DHS Stereotypes

Stereotypes at DHS exist and they pertain to many things such as where you hang out, are you an athlete etc. and they have an impact on other kids performance by stereotyping them by lowering their self-esteem which makes them less confident, making them less secure which may lead to not coming to school, and peer pressure which may lead to doing negative things they don’t want to do. These 3 things may cause kids to go down the wrong path just because they don’t want to be called a certain thing or looked down upon. This happens at DHS and it causes kid to be more socially insecure because they think they’re a loser because a stereotype told them that because they do a certain thing or they’re pressured to do something such as drugs or they’re

My first experiences with stereotypes occurred at the beginning of my freshman year. The important ones are really the ones that prove that there are stereotypes at DHS and these were athletic stereotypes. This was during football season and after one of my football games I had this girl come up to me and call me stupid, to keep it appropriate, because I accidentally ran into her and she dropped her water but she was on her phone so it wasn’t really my fault but she told me that’s why I play football and I was retarded which really made me laugh but this experience proves that there are stereotypes at DHS and not only athletic stereotypes but different kinds on campus I don’t witness and these stereotypes really never got to me so I can’t say much how they affect academic performance. I’ve observed this kid that went to my elementary and he was always like a outcast or a loner type of kid because he always was alone and he tried his best but he was always stereotypes as emo or a loser. But this year he changed the way he dressed talked and I have for one of my classes and he says he doesn’t care so this showed me he’s trying to fit in to avoid those stereotypes and by doing this he’s affecting his academic