Being Yourself: y/n?

Jan 27, 2010 18:42



It  seems like me that in this day and age that no one really gets any respect for being themselves.

If you dress any differently, you get shit for it.
If you listen to different music than everyone else, you get shit for it.
If you have a freaking accent, you get shit for it.

What is going on? Why can no one just be themselves anymore?

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hellototheworld January 28 2010, 01:13:47 UTC
Those clothes you wear? Millions of other people wear them, too. Same for the music, etc. If people think something you like is dumb, they are going to mock you for it. It's got squat to do with individuality and "being yourself" because none of those things are unique in any way.

This is haaarrrddddlllyyy new.

The accent thing makes me laugh though because, while I am from the STATE of NY, I do not have any of the stereotypical "city" accents, yet when I go out west I am often accused of such. It's funny.

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kardashev January 28 2010, 02:04:26 UTC
Yeah, some people need to grow a thicker skin and quit whining, I think. Seems parents don't teach their kids the old adage about "sticks and stones" anymore though. :\

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velvetnight1994 January 28 2010, 05:47:31 UTC
Dude give it a rest, some people handle things differently to others, and have a higher tollerence to things.

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kardashev January 28 2010, 05:57:28 UTC
some people handle things differently to others

By "differently", I'll just translate that as "whining over mere words and differing opinions".

and have a higher tollerence to things.

Yeas, some people do indeed have a higher tolerance to things. We have an adjective for such people: "strong". We also have an adjective to describe people with a lower tolerance: "weak-minded".

Seriously, people with inner strength deserve to laugh at those who don't have it. Especially when the weak-minded exhibit narcissism and false pride.

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thrashbear January 28 2010, 01:38:49 UTC
I have heard of the "social chameleon", where they adapt to the crowd and the people they are with. To them, that is "being themselves". One guy even said: "I don't know who I am, really, I just go with the flow".

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kardashev January 28 2010, 02:02:14 UTC
Honestly? I think it's partly because one aspect of being yourself also entails telling people that you think their style sucks. It's the price we pay for freedom of expression: hearing opinions that might hurt our feelings. But this is nothing new.

Another part is because of so-called "individuals" whose idea of "being yourself" actually means "being part of a retarded subculture". These people have given individualism a bad name. Some of the worst offenders in this category include emos, juggalos, guidos, and furries. Joining a group is not an expression of individuality. In fact, it's almost the same as joining a political party, i.e. by joining such a group you willingly take on whatever negative reputation said group may have earned for itself.

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velvetnight1994 January 28 2010, 05:45:59 UTC
I personally think that the reason is because most of the world is fake.

In this day and age people fake thier way into society. By lying to people, and being who they really aren't. And they do it to get accepted by others.

People who have broken out of that, and who aren't afraid to just be themselves, no matter who likes it or not. Aren't really understood, because people /just don't get/ how someone could be themselves and be okay with it.

And thus... anything in this world that isn't understood, typically, gets shit for it.

That was slightly too philosophical for 5:45am... but there ya are... that's my opinion...

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Anymore? Always been this way. squidb0i January 28 2010, 05:56:09 UTC
Less bad now than it has ever been in human history.
Suck it up and plod on.

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