Fitting in vs. Individuality

Rusty Hammer · 2010-03-05T15:46:40-01:00

Which is more important to you? This is something i feel very strongly about. i believe to many people sacrafice or conceal their uniqueness for fear of not fitting in with a certain group. This concept first occured to me in jr. high when the group i had been with through most of elementry school started paying alot of attention to trends. it wasn't long before looking cool and fitting in became more important than being a friend. Another thing that really bothered me was when those daytime talk shows would take a person from a subculture(goth, punk, etc.) or with a non-mainstream style and give them a make over. suposedly to make them 'normal'. Edit: this was meant to be a poll, but it came out like this when i hit the submit button.

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tswarthog The Iconoclast

14 years ago

Be individual, fuck all those who oppose you! I am sick of watching my friends just conform to society and become another average person. You get nowhere in life being average. Let your true self out, have fun.

Kitten_nyan

14 years ago

Even at work I'm myself, well more of myself than anyone else is who is there I'm a very open person which is the opposite of what I used to be. In school i kept out of everyones way and I liked it that that, people is school were douches. Now I'm older I've more honest with myself I dont need to do my hair a certain way or wear that piece of clothing to show that I'm me, cos I know that I'm me and clothes or cliques wont change that. If you dont get on woth me then fine bugger off its what I say.

I think the only time that I'm not myself is when I'm in a totally new situation or surrounding then I'm like a scared kitten unsure of myself and feeling my way around until I've sussed the situation then its back to good old me.

but which is better for you well its obvious be yourself just don't try too had cos at the end of the day trying to hard to be individual is just another way of fitting in.

_Raven_

14 years ago

Sadly, no matter what i do i just dont fit in. Personality of mine doesnt allow it and because of that i know a lot of ppl hate me more than like me but recently i deveolped that Fuck You! attitude cause now they're all just haters. Which in my mind is true cause everyone's an asshole and assholes hate things that dont come out of them. :lol: so Fuck You conformity!

PS - My job allows me to do wtf i want just long as no one is in a sense scared of it. (ie - fear of clowns)

NEXUS Since 2010

14 years ago

x-gen wrote...

I was always the odd man out, regardless of where and when I am. I feel that there's no point in trying to fit in with others to befriend them if they cannot accept me as I am, and require me to change to be like them.

After all, once I've become them, what am I?

That about sums up the whole meaning of this thread. No one needs to fit into any crowd you belong to your own even if it is just yourself.

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