There are lots of dumb people out there. I get sterotyped all the time, I was talking to some people once and they asked why I came to school in Arizona and I said that they gave me a full scholarship. Then some guy said, there should be a scholarship for white middle class males, suggesting that I only got a scholarship because of my color. Then when I told him that I'm on a music scholarship, that is based 100% off your audition. The judges have no idea who you are. He didn't know what to say after that.
I also went to Banana Republic once to buy and outfit for a recital, and got followed around like I was going to steal something. I got so mad and asked to speak to a manager and told him that I was planning on spending lots of money there but I will never step foot in that store again because of the way I was treated. The manager kept offering me discounts and such, and I told her that I didn't need her stupid discounts and I'd take my business someplace else.