a part of forming an opinion of someone. Pounded into our heads since school began, "Be open to individuality". What happens when we leave school? Are the morals forgotten? Do the rules of decentcy not apply to adults? Let's say two boys walk into a store at the same time. The first boy is clean, pressed, and wearing bright colors. The other boy however is wearing dark, baggy clothes. Which do you think will be watched more closely by the secrurity guard? The darkly dressed, not-so-fancy boy of course. But why? Is the brightly dressed boy less capable of stealing? Does the likeliness of mischeif lower as the clothes become neater? There's almost  set standard way to look that tells people you won't cause trouble. Mostly just nice clothes, neat hair, and mild makeup. What our society doesn't see-or should I say- want to see, is that the way people look and dress has little or nothing to do with the way they act.  That girl in black that sits in the back of class may very well be valedictorian. Can you picture that same girl who graduated at the top of her class being followed in a store? Eyes upon her, daring her to cause trouble? Or maybe, she'd apply for a Harvard Scholarship and it would come between her and a modestly dressed girl with meeger qualifications. I wonder if they'd look strictly at the transcripts and not at all at appearance. Maybe, maybe not. My point is judgemental hypocrits are everywhere. Teens are told to respect their peers while at the same time being unfairly stereo-typed by teachers, store managers, and policemen. It seems that some people are hated before they are even given a chance. Someone's colorful mohawk or baggy pants counts as strikes against them. Although labels are a major issue, little can be done. There will always be stereo-types, unfair assumptions, and just plain stubborn people set in their ways. It's not right and it's not fair, but it's the way it is. Home Eccentric Rambling