Jason Hinmon was in for a real treat, when he transferred from Morehouse College in Atlanta to the University of Delaware. Now, when one thinks of a real treat, one hopes this “treat” is something positive. Well, in his case, the real treat was negative, unfortunately. You see, Jason was stereotyped as a hip-hop hoodlum who wasn’t interested in being a good student. The fact that he was dark-hued and had dreadlocks gave him away. Wouldn’t a white boy with long hair and dressed in a heavy metal band t-shirt and ripped jeans be stereotyped in a negative way as well, if he were walking around a college campus? Probably so! So what are we saying here, folks? Unfortunately, in this society this is the way it rolls. Dr. Thomas Earl Midgette says “These rap artists influence the way they dress…they look like hoochie mamas, not like they’re coming to class.” He has no right to make the assumption that these girls are dressing like hoochie mamas because of the hip-hop culture. He doesn’t know what type of music they listen to, and the hoochie mama way of dress is in every genre of music not just hip-hop. If only there were no such thing as stereotyping, then there wouldn’t be these problems. Until then, Jason needs to either do something about his “look” while he’s on campus, or suck it up!
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