White Girl Stereotypes

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She has the IPhone in hand, cruising through Tumblr while posting selfies of herself and her Starbucks on Instagram. She flips through the filters in the app to find which complements her shade of make-up perfectly. This is just one of the many prejudice set up against Caucasian females, as well as many others. Stereotypes affect all genders, races, and ethnicities no matter where you are in the world. In today’s society, a very common stereotype is “the white girl”. The stereotypical white girl will consist of always getting Starbucks, posting selfies, using a plethora of social media sites, and most commonly being dumb and conceited. This specific stereotype focuses on Caucasian females being portrayed as shallow and snobbish.
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