Kevin Durant cried as Lebron James and Blake Griffin told him that he was a terrible basketball player because he was super skinny. Many people go through experiences like this. People just guess that since someone looks or acts one way that makes them something they might not be. Durant is a very good basketball player even though he is skinny. People stereotype others for many different reasons.
There are many examples of why people stereotype. First of all in the book The Outsiders Ponyboy stereotyped Randy, the Soc, as a terrible person who jumped greasers for fun and was rich. Randy was actually a nonviolent guy who just wanted to make it through life. Pony felt that way based off his personal believes and his personal experience, he had
