New Dislike of Stereotype

| Tuesday, September 16, 2008

As I have said before, I am a new Graphic Design major, which means that I am mixed with all types of Art majors for my first couple of intro classes. Now, I didn't think that my fellow Art majors would be that much different then my fellow Communication majors...but I was wrong. Stereotype for an Art major, what is it? Does your mind think of someone who looks like me? Or someone who looks like this:

Now I did expect to see Art majors who were creative in their look like this and I have nothing against it. Honestly, I wish I had the guts to dye my hair a random color. But what makes me dislike the majority of Art students like this, is because they feel that they have a more creative mind then those students who don't have 100 face piercings, pink, blue, and green hair, and wear designer clothes. Those people's looks are too conventional, not creative. I find this funny because the people that I have fun into lately who look like what I described, look down on people who look like me thinking that they have a more creative mind. They try to correct me when asking questions or while designing something as if they know more. When in reality, they think that their as deep as an ocean that they miss the point of going to college at hand. I am going to college simply to learn more about something I love so that I can make money from it. Thats why I was told a lot of Fine Art majors don't respect Graphic Designers becaure they use their design skills for money. So what? You can be true to yourself and make money, thats the whole reason why your dishing out hundreds of thousands of dollars to go to college.

So to those three girls who obviously don't read this, I like how you think you are more creative then me because I have a natural hair color, only a couple ear piercings, and because I dress with things from American Eagle. I look like I do because I like to be natural, I don't want to be stereotyped as just another Art student who thinks that their so much cooler because they have a gauged ear and a Mohawk. Dress, look, and act how you feel, not to be different. Do what makes you happy. I like to look real, natural, and professional so when it comes time to get a job so that I'm not just another starving artist, I won't just give off the impression as a stereotypical Art major, I'll stand out from the rest. And to any fellow Artists that I may have offended by this, you can't tell me that you look down on people who don't "look creative" when they damn well may actually have a better vision and more experience then you. Oh and also, it's my blog so I can really say whatever I want. Too those of you who do look different because you chose to be that way and didn't follow the crowd, I do give props to you. No more rambling. Bye bye, stay creative you sexy beasts. ;-)

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