A stereotype as i see it...

i hate to generalize or judge books by their covers, but due to the fact that i work in a public place i have noticed that stereotypes and generalizations present themselves. i took notice to a stereotype just the other night, and i apologize for being the shallow, ignorant person to even take part in emphasizing this stereotype which is the white-asian couple. you know you've seen them too. most of the time i see an asian woman with a white man as opposed to an asian man with a white woman. i do see them too though. most of my cousins are in this type of relationship. my last relationship was this type of relationship. yes, yes, i lived 1 year and 8 months of my life being a stereotype, and i did not care one bit (at the time of course. i then realized later that he was a stupid guy. not because of his race of course.)

so i work at a restaurant. and like i said, generalizations and sterotypes present themselves. i'm a server and i get this table with an asian woman and a man looking at the menu, which was covering his face. my first thought: "i bet he's white." he puts down his menu, and he is. my next prediction: "i bet she has an accent." and they order their drinks:
the man: "i'll take a coffee"
me: "regular or decaf?"
the man: "regular"
me: "and for you ma'am?"
the woman: "i'll hab ur-ange joos"
me: "sure. i'll be right back with your drinks"

ok this blog is turning into an anecdote. lol. so i proceed into the kitchen where i tell my co-worker about my new table and he explains to me that he thinks his parents were like that once. and he told me how his parents married after a month of meeting. his dad his white and his mom is filipino. and my head jumped straight to the idea of citizenship. my mind is tainted so much with sterotypes, i'm embarassed to say i even think like that!

i think we need to break the stereotype. and this is just one racial stereotype to break. i don't know what i'm talking about anymore. haha i just needed something to blog about :P

-donna ;]