Title: Turn Your Back on Stereotypes
Thesis Statement: Stereotyping will never fade away; however, there are steps you can take to overcome it.
I. Know yourself.
A. If you know who you really are, then you will realize how ridiculous the stereotype really is and why you don’t fit in with it.
B. Begin a list of the ways you do not fit in with the commonly perceived label.
II. Identify positive role models.
A. Every group has its determined individuals who have conquered their fears, came out of their shells, and broken out of the crowd.
B. Identify these barrier breaking people whose accomplishments and attitudes are proving their negative stereotypes wrong.
III. Educate yourself.
A. All stereotypes originated in some part of history, no matter how ignorant they may seem.
B. If you know the source of the stereotype that you are being subjected to, you can understand where it is coming from and overcome it more willingly.
IV. Be more than the stereotype.
A. Do not define yourself by the negative image that you have became a target to.
B. Use all of this pessimism and disapproval as inspiration to rise above the negative viewpoint.
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