A few weeks ago during a game much like truth or dare I was asked this question.

“On a scale of 1-10 how often do you stereotype people?”

I put down 10 - people were scandalized. First impressions are visual and sometimes they can be wrong. But it doesn’t mean you don’t stereotype just because you don’t choose to call it that in your mind.

I stereotyped my personal trainer the day he first called me on the phone:

“Hello this is Joey from Capital Fitness” – it was all I needed to get a visual of the type of human being I was dealing with. A Joey.

Then I met Joey – he is everything I expected physically from the image I had created in my head – less than 5% body fat, 0% body hair, and 100% over developed muscular structure.

Then I got to know Joey – All good looking women are “hot”, uses endearments like “dear” & “sweetie”, and has slept with most of the women under age 30 who come through the doors of Capital Fitness on a regular basis. Oh and he has a girlfriend while he’s sleeping around…nice. Very nice

Then I had conversations with Joey – That start with “Man I was so wasted last night…”

Joey knows about fitness, cars, & surfing. Don’t try to tax him with the difficulties of everyday life. It’s not to say I hate Joey, but the more I spend time with him the more I come to understand the efficiency in his muscles is in paradox to his brain function.

Ricosis:

“Oh it’s just another pretty face,
One that makes your heart race,
Too bad there’s nothing in the space,
The absence of his brain makes”
-Rose