Another rant, thought wtvr you may choose to call it

I don’t understand people. I am a psych major, mainly because I have an interest in trying to understand them and helping them in the process. I don’t understand why people force their opinions on others. What is that gonna achieve? Is you telling me that you hate the Jonas Brothers and insulting me because I like them going to make me agree with you? Of course not. It’s probably gonna make me like them even more. So why even bother to do so? It’s honestly a waste of energy. A waste of energy that you could be using to do something good, or in this case talk about the things we both agree on, the bands we both like. I don’t see the point in telling someone how to live their lives or what they can or can’t like or dislike. People do wonder why I get “so offended” when I am insulted for being a Jonas fan. It’s mainly because most of the insults are in regards to the stereotype of the group in society I belong to - Jonas fans. If someone accused you or insulted you with the judgement in mind that you fit a negative stereotype of a group you belong to, you would get upset too. If someone went to the extreme of treating you differently because you belong to a group, I doubt you would want to go up to them and give them a big bear hug. Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination are not strictly limited to Age,Race,Gender,Sexuality,Religion etc.. Those are the ones that have laws that prohibit such things. If someone believes that I am as immature as a little girl that screams and has a freak attack at the mere mention of the Jonas Brothers, let alone have the intelligence level of them, and treats me unfairly, I am going to defend myself. Because if I were to ask someone who has never met a Jonas fan what comes to mind when I say that and they think “little 12 year old screaming girl.” Or that I act like that because I am a Jonas fan, Im sorry, honey, but that’s prejudice, because you are “pre-judging” me before you even get to know me. If you’re also gonna sit there and not take anything I say seriously or treat me differently, or tell me all these untrue things that you have socially acquired - which by the way is completely transparent and obvious that you have never researched them to begin with thinking that what you heard from your peers is valid and legit - that is discrimination, deary, and I will not tolerate anyone who behaves that way toward me. No one has the right to do anything like that to anyone because of the social group they belong to. Yes there are a few people within the Jonas fan base who do fit the stereotype. That, my dear, is called a stereotype threat. It is seen in many groups, not just the one I belong to. Simply taking a sociology class will tell you that. No one has the right to tell me I should be ashamed or as some people say “I wouldn’t tell many people that”. Why? Why should I have to hide something that I find dear to my heart and turns my mood around? I shouldn’t. I am proud of that. I am happy that I found something that could turn my mood around in the blink of an eye. It is nothing negative for me. It may be for you, but that’s not my problem. It’s yours. I shouldn’t have to change that aspect of my life because you think it’s abnormal. The reality of the matter is, I am not abnormal for being 25 years old and a Jonas fan. Not fitting a stereotype does not make a person inferior to a specific group. Thinking that way, and expressing it, only reflects your ignorance about it and when it comes down to that, it is you that needs to change, not I. I am not gonna stop listening to the Jonas Brothers or liking something in general because some people have told me that they think it’s unusual. I can see right through that. I can see how oblivious you are to the fan base altogether. You only think I am unusual because I do not fit your preconceived thoughts of a Jonas fan.