Darn Stereotypes

[Inchessi]

I have failed to articulate the crux of my outing.

If you are going to wear a kilt in my beloved United States of America, then you will get heckled. Don't get a big head, it has nothing to do with you. I used to wear "Clam Diggers" while living on the East Coast, I was heckled when I moved to California. I started to wear very Bright "Jams" with orange Chucks. When I moved to Colorado, I was again Heckled. I have found great comfort in the Kilt, and now I can be heckled everywhere.

I, me personally, was stereotyping the small town worker. I was inferring that I expected him or her to be close minded and intolerant of any style or genre that does not fit into their "Norm." I described this incident as it happened, choosing words that would push the reader into a mental picture and specific mindset.

I related this incident to show that I was pleasantly surprised.

I was also stereotyping the larger "Open-Minded" town, their words. I was greatly disappointed. It is a University town, and I often over estimate their tolerance and acceptance to foreign presentations. It is also the main University where people go when they can not get into Purdue. In the interest of full disclosure, I went to Purdue because I wasn't smart enough to go to Rose-Hulman.

The elusive point I was poorly trying to make is that we can decide how a cohort is going to act based on past experiences and poor information. This does not mean that they will fall neatly into predictability. Mainly, I thought the entire day was kind of humorous. For those in the military, if you can become a "Shellback" nobody is ever going to be able to insult you with mere catcalls.