Based on Stereotypes

If you were to judge me based on stereotypes of women,
you would miss my ten year background in the full-contact martial art of tae kwon do,
you would miss the fact that I relate to male stereotypes rather than female,
and you would definitely miss-judge my skills in the kitchen!
On the other hand, you would be right when it comes to me being very emotional.

If you were to judge me based on stereotypes of young people,
you would miss my seriousness about life,
you would miss my respect for age and experience,
and you wouldn’t think that I’m saving for my retirement.
But you would be right about me being very naïve.

If you were to judge me based on stereotypes of Asians,
you would miss the fact that I don’t take crap from anyone,
you would miss my non-materialistic side,
and you would think that I was a whole lot skinnier than I am.
Then again, you would be right concerning my LOVE for rice!

If you were to judge me based on stereotypes of young women with foreign background,
you would perhaps only miss my freedom to date whomever I choose,
because I am as loud as one side of the stereotype is
and I am as quiet as the other side of the stereotype is.
And despite my freedom to date whomever I choose,
I am so conservative that, by choice mind you (!), the number of sex partners I’ve had at the age of 25 still amounts to 0!
Another way of being right, though, would be to judge my amount of attitude based on stereotypes of young men with foreign background.

Now if you were to judge me based on stereotypes of Swedes,
you would miss my joy for life and how eager I am to tell you everything about me,
you would miss my opinion on how the dude that invented “jantelagen” should shove it up somewhere the sun doesn’t shine,
and you would be dead wrong about me being easy.
You’d be right when it comes to order and time-keeping.

If you were to judge me based on stereotypes of less religious Catholics, heterosexuals, people with full mental and physical capacities and not being transgender,
I either don’t know what you would miss,
or you just might be right about everything.