Pros And Cons Of School Stereotypes

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If I were able to make one change to my school dress code, I would change the sagging pants. Unable to sag your pants is totally unethical. For example, when someone sees a dude sagging their pants they’ll think that they’re in some sort of gang. I think that’s very wrong and stereotypical for someone to think of such a thing. Some guys just like their pants to run up on them.

Gangs are one of the world’s many problems, and most people blame guys who sag their pants, and call them “thugs”. That’s what I call an absolute stereotype. Stereotypes can literally change the whole course of someone’s life, which is all thanks to social media. Just because they’re lots of bad people in the world, doesn’t mean you have to shame the

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