When did we stop being free to be oursleves?

When society started creating steriotypes. When we started trying to fit in instead of being our own individuals with our own uni que perosnalities. To be honest the only thing keeping us from being free is us. Yes, society has on impact on us, but only to a certian extent; which we choose if we are happy with who we are as a person whose to tell us its wrong ungly, or different. After all what society really is is a multitude of people with different cultures, beliefs, styles, and backgrounds, joined together on common ground. Why should we be judged for our differences being more profound. After all they could be considered just as quirky as us.