Stereotype Hearts, Do You Have It?

Stereotype Hearts, Do You Have It?

Every beat of the heart or mindset of a person who does stereotyping generally has a stereotype heart as well.

This is only my opinion.
Well, we often discuss of discrimination on women and also the discrimination of the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender, Queer, etc. but I came to realize, now that we know how discriminated they are based on the facts, how are we going to uplift their HEARTS and tell them that we are doing SOMETHING to achieve gender balance?

We all have hearts which also symbolize that we are equal. Every heart has their own affection towards another. But in this case, due to the rise of the people with stereotype hearts, more hearts are breaking.  

In the Philippine setting, though the numbers of LGBTQ are growing, I think that they are RECOGNIZED but still NOT ACCEPTED.

Why?

When we see people like them on the street, I try to observe the faces of the other people.

The way they look at them, how they imitate them.

Most especially, how they make fun of them.

I often think of what they are thinking about them.

Is it okay with them?

Is it just that they have no choice?

Or is it just that they don’t care?

Simple things can be beautiful if we spread it. Just like in Nova Scotia, Canada.

They had this “International Day of Pink.”

Quick fact: “April 11th marks the International Day of Pink. It is a day where communities across the country, and across the world, can unite in celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobic, transphobic & all forms of bullying. 

The International Day of Pink was started in Nova Scotia when 2 straight high school students saw a gay student wearing a pink shirt being bullied. The 2 students intervened, but wanted to do more to prevent homophobic & transphobic bullying. They decided to purchase pink shirts, and a few days later got everyone at school to arrive wearing pink, standing in solidarity. The result was that an entire school stopped homophobic & transphobic bullying. 

The message was clear: anyone can bully, anyone can be victimized by bullying, but together we can stop it.

Each year on the second Wednesday of April, millions of people wear pink to remember that positive actions make a difference. And that the change starts with each one of us.”  - Source: http://www.dayofpink.org/en/information-zone

  

Another simple thing to ponder:

“What is the essence of being a woman?”

A lot of balloons pop-out from our minds on how to answer this question but the famous one is the “gift to bear a child”.

If a woman has that special gift, then why are they discriminated?

In the first place, every human’s life started because of a woman.

I think this simple thought can change the idea of every person on why women should be given a chance to every opportunity that every person is experiencing.

As a child, I grew up in a female-dominated world, from my family up to school and also in the workplace. I didn’t feel that time that women are discriminated until I was exposed to a different type of society. Big influences are several media coverage on issues on women.

Then realization took place and information opened my mind.

It’s like a hard drive with a large amount of free spaces to fill in telling that these spaces are huge wherein women can move freely, discover their strength and enjoy life even more. 

We need to spread the information and act on it.  

Stereotyping, we need to break it.

And this word had a great impact and stuck into my brain.

This simple word can be powerful if we will not be aware of the damage that it can be done not only to a person but to a society.

And if damage is done, long time is needed for things to be healed.

Do you have a stereotype heart? It’s time to change it.