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Since I was born until I was in senior high school I lived in homogeny community. I lived among Sundanese people, Muslim and grew up among Persis organization. You see, living in diversity community like I was trying since I lived in Jakarta was not an easy effort for me. There are many different ethnics, religions, and even there are many differences within Islam. I mean these differences are among organizations which are based on and act for Islam.
I do not really care about these differences, but sometimes I felt like a strange people when I do something which is not commonly done by most of them. For example, while I am doing tahiyyat in Shalat I move up and down my index finger. Most of my Muslim friends in my campus do not do that while they are doing tahiyyat. Then, some people make a judgment that “Persis member” usually move their index finger when they are doing tahiyyat. Another example, some friends considered me as a very religious person only because of I wear certain dresses. To be honest, I am really not as religious as they considered. That is a simple case that I may not be concerned about, but sometimes it bothers me when somebody asks me why I do this or that.For some people, the label Sundanese, Muslim and Persis may be the most familiar identities of mine. So that is why I should be ready dealing with some stereotypes which have been formed in the society. For instance, some people consider sundanese person as a fussy, stingy, coward and vindictive person who like money most. Having these identities is not necessarily I should become what those stereotypes said. I have my own personality which is perhaps different with another sundanese person. Moreover, I have the ability to turn over in mind before I do something. So, I make those stereotypes as a standard. If that is a good stereotype, I should do more than what that stereotype said. Thus, if that is a bad stereotype, I should prevent myself doing that.
However, most of my friends can understand my own self no matter how stereotypes of my identities are after they know me a few days. Some of them can break up which one is part of my personality trait and which one is part of stereotype only, and so do I. I did, do and will do it to everyone. Everyone has their own personality, so do not judge them only based on the stereotype which are grew up in certain community.
Sources :
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Wayang_Golek_Sundanese_Traditional_Puppet_Show.JPG
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