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 Feb 19 2005, 05:54 PM
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 My name's Katt. Nice to meet you!  Group: Member Posts: 3,826 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 93,674  |
Calling someone a goth or punk or prep or goody-two-shoes, etc. Is it really fair to judge people? Or is it just an organized classification of people that could fall in those catagories? Is it fair to say that all are the same? Is it being racist in any way? Please post your opinions.
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Jul 4 2005, 10:20 PM
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"All these guys are retarded Goths"-My Brother
Like my brothers reply to all these messages, I find that nearly everywhere I turn I am surrounded by insecure teenagers that feel they must label everyone and everything insight. Most of the time it is just meaningless jokes or comments but sometimes it goes beyond that with statements like, "Preps suck and if you are not punk you also suck!" First of all what is the definition of prep or punk. If you ask a variety of people what the meaning of those words are you will get tons of different answers. How is it fair to catorigize people using terms that have so many different meanings? My favorite color is black and I like heavy metal. By just the information a lot of people would immediently slap me with the label of Goth. But they don’t take the time to realize that I shop at American Eagle and I enjoy reading People Magazine. Which are most clearly “preppy hobbies.” I also could be called a nerd or a punk depending on what you know about me. See that’s the problem with labels, they compel you to make an opinion on people based on mainly their dress style or hobbies without ever getting to know them. Do you really want people to judge you on just that? I understand the labels have been and most likely will be around for forever. But that doesn’t mean its okay. If you want to read a very well written article on labeling go to the following site: http://www.starlightmks.com/main.html and click on The Battle of The Stupid Labels. If you want to talk E-mail me at Blurred_reflection@yahoo.com Also even through I severely disagree with 0riskybusiness0 I don’t think that it is fair to label her an idiot, even through it is tempting… |
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Paradox of Life Labeling Feb 19 2005, 05:54 PM
karrar Oviously it's not fair. However this problem m... Feb 19 2005, 06:43 PM
stephinika QUOTE(karrar @ Feb 19 2005, 3:43 PM)Oviously ... Feb 20 2005, 06:01 PM
Teesa QUOTE(karrar @ Feb 19 2005, 6:43 PM)Oviously ... Feb 21 2005, 05:17 PM Outloved Agree. ^^
Labeling is not fair. And judging is ne... Feb 19 2005, 06:53 PM Chii it's never right to judge but when you look at... Feb 20 2005, 12:19 AM helllla jankyyyy ^
I agree. Sometimes you can't help it. Its ce... Feb 20 2005, 12:21 AM ryfitaDF i can't say i'm a fan of it, but i can und... Feb 20 2005, 01:34 AM thesillyme QUOTE(ryfitaDF @ Feb 20 2005, 2:34 AM)we... Feb 26 2005, 05:54 PM sammi rules you um, it's not being racist cause it has nothing... Feb 20 2005, 01:46 PM racoons > you ^^
everyone labels, even if its subconcious... is... Feb 20 2005, 02:10 PM OriskybusinessO i think labeling is ok in this case: some people t... Feb 20 2005, 04:00 PM sammi rules you QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 20 2005, 3:00 PM)... Feb 20 2005, 05:18 PM OriskybusinessO QUOTE(touch my monkey @ Feb 20 2005, 2:18 PM)... Feb 21 2005, 09:38 AM airam QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 21 2005, 9:38 AM)... Feb 21 2005, 01:42 PM OriskybusinessO QUOTE(airam @ Feb 21 2005, 10:42 AM)i dont ev... Feb 21 2005, 02:55 PM sammi rules you QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 21 2005, 1:55 PM)... Feb 21 2005, 11:14 PM OriskybusinessO QUOTE(touch my monkey @ Feb 21 2005, 8:14 PM)... Feb 22 2005, 11:15 AM sammi rules you QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 22 2005, 10:15 AM... Feb 22 2005, 10:46 PM OriskybusinessO QUOTEusually the people who sleep around and stuff... Feb 23 2005, 06:57 PM lAzN YiN YanGl QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 23 2005, 6:57 PM)... Feb 23 2005, 09:13 PM OriskybusinessO QUOTE(lAzN YiN YanGl @ Feb 23 2005, 6:13 PM)Y... Feb 24 2005, 05:32 PM sammehmyst QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 24 2005, 5:32 PM)... Feb 24 2005, 09:03 PM Spirited Away QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 24 2005, 5:32 PM)... Feb 25 2005, 11:23 AM lAzN YiN YanGl QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 24 2005, 5:32 PM)... Feb 25 2005, 03:29 PM barelyy_coherent QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 20 2005, 1:00 PM)... Feb 20 2005, 05:37 PM Paradox of Life QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 20 2005, 3:00 PM)... Feb 25 2005, 11:09 AM racoons > you and here i was thinking you weren't meant to j... Feb 20 2005, 04:08 PM lakerfever2476 You can't help but label. But it's annoyin... Feb 20 2005, 06:22 PM yukichan i think its not fair...i hate being classified int... Feb 20 2005, 10:41 PM blackbow being labeled often works 2 ways....
