Hi, I'm LavenderCrystalOfRoses.

Fiction has shaped me in amazing ways.

Now I shape fiction.

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Anti-Stereotypes List

I'm EMO, so I MUST cut my wrists.

I'm a NEGRO so I MUST carry a gun.

I'm BLONDE, so I MUST be a ditz.

I'm JAMAICAN so I MUST smoke weed.

I'm HAITIAN so I MUST eat cat.

I'm ASIAN, so I MUST be sexy.

I'm JEWISH, so I MUST be greedy.

I'm GAY, so I MUST have AIDS.

I'm a LESBIAN, so I MUST have a sex-tape.

I'm ARAB, so I MUST be a terrorist.

I SPEAK MY MIND, so I MUST be a bitch.

I'm a GAY RIGHTS SUPPORTER, so I WILL go to hell.

I'm a CHRISTIAN, so I MUST think gay people should go to hell.

I'm RELIGIOUS, so I MUST shove my beliefs down your throat.

I'm an ATHEIST so I MUST hate the world.

I don't have a RELIGION, so I MUST be evil and have no morals

I'm REPUBLICAN, so I MUST not care about poor people.

I'm DEMOCRATIC, so I MUST not believe in being responsible.

I don't identify with any political party, so I MUST just not care about what happens to my country.

I'm SKINNY, so I MUST be anorexic.

I am LIBERAL, so I MUST be gay.

I'm SOUTHERN, so I MUST be white trash.

I TAKE ANTI-DEPRESSANTS, so I MUST be crazy.

I'm a GUY, so I MUST only want to get into your pants.

I'm IRISH, so I MUST have a bad drinking problem. [well, Irish heritage *shrugs]

I'm INDIAN, so I MUST own a convenience store.

I'm NATIVE AMERICAN, so I MUST dance around a fire screaming like a savage.

I'm a CHEERLEADER, so I MUST be a whore.

I'm a DANCER, So I must be stupid, stuck up, and a whore.

I wear SKIRTS a lot, so I MUST be a slut

I'm a PUNK, so I MUST do drugs.

I'm RICH, so I MUST be a conceited snob.

I WEAR BLACK, so I MUST be a goth or emo.

I'm a WHITE GIRL, so I MUST be a nagging, steal-your-money kind of girlfriend.

I'm CUBAN, so I MUST spend my spare time rolling cigars.

I'm NOT A VIRGIN, so I MUST be easy.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH A MARRIED MAN, so I MUST be a home-wrecking whore.

I'm ADOPTED, so I MUST be unwanted or useless.

I'm a TEENAGE MOM, so I MUST be an irresponsible slut.

I'm POLISH, so I MUST wear my socks with my sandalsX

I'm ITALIAN, so I must have a "big one".

I'm EGYPTIAN, so I must be a TERRORIST!

I'm PRETTY, so I MUST not be a virgin.

I HAVE STRAIGHT A'S, so I MUST have no social life.

I DYE MY HAIR CRAZY COLORS, so I MUST be looking for attention.

I DRESS IN UNUSUAL WAYS so I MUST be looking for attention. [If by "unusual" you mean I just throw on whatever's comfortable...]

I'm INTO THEATER & ART, so I MUST be a homosexual.

I'm a VEGETARIAN, so I MUST be a crazy political activist.

I HAVE A BUNCH OF GUY FRIENDS, so I MUST be fucking them all.

I AM A GUY HAVE A BUNCH OF GIRLS WHO ARE FRIENDS, so I MUST be a player.

I have Big BOOBS, so I MUST be a hoe.

I'm COLOMBIAN, so I MUST be a drug dealer.

I WEAR WHAT I WANT, so I MUST be a poser. [I can't help that I shamelessly wear plaid button-up shirts with jeans]

I'm RUSSIAN, so I MUST be cool and thats how Russians roll.

I'm GERMAN, so I must be a Nazi.

I hang out with GAYS/BI'S/LESBIANS, so I must be GAY/BI/LESBIAN TOO.

I'm BRAZILIAN, so I MUST have a BIG BUTT.

I'm PUERTO RICAN, so I MUST look good and be conceited.

I'm SALVADORIAN, so I MUST be in MS 13.

I'm POLISH, so I MUST be greedy.

I'm HAWAIIAN, so I MUST be lazy.

I'm PERUVIAN, so I MUST like llamas.

I'm a STONER, so I MUST be going in the wrong direction.

I'm a VIRGIN, so I MUST be prude.

I'm STRAIGHT EDGE, so I must be violent.

