My name is Briana Reckamp and working with Blake Livingston, I will be doing a project in English class to dissuade people from using stereotypes and labels.
Normally, people see me and they think: goth, emo, loner, etc. I tend to wear darker clothing, I'm usually quiet, and I tend to keep to myself. I've even been called creepy, weird, odd, and freakish. Though this does not really bother me, it would really hurt some people. Labels and stereotypes are too often used. People need to stop being ignorant and learn that just because someone looks one way, does not mean they are the same as everyone else with the same style.
To make people see this, I will be completely changing my outer look with Blake's help for a few days. I will go from my Gothic, dark look to a more upbeat, colorful, look. Scene.
Blake and I have a hypothesis. What will happen when we do this? How will people react? Well, we think that if I change my style, we will get both positive and negative reactions. The people that know me and are my close friends, probably won't react too much. They'll think it's just 'Bri being Bri.' Although the people that don't know me as well, but still see me every day (teachers, classmates, neighbors) may react largely.
In order to pull this off, what am I gonna do? Well, I'm going to dye my hair, use a make up suited to the stereotype, wear different clothing, and maybe even act a bit different. I should be able to pull this off by Thursday and Friday to collect data. To get a big reaction, I'll be doing this at school, since people in public places like the mall won't notice any 'difference.' You may be wondering how exactly I'm going to actually record my data. Well, I'll be carrying around a small notebook and writing down what people say or how they react. I hope to learn just how ignorant some people really can be when it comes to stereotyping and how exactly they really see me.
