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I am 15. I go to a fairly small school, only about 600 kids ages 14 through 19. I HATE social distinctions that kids make. I am considered one of the "weird" ones because i voice my opinions, I talk about what i feel is right, i stand up for the "nerdy" or "geeky" ones. I hate the way that people look down on me like I am the one who is wrong. All i try to do is help out a bit. Anyone else think that thats just a bit dumb?

Some advice, dont try to fight the system: the only thing you can do is join it!

The system is corrupt. I don't want to be a part of a people who are going to look at me like that because I stand up for myself and others. That is completely and utterly stupid.

Well, fuck 'em. Be yourself. If people aren't willing to accept you for who you are, that's their loss, not yours.

Geeks are heaps more fun to hang around anyway.

Some advice, dont try to fight the system: the only thing you can do is join it!

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Well, fuck 'em. Be yourself. If people aren't willing to accept you for who you are, that's their loss, not yours.

Geeks are heaps more fun to hang around anyway.



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True. Just not for the best. I wish more people saw it your way.

Then don't be - be different, stand up for what you believe in. Unfortunately, going against the grain has consequences: consequences that you must accept if you insist upon being different from everyone else. Just shrug it off and tell yourself that it's just because those people don't have opinions of their own and have to follow what one person thinks. Keep telling yourself that and eventually, you might actually start to believe it. ;)

Lready do. it just confuses me, the way that people have to persecute their own.

You can be different, so long as it's in the premesis of your own home. :p /Jk

True. Just not for the best. I wish more people saw it your way.

Well, normally, you'd find that heaps of people do - through high school, I avoided people I didn't like and weren't willing to accept me as I am, plain and simple. I found my own group of friends that did, and it has lasted to this day. But then, you mentioned that you go to a small school, and I had a terrible experience where I was the "nerd" in a group of only 10 guys in my entire year level at one stage. Not fun. I don't know if your experience is similar.

Wait until you go to college, about 75% of a given campus is made of people who don't know how to think for themselves (MTV and the OC are cool!) Relax, you don't want to associate with them anyway, and you'll make friends with the other 25%, which is more then enough people to avoid dealing with the brainless 75%.

My expierience is exaclty like that. If i hang out with my female frineds, i'm queer. If I hang out with my male friends, i'm a nerd. If i just sit alone in a corner and read a book, Im a loner or an emo or a gothic freak because i dont socialize. I'm considering home schooling over the internet.

My expierience is exaclty like that. If i hang out with my female frineds, i'm queer. If I hang out with my male friends, i'm a nerd. If i just sit alone in a corner and read a book, Im a loner or an emo or a gothic freak because i dont socialize. I'm considering home schooling over the internet.

Well, you have friends, it's a step up from where I was. Don't care about what anyone else says or thinks, and just do your own thing.

Don't live life to the expectations of others.

It is high school, the land of irrationality. Be yourself, and eventually you will outgrow the system.

My expierience is exaclty like that. If i hang out with my female frineds, i'm queer. If I hang out with my male friends, i'm a nerd. If i just sit alone in a corner and read a book, Im a loner or an emo or a gothic freak because i dont socialize. I'm considering home schooling over the internet.

Ignore what other people think; that's what i did all the way through high school and i had/have a lot of friends cause of that. Although I think there were a lot of people in my year that just didn't know what to classify my as; weird? geek? nerd? ok? fine but slightly odd? I wasn't really popular (not unpopular either though), but I never liked the whole popular thing anyway so I was/am happy they way things went.

I am 15. I go to a fairly small school, only about 600 kids ages 14 through 19. I HATE social distinctions that kids make. I am considered one of the "weird" ones because i voice my opinions, I talk about what i feel is right, i stand up for the "nerdy" or "geeky" ones. I hate the way that people look down on me like I am the one who is wrong. All i try to do is help out a bit. Anyone else think that thats just a bit dumb?

Stop caring about their opinions. You don't need them.

It is teen politics, plain and simple. I started out in your situation - in a smaller school of 250 where eveyone knew one another ( 'cept me 'cause I was new ) - but then eventually moved my way to some kind of middle man between all of the "classes" as you say.

There are people you avoid, but never ever totally rule folks out. The ones you dislike most can be totally different when not mixing with their posse. Some can come to be very close friends.

Merely shrug off the comments you seem to be receiving and do your own thing. Maybe look for upper classmen to chill with that share your viewpoints and such. Youth Groups were popular a couple years back, but that wasn't may thing, it might be yours. Join some clubs or sports and people really take notice of that as long and get more accepting, if you got passion for it.

Plus, after Freshman year - The one you're in, right? - things look up as you're no longer the bottom of the food chain.

Some advice, dont try to fight the system: the only thing you can do is join it!

Fuck that!
Allways rebel and stand up for what you think is right, and stand up for the people who are picked on. If people don't like you because of that, but believe me, in time they will appreciate that.

I am 15. I go to a fairly small school, only about 600 kids ages 14 through 19. I HATE social distinctions that kids make. I am considered one of the "weird" ones because i voice my opinions, I talk about what i feel is right, i stand up for the "nerdy" or "geeky" ones. I hate the way that people look down on me like I am the one who is wrong. All i try to do is help out a bit. Anyone else think that thats just a bit dumb?