I'm a FEMALE GAMER, so I MUST be ugly.. or crazy.

I'm BLACK, so I MUST love fried chicken and kool-aid.

I'm a GIRL who actually EATS LUNCH, so I MUST be fat.

I'm SINGLE, so I MUST be ugly.

I'm a SKATER, so I must do weed and steal stuff.

I'm a PUNK, so I must only wear black and date only other punks.

I'm ASIAN, so I must be a NERD that does HOMEWORK 24/7.

I'm CHRISTIAN, so I MUST hate homosexuals.

I'm MIXED, so I must be screwed up.

I'm MUSLIM, so I MUST be a terrorist.

I'm in BAND, so I MUST be a dork.

I'm BLACK, so I MUST believe JESUS WUZ A BROTHA.

I'm MORMON so, I MUST be perfect.

I'm WHITE and have black friends, so I MUST think I'm black.

I'm GOTH, so I MUST worship the devil.

I'm HISPANIC, so I MUST be dirty.

I'm NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, so I MUST be a loser.

I'm OVERWEIGHT, so I MUST have a problem with self-control.

I'm PREPPY, so I MUST shun those who don't wear Abercrombie & Hollister.

I'm YOUNG, so I MUST be naive.

I'm MEXICAN, so I MUST have hopped the border.

I GOT A CAR FOR MY BIRTHDAY, so I MUST be a spoiled brat.

I'm BLACK, so I MUST love watermelon.

I'm BI, so I MUST think every person I see is hot.

My BESTIE is BI, so I MUST be BI TOO.

I'm an ASIAN GUY, so I MUST have a small penis.

I'm a GUY CHEERLEADER, so I MUST be gay.

I'm a PREP, so I MUST be rich.

I don't like the SUN so I MUST be an albino.

I have a lot of FRIENDS, so I MUST love to drink and party.

I wear tight PANTS and I'm a guy, so I MUST be emo.

I couldn't hurt a FLY, So I MUST be a pussy.

I support GAY RIGHTS, so I MUST fit in with everyone.X

I hang out with teenage drinkers and smokers, so I MUST smoke and drink too.

I have ARTISTIC TALENT, so I MUST think little of those who don't.X

I don't like to be in a BIG GROUP, so I MUST be anti-social

I have a DIFFERENT sense of HUMOR, so I MUST be crazy.

I tell people OFF, so I MUST be an over-controlling bitch.

My hair gets GREASY a lot, so I MUST have no hygiene skills.

I'm DEFENSIVE, so I MUST be over controlling and a bitch.

I'm a NUDIST, so I MUST want everyone to see my boobs.

I read Comics, so I MUST be a loser.

I hang out with a FORMER PROSTITUTE, so I MUST be a whore myself.

I'm TEXAN, so I MUST ride a horse.

I’m a GOTH, so I MUST be a Satanist.

I’m am FRIENDS with CROSSDRESSER, so I MUST be homosexual.

I draw ANIME, so I MUST be a freak.

I am a FANGIRL, so I MUST be a crazy, obsessed stalker.

I WATCH PORN, so I MUST be perverted.

I'm an ONLY CHILD, so I MUST be spoiled

I'm INTELLIGENT, so I MUST be weak.

I am AMERICAN, so I MUST be obese, loud-mouthed and arrogant.

I'm WELSH, so I MUST love sheep

I’m a YOUNG WRITER, so I MUST be emo, not very good at it, and kind of hate writing.

I’m CANADIAN, so I MUST talk with a funny accent.

I'm a GUY, so I MUST ditch my pregnant girlfriend.

I'm CANADIAN, so I MUST love hockey and beavers.

I'm DISABLED, so I MUST be on Welfare.

I'm a FEMINIST, so I MUST have a problem with sexuality and I want to castrate every man on the earth.

I'm a TEENAGER, so I MUST have a STEREOTYPE.

I WEAR A BIG SUNHAT when I go outside, so I MUST be stupid.

I like BLOOD, so I must be a VAMPIRE.

I'm an ALBINO, so I MUST be an evil person with mental abilities and is A MURDERER!

I'm ENGLISH, so I MUST speak with either a cockney or a posh accent, love tea and cricket, and have bad teeth.

I’m WHITE, so I MUST be responsible for everything going wrong on the planet: past, present, and future

I don't like YAOI or YURI, so I must be a HOMOPHOBE.

I’m not the MOST POPULAR person in school, so I MUST be a loser.

I care about the ENVIRONMENT...I MUST be a tree-hugging hippy.

