Another lazy stereotype. It hovers in the air like stale smoke— unseen by some and choking to others. It enters rooms without knocking. settles into conversations as if it has always belonged.
"Boys will be boys. " "She's probably using him for money. " "People from there are all the same. " No thought. No depth. It's just repetition while wearing a mask of wisdom.
It's simple to accept what you've been told. What society reproduces with a grin and a shrug. However, lazy thinking is hazardous. It reduces people to caricatures, flattens cultures into cartoons. and blind to the truth hiding in plain sight.
What if the noisy girl has a soft side? What if the boy who appears unconcerned is taking on too much? What if the guy you call lazy is simply trying to survive? in a world that never gave him a head start?
Stereotypes are shortcuts— And every shortcut overlooks something significant. A story. A wound. A reason. A soul.
But people are not headlines. They are neither hashtags, punchlines, nor trends. There are layers and contradictions. They change, develop, hurt, laugh, and love. Just like you. Just like me.
So the next time someone says, "You know how people like that are... " Stop them. Look closely. Dig deeper. And keep in mind:
Every lazy stereotype. is simply a lie that has never been challenged.