Stereotypes
Have you ever been walking down the street and seen a group of hooded teenagers just standing around being generally teenager-y? It’s kind of scary isn’t it? However, just because the ones you see are scary and antisocial, doesn’t mean that they all are.
In fact most teenagers I know are nice, kind people who often lend a helping hand and although they do include hoods in their fashion choice, they are not the scary, heartless people media makes them out to be. Stereotypes like this are growing more and more common, and more and more offensive. For example, when out on the road, people see a Mercedes or BMW driver and immediately stereotype them as a driver who is ignorant. Or if you see someone with designer clothes people may stereotype them as stuck up or ‘snobby’. I know people who are extremely well dressed and drive BMWs who are sweet people and conscientious drivers.
I am not saying that all teenagers are sweet angels, some are quite the opposite, but more and more, people avoid teenagers because they are scared of them. I don’t think this is right because people shouldn’t be judged on how they dress and what they do in their free time.
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International Women's Day 2016
Just the other day (March 8th) was International Women’s day; this historic date celebrates the political, social and cultural achievements of women over the last century such asEleanor Roosevelt who was a champion of human rights as she fought for black rights and furthered the status’ of women in the world, and Marie Curie who was a the first ever woman to win a Nobel prize, she discovered radioactivity as well as radium.
The annual celebration was first set up by the German socialist Clara Zetkin in 1911, it first began when woman were demanding the right to vote, which they received in Britain in 1918. Today, when only a fifth of parliamentary seats are held by women and only 19 heads of state out of a possible 196 are women - only seven more women than 20 years ago - there is much progress still to be made.
It is estimated that women are to face another 118-year wait for the gender pay gap to close even though one of the United Nations (UN) 17 goals for 2030 is to combat injustice and gender inequality. The ambassador for the UK is a YouTuber called Louise Pentland (Sprinkle of Glitter); on her channel she often talks about political issues such as the Syrian refugee crisis and how she wants her daughter to grow up in a society where she is treated no differently from any man and can express her opinion without being scared that itwill be judged based off of her gender.
During International Women’s day, the “Melted Guns” sculpture was unveiled by the Greater Manchester police Commissioner Tony Lloyd, at The Manchester Cathedral, the sculpture was made to immortalise the peace activist Dr Erinma Bell, and the sculpture commemorates her role in the fight against gun crime in the Moss side area. She is listed as one of the250 most influential people in Manchester because of her work in the “Guns to Goods” campaign that recycled firearms seized by police into works of art. Many officers thought that she gave women a voice in the subject of crime and law, where it was usually seen as a “man’s role/job” this meant she inspired women to go into the career of being a police officer.
Many women have died so that we can have basic rights like the vote and to be able to have a successful career, that is no easier or harder than it would be if you were a man. Weare still on the journey to a discrimination free society; could you be the next person to make history, to inspire a generation?
By Heather 8A2