1) Oh, hes... Feb 21 2005, 12:08 AM iheartsimba I think labeling and steriotyping are two complete... Feb 21 2005, 09:43 AM espionage QUOTEbeing labeled often works 2 ways....
1) Oh, ... Feb 21 2005, 01:47 PM Frankie of course labeling/stereotyping isn't right/fa... Feb 21 2005, 08:32 PM the_pluto_volta umm . . . DUH ! stereotyping sucks ass
... Feb 22 2005, 06:11 PM karrar ^ you go girl Feb 23 2005, 04:29 PM Programmer gotta love stereotyping....it's america's ... Feb 24 2005, 05:25 AM Kill_Drake labeling is a natural process but it's not som... Feb 24 2005, 02:05 PM monde libre i think that in a way, most teens actually want to... Feb 25 2005, 11:16 AM sammi rules you OriskybusinessO, may i point out that hot topic, w... Feb 25 2005, 04:42 PM OriskybusinessO ok. i've read all your posts and you get off t... Feb 25 2005, 06:04 PM Spirited Away QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 25 2005, 6:04 PM)... Feb 26 2005, 03:25 PM sammi rules you again, i worked at mcdonald's. are you gonna s... Feb 25 2005, 06:16 PM OriskybusinessO QUOTE(touch my monkey @ Feb 25 2005, 3:16 PM)... Feb 26 2005, 09:21 AM jooleeah QUOTEi think labeling is ok in this case: some peo... Feb 25 2005, 06:39 PM haffkrazy3 labeling will never be fair by any means. but i gu... Feb 25 2005, 11:40 PM monde libre sure, stereotyping may not be "fair" in ... Feb 26 2005, 10:21 AM nevernothere Stereotyping can be funny at times.. just gotta kn... Feb 26 2005, 03:47 PM Kathleen QUOTE...they could be the cleanest, most straight ... Feb 26 2005, 03:53 PM racoons > you i have a friend. she is probably the stereo ttypic... Feb 26 2005, 04:04 PM barelyy_coherent Honestly, what kind of debate is this? Obviously l... Feb 26 2005, 05:56 PM thesillyme QUOTE(barelyy_coherent @ Feb 26 2005, 6:56 PM... Feb 26 2005, 06:51 PM ShEraBaRoO its part of our human natures, we will always judg... Feb 26 2005, 06:57 PM blondiebombshell like everyone has already said, its always gonna b... Feb 26 2005, 07:05 PM jooleeah OriskybusinessO, did you read my reply to you? Feb 26 2005, 07:05 PM sammi rules you i think he she stopped posting in here. maybe he s... Feb 27 2005, 11:34 AM OriskybusinessO I am a she... Feb 27 2005, 12:06 PM thesillyme QUOTE(OriskybusinessO @ Feb 27 2005, 1:06 PM)... Feb 27 2005, 03:59 PM MyVermilionPlague Of course it is not fair.
