Kush Talk

I'm annoyed. It's been a strange day to say the least.

But I just hit the bong and decided to see where the high will take me. Right now I can only think about perception vs reality. How people can see something, know nothing about it and pass definitive judgement on it.

Every one of us has heard that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover. That things are not always what they seem. Yet everyday we pass judgement on people we dont know. We know better, of course, but we do it anyway. Why? Because regardless of how wrong it is for us to pass such judgements, past experience has showed us the most people are not he exception, they are the rule.
That girl with the fake ass and really big purse in the club, flipping her blonde hair over her shoulder with her French manicured fake nails is probably a stripper.  Just like the chick with the dark skin tone and the platinum blonde lace front and the gold tooth is probably ratchet. The dude in the back booth boppin' his head but not moving, dressed like young jeezy circa 2004, and staying out of the pictures is probably on charges.

 Is it wrong to assume? Absolutely. But it's just like George Clooney's character in Up in the Air said "stereotypes are faster." it's a time saver. I don't like thugs or jail birds. So I'm not gonna talk to the dude wearing gold grills (no diamonds) and locs (shades) with a fitted over some need-to-do braids calling me "ma".  And he probably has an insane baby mother somewhere who can't get ahold of his drug money but is on his ass to pay child support. (seriously I dunno how girls can take these guys seriously. Never me. Not ever. No no noooo).

Having a preconceived notion is one thing, but in all fairness we as grown folks need to still be able to give people the benefit of the doubt. Give people a chance to prove that they are the exception. If it turns out our assumptions are correct we lose nothing. But if we allow our assumptions to rule us we limit ourselves greatly.

The Articulate Bitch