Thought Provoking Thursday

Why is it that people are so offended by stereotypes yet they don't mind being cliche?

Why is one inherently bad and the other acceptable? Stereotypes exist for a reason. They are generalizations based in fact. Dumb blonde, bad Asian driver, nappy headed ho, man, lazy mexican, trailer trash.....all 'offensive', all politically incorrect, all occasionally accurate. If one of these descriptions is applied people get bent out of shape. But no one is offended by the fat mom with her 'mom haircut' driving around in her minivan with a starbucks in one hand and her cell phone in the other. Why is that? Why don't we get offended when Valentines Day comes around and THE gift to give is red roses? I wouldn't be offended if someone called me a redneck. I wouldn't be offended if someone called my a typical woman. I wouldn't be offended if someone called me a cracker. I wouldn't be offended if someone called me a tree.
Why? Because if someone calls me a bad name it either:

A) isn't based in fact, in which case isn't offensive.
or
B) is based in fact, in which case I can't be offended,
because it's at least partly true.

When someone lashes out and spews nastiness at you it says more about them and their character than it does about you and yours. If they are using stereotypes, perhaps it is because you are a walking cliche. Take a second and think about that before you get offended. If you don't like it skip Starbucks, trade in the van, and grow out your hair.