This post has needed to be written for too long.
Stereotypes basically set an example of what a person should be like. Sadly, people sometimes think that stereotypes are facts. If that is true, are all blondes dumb? Two of my friends are blonde, and they're advanced students. And, are all blacks HIV positive? No, they aren't. Not only is that a stereotype, but it's racist.
But I'm here to talk about boys. Women say they have it harder. In many ways, we do. But men don't have what you could call an easy ride through life either.
This came to my attention when my best friend, (Also known as the love of my life) came to my house last night. He needed help.
Most people say that men can handle themselves. This means that people don't usually care about what happens to men. Who cares if a man gets raped? Not as many people as when it happens to a woman. Who cares if a man is killed? Not as much of the population as when a woman is. You see? The stereotypes blind us from helping them and seeing they need help, and I think it's sick.
Many of my best friends are male, and they never tell me about their problems unless I ask. Women normally just burst into tears and complain. I am guilty of this. And, when you ask if they're okay, they will give you the honest to God, or Zeus or whoever answer. Women, however, normally answer with the typical "I'm fine" answer, and hope that you're smart enough to slap them, hug them and say "No, you're not."
The slap is just what I think should happen.
These stereotypes also make it hard to know when a boy, or man is suicidal. You never know until it's too late, because they never let it out.
And I think that fact is the saddest fact in the universe.
