You're "Fake"

Today, I was on a website called myyearbook. I typically don't get on much but decided today would be the day that I would try and figure out everything((I'm still fairly new to the site)). I also took some new pictures for my Facebook today and decided to put a couple up on myyearbook as well. Shortly after I got a message from someone. In the subject it said "Are you fake?"

Now, this 13 year old kid sent me a message asking whether or not I was fake on behalf of his sister. The kids sister thought that what I was wearing and how I looked in the pictures didn't match up to my "about me" section on my profile and because of that she said I was "fake".

Really, it bothers me when anyone just claims someones fake by how they look. In my opinion no one can be "fake". People do things, say things and wear things based on the person they are and what they like. That's not being fake, that's you being who you are. My question is why can't you just get to know the person before you decide "Wow, that person is so fake. She's trying to be this when she's really that."? Is it that hard to talk to and get to know someone?

Something that plays along with people calling others "fake" is stereotyping. People look at me all the time and say I must be goth, punk, scene etc. They say these things because I love wearing black, skinny jeans are my favorite thing to wear, and because of my hairstyle/hair color. Because of those 3 things people look at me and try to categorize me into whatever stereotype they think I fit best in that day.

Now, if I wear something colorful with shorts and put my hair in a ponytail, I am now being "fake". I'm not just saying this for the fun of it. I know this for a fact because someone at my church last year came up to me and said I was being fake because I wasn't wearing what I typically wear. It was really hot outside that day and I didn't feel like wearing my skinnys, converse and a t-shirt. Instead I wore a colorful tank top, shorts and flip flops. Crazy right?

Basically my question is, why judge a book by it's cover when you can read the book and find out it's a whole different story then what you were expecting? That you actually like the book and can see why the cover is the way it is?

I think a lot of people should to look into what they are saying when they judge others. What the guys sister said about me being "fake" might not have hurt me today, but it can really hurt a person and it has definitely hurt me in the past.