<p>Richie:</p>
<p>There are many of us on college confidential that applaud your efforts and sincere apology. You are still very young. I also have two son’s, one a h.s. senior and one a h.s. freshman. You are going to encounter many people in your life that are “different” than you, culturally, religiously and otherwise. If you haven’t already in h.s., you certainly will in college and in your future career.</p>
<p>Stereotypes are things that are said about a group of people when the real truth may not be known or understood. When you meet people of different backgrounds, you will realize we are all similar. People need to feel validated, not sneered at. </p>
<p>Many of us here thank you for recognizing your comments as inconsiderate…please be careful in the future because you don’t want any comment you say to really get you into trouble or fired or worse. Good luck getting into the college of your choice! :)</p>