No one ever said it was.... Feb 28 2005, 12:09 AM thesillyme QUOTE(Despise @ Feb 28 2005, 1:09 AM)Of cours... Mar 3 2005, 04:39 PM sammi rules you i was implying that people who shop at hot topic a... Mar 5 2005, 11:23 PM Rachel is love obviously sterotyping isn't fair
BUT EVERYONE... Mar 8 2005, 05:06 PM swe3ttemptasian ^^^ agree. Mar 8 2005, 05:12 PM Brneydgrl of course it's not fair. i try to talk to all ... Mar 11 2005, 12:10 AM suddenly she labels are descriptions of a person who does somet... Mar 16 2005, 09:58 PM aznxdreamer it went way too far. people judge people at first ... Mar 17 2005, 07:26 PM Rachel is love this is such a pointless debate
obviously everyon... Mar 22 2005, 03:10 PM Crimson_Sky Hm. I go around half the time calling myself a pr... Mar 31 2005, 01:41 PM nightmare4taki stereotyping is all around us whether its race, re... Mar 31 2005, 03:25 PM AngelTears No its not fair..
When you call someone a prep yo... Apr 1 2005, 09:43 AM sammi rules you ^ mention* not menchon.
and because people are st... Apr 1 2005, 10:05 AM pandamonium my mom judges a lot of people and i told her i don... Apr 1 2005, 10:26 AM wounded Labelling is part of human nature. I'm not say... Apr 6 2005, 05:18 PM tmauze Okay, I don't feel like going into a lot of de... Apr 10 2005, 05:24 PM gOODpIRATE labeling is dumb to me.
completly dumb. so are st... Apr 14 2005, 12:42 AM x3__iGiVEup it's not fair. i mean, looking at someone... Apr 29 2005, 06:27 PM ROARxD some people as a matter of fact; many people label... Apr 29 2005, 06:35 PM iNyCxShoRT I don't think it's fair. You shouldn't... Apr 29 2005, 06:39 PM insomniac obviously its not fair. i doubt anyone actually th... Jul 5 2005, 12:02 AM Paradox of Life QUOTE(insomniac @ Jul 4 2005, 11:02 PM)obviou... Jul 5 2005, 12:19 AM lbjshaq2345 i dont rly care about labeling i mean c'mon wa... Jul 6 2005, 01:19 AM lolita kitty when people label too much, that annoys me quite a... Jul 10 2005, 01:33 PM monde libre most teenagers want to be labelled. jeesh. Jul 10 2005, 01:41 PM jjc66 [censored. this has NOTHING to do with the topic. ... Jul 11 2005, 09:38 AM lakerfever2476 I just can't help but generalize.
Ok, so yo... Jul 12 2005, 03:43 PM aznxdreamer stereotyping is involutary. we do it automatically... Jul 16 2005, 02:59 AM ComradeRed Stereotypes are so gay! Jul 23 2005, 03:33 PM Paradox of Life QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Jul 23 2005, 2:33 PM)Stere... Jul 23 2005, 04:40 PM sadolakced acid QUOTE(AkaRyux @ Jul 23 2005, 4:40 PM)Okay, do... Jul 23 2005, 04:53 PM CrackedRearView QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 23 2005, 2:53 PM)... Jul 23 2005, 05:11 PM sadolakced acid QUOTE(CrackedRearView @ Jul 23 2005, 5:11 PM)... Jul 23 2005, 05:41 PM ComradeRed QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 23 2005, 5:41 PM)... Jul 23 2005, 10:26 PM Maestro I don't think that labeling is fair, because m... Jul 23 2005, 08:07 PM pyrochick19770 I personally don't think it's fair, howeve... Jul 23 2005, 08:10 PM Kristinaa We would be VERY naive to say that it is wrong. Ye... Jul 23 2005, 08:13 PM katssso I HATE labeling Jul 23 2005, 08:17 PM ComradeRed ...and stereotyping that really makes no differenc... Jul 23 2005, 10:45 PM ktsou11 it's not right but maybe its their personality... Jul 27 2005, 04:40 PM ursedonah labelling isn't fair, but we do it still. you ... Aug 4 2005, 02:00 AM |
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