Random Stereotypes

[SilverTurtle]

I was just browsing the news & ran across an article on the rise of teens' use of the drug ecstasy. I'm not saying that it's a good idea to use it or anything. What got me was the caption underneath the photo. Here's the link:
http://www.ohio.com/dist/nf/002796.htm

The kid is sitting with his head down, and happens to be wearing some pretty common beaded bracelets. The caption says "Bead bracelets, like the ones worn by this teen, who has taken ecstasy, are favored by many fans of the drug. Studies find ecstasy the fastest growing illegal drug being used by adolescents."

So apparently, anyone wearing these bracelets is a teenager addicted to ecstasy.

I just find this so irrelevant to the story & think it totally discredits the journalist. (Even though I doubt they are the person that came up with the caption). And I hate that people find little things like this to stereotype people with it!

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SilverTurtle

Phi Beta Fraternity: National Professional Association for the Creative & Performing Arts

[finest_alum]

Gee, you gotta wonder why "so many teens know about ecstacy..." Could it be all the media hype??? For Pete's sake, stop publicizing it all over and kids wouldn't even know. The media blames it on the kids, while they are making it a household word.

[KayDeeCareBear]

If the media stopped promoting it, they wouldn't have anything left to report. It drives me crazy that they report a story so much that they are creating their own information, just to keep it on the news longer. I mean, they start saying things like, "This may have happened," or, "It's possible that..." Take the limo accident a couple years ago where two members of the NHL hockey team,the Red Wings, and their team massage therapist, were injured. Nothing had been released reguarding the story, and one station was saying "They all died!" Another was saying that the therapist had died... etc. It's just... Gr.

Speaking of stereotypes though. I'm sure this has probably been brought up before, but Greeks are stereotyped like CRAZY. When I started wearing my letters, there were people that stopped talking to me. Apperently, joining a sorority means I am never sober anymore. In fact, I am apperently so NOT sober, that I'm completely wasted. All the time. Plus, Some people seem to think that I have intimate relations with every guy I talk to. Well, I'm still a virgin, thank-you-very-much. I've, like, totally shattered the sorority-girl stereotype, and no one seems to care! >

[33girl]

I love when people identify trends too late - aren't those the bracelets that everyone and their brother (including my 55 year old coworker) were wearing about 2 years ago???? I can't wait to tell Louise she's hooked on Ecstacy AND DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IT!!

[SoCalGirl]

Speaking of trends being identified WAY to late!

Anyone who paid attention to their 21 Jumpstreet episodes know that E/ecstasy was big in the 80's but it was called X. So when I was in high school (1995 grad); I thought that my friends who were doing E "to be cool" were waaaaaay to late! (and NO I don't think drugs are cool)

And has anyone noticed how the media is starting to hype Special K too? That stuff will definitely mess up people; but once again, a little late to the party!

[AlphaChiGirl]

I remember hearing about E when I was like 10. It was on Hard Copy (is that still on?), and people were doing it like mad in high school. I don't really hear about it in college, unless it's in regards topeople with little to no drug experience. Same thing for Special K.