I have a FAN CHARACTER, so I MUST be an annoying Mary-sue.

I CHAT ONLINE, I MUST be having cybersex.

I'm PAGAN, so I MUST sacrifice babies and drink the blood of virgins.

I'm PAGAN, so I MUST worship Satan.

I CUT, so I MUST be EMO

I'm CONSERVATIVE, so I MUST be against Abortion.

I'm SWEDISH, so I MUST be a tall blond blue-eyed lesbian.

I'm a LESBIAN, so I MUST want to get with every single girl that I see.

I like CARTOONS, so I MUST be IRRESPONSIBLE.

I like READING, so I MUST be a LONER.

I have my OWN spiritual ideology; therefore I MUST be WRONG or MISGUIDED.

I DISAGREE with my government, so I MUST be a TERRORIST.

I am a WITCH, so I MUST be an OLD HAG and fly on a broomstick.

I like YAOI/YURI, so I MUST be GAY/LESBIAN.

I'm a PERSON, so I MUST be LABELED.

I DON'T CURSE, so I MUST be an outcast.

I like GAMES, ANIME, and COMICS, so I MUST be childish.

I'm SWEDISH, therefore I MUST be WHITE.

I SPOT GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, so I MUST be a pedantic bastard.

I'm GOTHIC, so I MUST be mean.

I’m STRONG so I MUST be stupid.

I'm Australian so I MUST hunt crocodiles and talk to kangaroos.

I go to RENFAIRES, so I MUST talk weird, be a loser, and not be up with the times.

I’m GAY so I’m after EVERY straight guy around.

I don’t want a BOYFRIEND so I MUST be Lesbian.

I'm NOT CHRISTIAN so I MUST just need converting.

I love marching band, so I MUST be a friendless freak.

I DRINK and SMOKE, so I MUST have no life.

I am friends with a CUTTER, so I MUST be a CUTTER too.

I cry easily, so I MUST be a wimp.

I can't help pointing out mistakes, so I MUST be an over-controlling perfectionist.

I'm a PERFECTIONIST, so I MUST check everything ten times, then burst into tears at one mistake.

I DON'T LIKE to talk about my personal life, so I MUST be having a problem

IM A TOMBOY SO I MUST BE A LESBIAN

IM A GIRLY BOY SO I MUST BE GAY

I LIKE JAPAN SO I MUST LIKE ANIME

I HATE ANIME SO I MUST HATE JAPAN

I LIKE RUSSIA SO I MUST BE A COMMUNIST

I'M A MONARCHIST SO I MUST NOT CARE ABOUT POOR PEOPLE OR FREEDOM

I HATE democracy SO I MUST HATE FREEDOM

So, you've finished your story. You've checked it for errors. You've polished it squeaky clean. Your beta (If you have one) Has given it the green light. Now all you have to do is publish it.

Simple...right? Just fill out a form and press a couple of buttons...right?

But you can't?

You really really want to, but at the same time, you don't?

You feel your fic is out of league?

Think it's too long?

Too short?

Feel like something's missing?

Worried it's too similar to something you've done before?

You love it so much, you worry that you've missed a fatal flaw or people will hate it?

Just published another story, but don't want to get the spotlight off of it yet?

You have an idea, but you think someone could do it better than you?

You feel you just don't have time, even though you know you do?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you have Publishphobia, the fear of publishing. Once in a while, we all get it. It's really frustrating, isn't it? If you have a story you've been wanting to do for a long time, but you just can't get around yourself to do it, then do these things:

Don't Force yourself. A common misconception about phobias is that you can just brush it off and with enough willpower, overcome it completely. That's not true. Instead: Set a date where you know you'll be able to get it there. You shouldn't force yourself, but at least try to be firm with yourself. Tell yourself, "I will publish my story in two weeks!" (Or whatever amount of time you're comfortable with. Try to stay away from really long times though, you may be tempted to put it off even longer when the date finally comes!)

Build up your confidence. Tell yourself both the positives and the negatives of your story. If you feel like you can, share it with your close family and/or friends.

And most importantly, keep an open mind. If someone doesn't like it, check it over for errors. If it offends them, listen to them,but show your story some respect too.

Let your story shine. Remember that even if there are ten flamers on your story, there are probably ten positive reviews too. There are people who might like it but for some reason or another didn't leave a review. Don't hold it against them.

There are unpublished stories out there waiting to be read! Including yours! Yes, you!

If this helped you, copy it onto your profile so it can help more people.

Thank you.