Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Pride and Prejudice
Here at Rhodes, we are anything but a bland and flavourless bunch. One just needs to walk across the library quad or visit Jac Labs and witness the multitudes of students. However it seems that the way one dresses or presents themselves is a seemingly clear indication of who they are. There is the hippy stoner. He is peace-loving, semi-political but mostly smokes a lot of pot and wears hemp. The jock will be in rugby shorts, vests and slops. You can always find him at The Rat looking worse for wear and at your tut the next morning reeking of Sambuca. The preppy girl is caked in foundation, mascara and totes a big gold handbag on steroids. While you must be chuckling at some of the apparent stereotypes that you have encountered (as have I many times) I hope you don’t take all the prejudice crap to heart. True, there are many here that fall into categories but even I have pleasantly surprised by people I have prejudged. One such incident was a boy who seemed like a death metal-obsessed, dirty rocker yet when I spoke to him, he was eloquent, sensitive and insightful. So the phrase “labels belong on boxes” obviously has some standing here at Rhodes.
Labels: jock, prejudice, Rhodent, stereotypes, stoner, student life