Discovering Earth

I have had the same conversation with a variety of collegues and friends, being "why don't people treat us with respect". As children we are taught not to "judge a book by its cover". There have been so many books, and movies based on this subject, such as beauty and the beast. Unfortunealty life is not this way at all, and I have to admit that I have been guilty of this myself. I have been pleasantly suprised that my frist judgements have been horribly wrong.

Being a female in my late 20's, that wears almost no make-up and dresses causally, I fall vicitm to people's presumptions and bias. I feel this the most when I go shopping. Apparently I must look young and poor to most sales people out there. For example, I went into Dania Down quilts in the mall to buy new sheets for my king size bed. As my husband and I were browsing, the sales lady felt the need to announce to us that the discount bin was at the back. Rather then asking us if we needed help, or, what we were looking for, she automatically assumed that we could not afford anything. It was the manner and tone of voice she used that made us feel inferior. Although, we can afford what we need, what if we were poor? Is this a fair way to treat someone?

I often find that people hide thier true selves in clothes and makeup. Me though, I just don't care, and if you judge me, then you lose a sale and may lose the chance to get to know an incredible person. I will not dress up to get fair treatment when I shop. It is truly difficult not to base people on what they wear. How many times have we labeled a woman as a slut by her outfit? I try to base people on thier actions and not thier looks. It's a life lesson for me, because I have been on the other end too often enough to know that it hurts.