Another response to, I believe, a different anonymous commentator:

[spikedrumpunch]

It seems I have stirred up even more controversy. Look at this:

Alright - I would just like to know why, if punk is a way of life, and

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[anonymous]

Well - I am sorry, I didn't realize you had such an awful experience. I still have one criticism however: Why are you letting those kids get the better of you? I understand that there are plenty of traumatizing things in life that happen to everyone, and especially during childhood it can be especially difficult. But why let what a few braindead losers said to you make you an angry and "fucked up" person? There are millions of people who are made fun of - and this may be shocking, but to an even worse degree than yourself. But everyone doesn't let it ruin their lives. They beocome stronger from it, move on, and become better people. Now, judging from your other entries, you're no longer alone. You obviously have a boyfriend who cares about you, and you have your friends and theater group. I say enjoy them for the next 2 and a half years of high school. It's a pointless time in everyone's life - but it can be a great time too. You seem like a very intelligent person. Don't let a bunch of skanky rich kids ruin everything for you.

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[onelinepainting]

But why let what a few braindead losers said to you make you an angry and "fucked up" person? There are millions of people who are made fun of - and this may be shocking, but to an even worse degree than yourself. But everyone doesn't let it ruin their lives. They beocome stronger from it, move on, and become better people.

I'm pretty sure that this is just what people try to do. Sure, everyone wants to "grow" because of these kinds of experiences, but what 1st grader (or even the average high schooler) really knows how to do that? Sure, this type of growing takes place during and after high school, but few people can take being badgered and picked on when it happens over and over again.

I think the kids today (at least in my high school) in most so-called "outcast" groups tend to say they hate the "preppies" or the "rich kids" for many reasons. For one, that's who they're supposed to hate because they think they're such outcasts, and two, these "preps" (or at least, people like them) probably picked on the kids earlier on in life.

I'm just tired of kids segregating themselves based on what they wear and the type of music they listen to. Sure, some "preps" may listen to Dave Matthews and wear Abercrombie because their friends do, but I know a hell of a lot of people who fill the opposite end of the spectrum (excuse the pun that that's about to become) who listen to dark, brooding music and wear all black just because their friends do. Both displays of conformity and lack of individuality are very annoying, especially when both groups claim the other is the conforming one. Both also show, in my opinion, that these people probably have a lot of growing up to do.

The trick is to be open to all people first, and figure out the shitty ones after you meet them. Don't pick your friends or acquaintences by what they wear or listen to, but by what they say and do as friends. And hopefully we can all be intelligent enough to stop looking like the label others assign to us. If you listen to Dave Matthews, you don't need to smoke pot and wear a big hemp necklace, and if you listen to Marylin Manson, you don't need to wear all black and pretend to be scary or poetic and deep. A Hot Topic or Abercrombie personality only produces fashion drones in droves, and I'm sure we can all do better than that.

-Alyse-