Tell the fuckers what you think about 'em. Let them have it outright. That's what I'd do, anyway.

Hey, it's not like your their friend, eh? :p

Just imagine them all serving you.

I am 15. I go to a fairly small school, only about 600 kids ages 14 through 19. I HATE social distinctions that kids make. I am considered one of the "weird" ones because i voice my opinions, I talk about what i feel is right, i stand up for the "nerdy" or "geeky" ones. I hate the way that people look down on me like I am the one who is wrong. All i try to do is help out a bit. Anyone else think that thats just a bit dumb?


No. I took a lot of flack for doing what's right, you will too. Wear an American flag on a tshirt to school on Cinco De Mayo and you will see what I mean.

Heh, threads like this always make me think about what my life would've been like had I never been put in home school.

When I did go to public school, I was always known as a very likeable person... A likeable person who didn't put up with shit from anyone (especially teachers --- I almost got two fired over the course of my time in public school), and who stood up for people who were being picked on.

Of course, those were Elementary schools of 250 - 800 students. I'd've probably maintained my fierce individualistic streak in a high school of 3,000+.

No. I took a lot of flack for doing what's right, you will too. Wear an American flag on a tshirt to school on Cinco De Mayo and you will see what I mean.

Hahaha. That's like wearing a jacket with swastikas all over it in a Holocaust museum...

...Sure, it's a joke, but it's a bit out there.

I say start a fire. Preferably one that will spread quickly. That way you won't be called a geek, dork, emo, loner, goth or queer but instead you will instantly become an arsonist. Which is pretty bad ass. But the cops generally look down at such behavior.

Well that or I guess you could just ignore what the other kids are saying because you are only 15 and anytime they try calling you names just call them something right back.

I am 15. I go to a fairly small school, only about 600 kids ages 14 through 19. I HATE social distinctions that kids make. I am considered one of the "weird" ones because i voice my opinions, I talk about what i feel is right, i stand up for the "nerdy" or "geeky" ones. I hate the way that people look down on me like I am the one who is wrong. All i try to do is help out a bit. Anyone else think that thats just a bit dumb?

If you are as you say, then keep that attitude. I'd only tell you to talk things first. You can destroy a person just by talking calmly and showing him/her that they are wrong.

My response is "Oh, well!"

You seem to be doing the right thing. (Whether you actually are or not, I do not know.) And that's all that can be expected and hoped for. If certain persons don't like you for it, there's nothing you can do. Unless you want to start doing wrong intentionally.

In the end everything will be straightened out, so hang on and pray.

Wait until you go to college, about 75% of a given campus is made of people who don't know how to think for themselves (MTV and the OC are cool!) Relax, you don't want to associate with them anyway, and you'll make friends with the other 25%, which is more then enough people to avoid dealing with the brainless 75%.
enjoying MTV or the OC in no way determine intelligence. If you are at a good university, I'd say that there are very few "duds"

Remember, not talking to someone because they like something you don't is no better than them doing the same to you. Like people for who they are, not what they like.

Hahaha. That's like wearing a jacket with swastikas all over it in a Holocaust museum...

...Sure, it's a joke, but it's a bit out there.

If some school administator equates wearing an american flag to school on ANY day with wearing a swastika, I'm pullin' my kids out and putting them someplace else. Oh, and letting some good lawyers know. That's absolute PC bullcrap.

I am 15. I go to a fairly small school, only about 600 kids ages 14 through 19. I HATE social distinctions that kids make. I am considered one of the "weird" ones because i voice my opinions, I talk about what i feel is right, i stand up for the "nerdy" or "geeky" ones. I hate the way that people look down on me like I am the one who is wrong. All i try to do is help out a bit. Anyone else think that thats just a bit dumb?

I went to a similarly sized school. My advice is to not worry about them. By your 5 year anniversary you won't even remember any of their names.

I really don't care about the social classes..

It's weird for me, like from kindergarden to 4th grade I was friends with the cool kids. 5th to 8th I was a loser. Highschool: I'm friends with everybody.

I have no clue what social class I'm in..

If some school administator equates wearing an american flag to school on ANY day with wearing a swastika, I'm pullin' my kids out and putting them someplace else. Oh, and letting some good lawyers know. That's absolute PC bullcrap.

When I was in Junior High, swastikas were permitted at my school.

I loved my childhood. Where did all the reasonable people go?

enjoying MTV or the OC in no way determine intelligence. If you are at a good university, I'd say that there are very few "duds"

I'm not confident that any University can filter out the duds before they get there.

That's why I liked mine. It had low entrance requirements, but the programmes were hard, so about 50% of all students were first-year students, and most of them never saw their second year.

It wa a good system.

I'm not confident that any University can filter out the duds before they get there.

That's why I liked mine. It had low entrance requirements, but the programmes were hard, so about 50% of all students were first-year students, and most of them never saw their second year.

It wa a good system.


I'm not saying that people who watch MTV/The OC/Listen to what ever is popular at the time aren't intelligent, i'm just saying they are sheeple.