Reject That Stereotype

 

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"We must reject not only the stereotypes that others hold of us, but also the stereotypes that we hold of ourselves." Shirley Chisholm

I'm guessing Shirley Chisholm busted a few stereotypes in the 1960s as she rose from a young girl in Brooklyn to be the US's first African American Congresswoman. The title of her autobiography, "Unbossed and Unbought" says it all. 

Writing prompt:

•  Do you think that people have a set (wrong) idea about what you are like? If so, write about what they think, why you reject that stereotype, and why they are wrong.
• Write about who you think you are. Are you limited by the stereotypes you hold of yourself?
• Make a list of all the things you could do, starting from now, to bust those stereotypes. Write in more detail about one of them. Perhaps you could turn this into a story. Don't limit yourself - you can be anything you want to be.

Please share your ideas, or your writing in the comments box below.