Outsiders And Stereotypes

Do Not Judge a Book By its Cover Walking down the hallway after class, you see someone getting picked on for the outfit they are wearing. Being an outsider, is he or she misjudged or misunderstood? Outsiders are simply misjudged because many people do not take the time to get to know someone. They are misjudged for their differences whether it is the hobbies they have or their physical appearance. People are also misjudged for not being part of a certain group and because of the way they deal with things, especially during hard times.
Outsiders get misjudged because people are quick to see fault in them. This happens because they are different as to what they wear or what they are interested in. What you don’t know, is that what somebody thinks is a fault in someone else, could be a strength to the person being misjudged. For example, someone could be abnormally tall. People may refer to them as weird or even a freak, but their height could also be used as an advantage to reach things other people cannot. They are misjudged because of this flaw that is not normal to other people, when after all, it might not be a bad thing. …show more content…
If you are not in a cool group of people or even play sports, you are immediately pinned as an outsider. Just because they do not fit in with the interests of that group, they get misjudged. The sad thing is that nowadays people judge others based by their looks without getting to know the person. The unfortunate thing is that they may turn out to be a really nice person. People get judged by a certain group or clique whether or not they have cool clothes, have the newest piece of technology, or even by the color of their skin. If you do not meet their expectations, you cannot become an