Stories tagged “stereotype”
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Give blondes a chance!
A blonde woman stepped out of her little Ford Ka and walked across the road to the shop she worked in. She checked her appearance in the shining glass and flicked a strand of her highlighted hair out of her face. She didn’t wear makeup…she ...
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When Nobody Is Looking
That girl. The one in the cashmere sweater, and reading glasses. That blond carrying her English textbook and staring at the grass as she walks. The soft-spoken scholar; the awkward outcast. That girl is me, but not really. On the bus, she sits alone. ...
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...Just Waiting to Happen
By happenstance, three men entered the local tavern in quick succession. Father McMannus, Rabbi Pewterman, and Shaquawn Johnson the local basketball coach noted one another with apprehensive cordiality. Each man sat at the bar, each as stiff and uncomf...