at my school asians are the majority. they are stereotyped as being hardworking academic over achievers who play "wussy" sports like badminton and have no social life. people also think they can't drive.
non-asian people (white, black, hispanic) are stereotyped as being dumb and taking easy classes (non-honors and non-AP) and playing football.
all of these stereotypes are dumb, although they are founded in truth. they don't really bug me. i'm like a duck. they just slide off my back, so to speak, like water. if these people are your "friends" who are hurting your feelings, you should tell them to stop making references to stupid generalizations. i mean, if you had a black friend, you wouldn't automatically assume he/she likes fried chicken, right? so i suggest you tell them that.
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