On racisim and stereotypes
I was accused of being racist today, probably for the first time, I said the lady in question was 'Nigerian' and 'trashy'. The gentleman accusing me of such racism was of Indian descent and not at all 'trashy' in my opinion. Was he right to find it offensive?
Here's a quick description of the woman - I'll let you decide whether she was trashy or not. She wore a spandex tight cotton jersey micro mini dress in baby pink, no bra (so you could see her nipples pointing at passers-by); possibly no knickers either (or maybe they were hidden by layers of her fat), she was large - everywhere, with something of a dead rat of hair extensions on her head, big sunglasses, big bag and a nasty sneer of a pout. Here's a quick sketch:
We stereotype a lot. I'm always aware of the Russian blonde stereotype and therefore avoid wearing animal print, brown, cream, black leather, designer labels, tight jeans, black leather boots and other similar items at all cost. This stereotype is making me fit into another stereotype - that of an intellectual woman. All a Russian girl want for Christmas is fur and diamonds - is that really true?
We are a country of feminist, self-sufficient women, smart and sassy, so why, when a British man asks me where I'm from, does he get so cheeky when he finds out I'm Russian? One American farmer once said that he thought 'bears walked among people on the streets of Moscow' in a conversation to my acquaintance. Laugh or cry, the reality remains - there are stereotypes. Whilst we still have people who fit into them nothing will ever change. Perhaps the goal is not to stop being racist, either for the race to take note and to stop that stereotype existing. The same way a black man went from being a white man's slave to Obama the president. I personally, have friends of all nationalities, but never the stereotypes.
Break free, I beg you human, become what you really are, not what you think you're supposed to be.
















