Labelled by music
Emos, punk rockers, metalheads, the list goes on and on. People think they can judge people by their musical taste. If I described a person by his or her appearance, you could guess what kind of music that person listens to. I dare you.
Let's see, there's a girl walking your way in the street. She has shaved her head almost entirely, leaving just enough hair to make it to a spike onto her head. The "spike", or mohawk as most people would call it, is dyed bright pink. Her clothes are partly ripped and there are lots and lots of chains and jewellery hanging from her. Her ears, her nose, her clothes are all covered with metal.
See? I knew you'd figure this game out. As you might have guessed, I described a stereotypical punk chick.
Stereotypias towards people and their music style aren't a new phenomenon. It don't even limit to identifying your music taste by your looks. It affects how people treat you. You don't believe me? Let's take another test.
You're in a grocery store somewhere in the United States. You're picking up things into your basket and then you see him. He's sauntering down the aisle. He has oversized clothes and a cap backwards. He's covered with black-and-white tattoos. He has headphones around his neck playing rap loudly and - oh no - black skin.
What does your instinct tell you to do? Grab your bag harder so he won't be able to take it. I'm not a racist. That's just a fact. I'm not saying that every black hip hopper is a thief, I'm just saying that they get labelled by music - and clothes.
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