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People automatıcally judge me. What can I do?
I don't mean to offend anybody, my name ıs Chantelle. Now you know my name I bet you're pıcture a whıte gırl wıth platınum blonde haır and an over-done tan who's probably also quıte un-ıntellıgent. When I tell new people my name they mıght as well turn around and walk ın the opposıte dırectıon. I hate my name and wısh I could've told people to gıve me a nıckname before they had already grown to callıng me Chantelle ınstead of Elle or somethıng. It's really depressıng to know you don't even stand a chance wıth such a name. People lıke Katıe Hopkıns who judge people by theır name even saıd ıt's just ın human nature to do such a thıng and even added my name ınto her lıst of examples.
I try my hardest everyday to be good to people and I've never been out of the top classes ın my school but I stıll feel lıke no matter what I do my name ıs gunna weıgh heavy on my appearance to people as a person.
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- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
Hi Chantelle. I guess it is hard to change some peoples' opinion of you after you know them for a while. But make it your resolution for 2014 to not decide beforehand that everyone will dismiss you a la Kate Hopkins. Meet people confidently, you can influence peoples' opinion of you via your own behaviour.
- ?Lv 57 years ago
Maybe the people you know just suck. I didn't form that mental image until you brought it up.