26 November 2008 ~ 7 Comments

Dude, Homeschoolers Aren’t All Crazy Fundies!

Quick question? Describe a homeschooler…
If you answered anything about being extremely Christian, sheltered, or socially inept I’m going to smack you upside the head.
Thankfully this stereotype is slowly being eaten away at by reality. But it takes a long time to whittle away at a fear based image. For most people it’s easier to just [...]

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08 August 2008 ~ 5 Comments

Televised Stereotypes and My Kids

Televised Stereotypes and My Kids

I have an ongoing love/hate relationship with TV. I’m usually torn between the few moments of peace it can provide and the constant assault it also hurls. I’m a TV elitist, I admit that. Reality shows, most mainstream stuff, and 90% of the movies are rubbish. I’m more of a PBS girl myself, with some [...]

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16 May 2008 ~ 2 Comments

Stereotypes

There are few things that make me angrier that prejudice. Boxing people up, labeling them by your own terms, and writing an entire group off is prejudice. Which is what makes stereotypes so disgusting.
You keep saying these Stereotypes keep coming back…It’s because stereotypes exist for a reason.
Without content let’s look at this line. Stereotypes exist [...]

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