Stereotyping Vs Reality Research

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Stereotyping-vs-Reality I think that people see me as the shortest person in the school. People also say that I’m very weak, poor, short, and stupid. I have been called multiple names in my life, but stupid/idiot is what I’ve been called by most. When people called me stupid it would make me think more about myself to prove them wrong. I used to be very short and people would make fun of me for that. Also I used to wear glasses and I would get made fun of for wearing glasses. Also people would say “are you poor because I never knew you were poor.” I also would be made fun of because they thought I wasn’t very strong. When actually I am very smart, rich, strong, and tall. I always get good grades. I’m smarter than almost anyone I know. I’m

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