Maybe Lets Not

A stereotype is defined as a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Stereotypes are constantly used in society today, but they  shouldn't be. Although they are partially true and were created for a reason, there are many exceptions to stereotypes, and they definitely shouldn't be used to classify groups of people.  There are women who can drive well, African Americans who aren't loud, Asians who aren't  geniuses at math, gays who have deep voices, and many more. Beneatha in the book, A Raisin in the Sun, was going to college, "listen,  I'm going to be a doctor"(Hansberry). Not  only was Beneatha getting an education as  a woman, but she was also going to be a  doctor which at the time was a male dominated  profession. Beneatha is one of the many examples where stereotypes don't apply. She is an African  American getting a college education, and a  woman becoming a doctor instead of "staying at  home, cleaning the house, and raising the kids."  It is very difficult to not fall into the using of  stereotypes. They are everywhere, in movies, tv shows, social media, books, and everyday life. However, stereotypes restrict people's view of the  world and cause the prevention of seeing people  for who they really are. Most people don't fit into  the oversimplified classification of a particular type of person, and for that reason Stereotypes no longer apply and  should not be used in the world today.