'' Music playing '' '' Music playing '' '' Music playing '' Stereotype An often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people are the same with a particular characteristic are the same Stereotype An unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people are the same Stereotype A standardized mental picture that is held in You can predict the behavior of a person based on their race or social level Stereotype '' Music playing '' '' Music playing '' I mean mine is clear, mine is really easy My number one stereotype just because I'm 6 foot 2, 260 pounds doesn't mean you're supposed to be afraid of me I feel like when I walk into an elevator and there's like 4 or 5, you know, different other people in there They're thinking, hmm, let's see what this guy's gonna do, let me like double check Maybe they're not afraid, but they're on notice In a way it's like, you know, where in one sense I wish that it didn't exist And I wish that I didn't sense, you know, that they were threatened just by my presence Without even knowing who I am Although I wish that it didn't exist I'm kind of glad for it because now it gives me like a goal It gives me something to like try to debunk And like the reason I smile on stage is because I know I'm completely crushing people's perceptions Of not only what a violin can do or what music could possibly sound like But also of what a black man is capable of '' Music playing ''