Fatherless Child Stereotypes

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Imagine yourself knowing each day day, you are getting stereotyped due to the fact you are a fatherless child. People saying you have no structure, you’re potentially going to be a bully and be part of a gang, and you’ll also be looked down upon. Sadly, the reason why we have stereotypes is because we live in a judgmental world where look at people’s appearance and judge them without actually getting to know them. We can have a kid who lives in the ghetto and dresses in dirty old clothes, people would discriminate that kid and say he’s going to be a troublemaker but he’s actually a straight A student. But with each stereotype there is some truth to them. With Fatherless kids, some of them do go into gangs or have alcohol problems and etc. There are kids who break away from that, they put their focus on school, extracurricular activities, and become very successful …show more content…
Would you turn to drugs, join a gang, or do something positive with your life? To help explain this here is an article Fatherless kids ‘turn to booze, drugs and crime’ by Newton Dunn, “Charity Addaction says kids seek escape in drink and drugs and lash out with anti-social behaviour. Report author Dr Martin Glynn said: ‘Our evidence suggests not having a dad is deeply damaging to a young person.’” More than likely, most kids without dads will turn to alcohol, gangs, or anything to fill that void. Groups visualize those kids as potential menaces to society and don’t give those kids, teens, or even adults the proper help they need. There have also been Celebrities who’ve overcame the odds and had a successful life, such as Bill Clinton, Tupac Shakur, and so more. Everyone needs a father and a mother in their lives for nurturing and discipline. Frequently, we have kids out on the streets due to the lack of a strong father
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