Stereotypically Judged

In reading “The Miseducation of Hip-Hop—Discrimination in Education,” the author Jamilah Evelyn seems to congratulation Jason Hinmon on breaking the stereotype. Albert Einstein once said, "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is insanity." At some point in time mostly everyone finds themselves nursing a burnt hand or finger as a learning experience, that the stove was hot. The author makes mention of Jason Hinmon, a student who represents "good" students with grounds to resent the stereotype, but the author does not seem to understand why the faculty would "profess there's no shortage of young people to live up-or down-to it" (Evelyn, 2008).

It seems as though stereotyping is everywhere. It’s in the work force, schools, and even in public places. People will always judge others by the way they dress, look, act and even to what they listen, too. This country is a right to live and express is it not? Or is it not the freedom of choice anymore?

Reference

Evelyn, J. (2008). The Miseducation of Hip-Hop - Discrimination in Education. In L. Gray-Rosendale, Pop Perspectives (pp. 559-565). New York: McGraw Hill.