Stereotypes Against The Good: Accidentally or Purposefully?

One of my current classmates’, who is also a friend, personal question got me thinking. “Why is it that the nicest people get mistreated or scolded a lot?” in our local language. They classify me in the good basket, which I am quite shy to pertain. Humbly speaking? So, she was also referring to those of my sort. I had a brief answer. “Geez, I won’t be ‘humble’ much this time. Well, they just tend to notice people like me easily.” Again in the same prose. But I don’t think that’s all. More to elaborate with this. Recalling today... I was wearing hiphop-ish: front-printed white tee, manly gray shorts (hanging up to the knees), high cut black shoes. Few of the peers asked me if I was confronted by specific teachers or the guard, I honestly said “no”. Naked truth. Many found my getup cool or cute. The teacher for our last subject, when she came in with our room under cleaning, she told everybody she would call one student and it was me. I followed her outside and stopped beside the front door with her. Calmly and formally, she said shorts are prohibited. “Despite the long length?” She nodded. A teacher who came passing by with presumably her daughter received a question regarding the banning of long shorts in the institution, replied “I cannot answer that.” straightforwardly and moved on. Our teacher added shorts wouldn’t make us look like we’re headed to school. Next time, I’d be wearing only pants or leggings. I apprehend that unfortunately the puncturing part was when our fashionable classmate wore her pencil skirts above the knee multiple times she wasn’t told with only a math teacher jokingly saying she shouldn’t wear a bottom above the knee, shortly. Another incident about July was, I was wearing a black crop top and thick black leggings, unaware of ‘bulging’. Lots from my class snickered behind or by my side about it, a female classmate pulled me by the corner correcting me. Admittedly my fault for oblivion. When my plus size classmate wore hers that are thinner, no one dared to talk of it. Even when the fashionista is bearing hers, the material as thin as the first girl’s.

I pinpoint that in many people too, regular and popular. What am I thinking now? Random possibilities. Can be: envy, hate, irritation, injustice, observation, etcetera. It isn’t as natural as the majestic creations either. So, why is that? There can be any reason for it. And remember, if you know in yourself you are good and undergoing a similar situation, it isn’t your fault all the time. Do not cease your true self yet move along with it; just be kind and faithful.