Yesterday I was told that because I am a vegetarian, smoke cigarettes, wear glasses, and am "scary", that I am obviously an English major. And if that is true, then I must smoke a lot of weed.
Excuse me, but when did it become okay to stereotype people to their face? Yes I do fit many of the characteristics that are associated with being an English major, but to assume that I trip out on drugs all the time and go around correcting people's grammar is not okay with me. I am more than just those things, I am more than just an English major, so please do not label me.
Also, I was told that consequently I will never find a job with my degree. I know that, thank you, I know I will probably never make a ton of money and I am okay with that. I've never had a lot of money and have never needed a lot of money. It has never been something that drives me to do well or succeed. But who are you to tell me that I will never put my useless degree to waste unless I become a teacher? At least I don't brag about having 7 Grateful Dead tattoos and I'm not a 27-year old working at Biggby, paying my girlfriend's $850 rent who is 7 years younger than me and who I've only been dating for 5 months.
I am better than you.
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Really enjoyed your last sentence. (And I'm an English major, too, so there.)
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