Stereotypes

I haven't had much personal experience with stereotypes. I will say that I went to Sail High School, a hippy school. There is a certain stigma attached to Sail; before I was enrolled, some of my family members thought it was a terrible idea. When you tell someone "I go to Sail", they have a limited number of options of what to think of you: A) You do a lot of drugs, B) You have no ambition, C) You don't bathe D) You are one of the "artsy kids" and listen to "Indie Music", or E) multiple combinations of the aforementioned items. I will say that many of these things are true about some of the students, but for people like me and my friends, Sail was a wonderful place for learning. The core curriculum covered all the bases that the State required, but it was supplemented with an organic vegetable garden, an art room full of excellent materials anyone could use to make anything they wanted, the single best photographic darkroom in Tallahassee (better than TCC, better than FSU) and a music department with well trained instructors who promoted both skill and creativity. All in all, the staff of Sail were the the friendliest, most intelligent people and helpful people I knew.

Also, when I tell people that I am a vegetarian, they sometimes think that I am naive, overly sensitive or, on the opposite end of the spectrum, some extremist animal rights pusher. I have had people apologize for ordering steak in front of me; it's really weird. I could care less if someone else eats meat! Obviously, I think it's a bad idea, but who am I to tell you not to? All I can say is that Food Inc. is a totally gnarly movie and it will make you rethink some things...but the good news is, you don't have to watch it.