AntiStereotypes
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I'm sorry if you think that I have nothing to say
I'm sorry if you think that because I am blond I have an empty head
I'm sorry if you think that because I wear makeup I do it because I don't value myself
I really like your backpack,
Did your parents buy you a new one for this year?
No, actually, this is the same backpack I had last school year.
Oh, well how about those...
Pale and blue-eyed
they call me a gringa but that's not who I am.
Some say that I'm lucky
that I don't look like a stereotype,
but we are people, not Jeopardy questions
I stood before the world and the world said to me:
You are black to you are a gangbanger.
I stood before the world and the world said to me:
You are asian so you are a geek.
Maybe she likes sports
Maybe he likes ballet
Maybe she's a he
Maybe he's a she
Maybe she likes girls
Maybe he likes boys
We must be treated equal
We are humans, not cookie cutter toys
Don’t tell me you know me, you do not
I’m not part of a stupid stereotype
I’m a person, the same as you
So kiss my ass you’re not my type
