Peer pressure and conformity - Page 3

Esquire · 04-12-2006, 08:51 PM

Whale Biologist · 04-12-2006, 10:10 PM

Corformists are silly. Unfortunately, my particular mode of independent dress labels me as a conformist: Casual jeans, and t-shirts. I got mocked for not wearing anything distinctive, and I pointed out that 'distinctive' costs a hell of a lot more money than I make. My friends 'distinctive' band t-shirt for a band no-ones heard of cost $39, whereas my jeans cost $10 and my shirts cost $5, and will outlast the band shirt by several years.

Fifthfiend · 04-12-2006, 10:25 PM

A real nonconformist wears a suit.

So's they never see you coming.

adamark · 04-12-2006, 10:52 PM

There is no such thing as conformity and non-conformity.

Whale Biologist · 04-12-2006, 10:55 PM

Oh really.... I want you to take a good, hard look at a high school, and tell me there's no such thing as conformity.

Mirai Gen · 04-13-2006, 12:04 AM

I'm with Whale. Adolescents have a burning need to try and fit in with the 'popular crowd,' and they will rapidly convince themselves that, "really, maybe I'm wrong, I probably am, they're probably all right."

It does happen. Saying it doesn't is a bit cruel. But acting as though you can, y'know, 'argue' about who is nonconformist and conformist, is a bit biased.

Whale Biologist · 04-13-2006, 12:23 AM

Yeah, saying who's who is hard... saying they exist is easy.

Besides, my wife is a Goth, so who am I to say conformity is even bad? Woo, leather corsets!!

Fifthfiend · 04-13-2006, 12:47 AM

It's just as well since you gave up any right you have to bitch about conformity once you get married anyway.

TheSpacePope · 04-13-2006, 12:58 AM

He gave up his right to bitch about anything.

But the whole conformist/nonconformist thing, I would have to say that anyone that feels that they are an individual, then they are, labeling someone a non-conformist is just as bad as all of the conformists. What happens in reality is that the conformists hang out in thier little cliques, and so do the non-conformist. So in a broad general sense, I say that you are who you are, unless you are dressing/acting in a way to be accepted by a group. Even some goth kids (not making fun, it's just fresh) just dress goth to be accepted by the other goths, so even though goth is considered "nonconformist" there are still some "conformers" (Pick a fad, roll out) among them. I think that kids should be themselves. I've never been anything but.

Archbio · 04-13-2006, 01:08 AM

"Syntax is there no thing such as."

04-12-2006, 10:25 PM	#23
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	A real nonconformist wears a suit. So's they never see you coming. __________________ check out my buttspresso

04-13-2006, 12:04 AM	#26
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	I'm with Whale. Adolescents have a burning need to try and fit in with the 'popular crowd,' and they will rapidly convince themselves that, "really, maybe I'm wrong, I probably am, they're probably all right." It does happen. Saying it doesn't is a bit cruel. But acting as though you can, y'know, 'argue' about who is nonconformist and conformist, is a bit biased. __________________

04-13-2006, 12:47 AM	#28
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	It's just as well since you gave up any right you have to bitch about conformity once you get married anyway. __________________ check out my buttspresso

04-13-2006, 12:58 AM	#29
TheSpacePope Gigity Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lincoln. Nebraska Posts: 1,536	He gave up his right to bitch about anything. But the whole conformist/nonconformist thing, I would have to say that anyone that feels that they are an individual, then they are, labeling someone a non-conformist is just as bad as all of the conformists. What happens in reality is that the conformists hang out in thier little cliques, and so do the non-conformist. So in a broad general sense, I say that you are who you are, unless you are dressing/acting in a way to be accepted by a group. Even some goth kids (not making fun, it's just fresh) just dress goth to be accepted by the other goths, so even though goth is considered "nonconformist" there are still some "conformers" (Pick a fad, roll out) among them. I think that kids should be themselves. I've never been anything but. __________________ Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust Last edited by TheSpacePope; 04-13-2006 at 01:01 AM.

04-13-2006, 01:08 AM	#30
Archbio Data is Turned On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,980	"Syntax is there no thing such as." __________________ 6201 Reasons to Support Electoral Reform.

04-12-2006, 08:51 PM	#21
Esquire Suicide is Painless Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 25

04-12-2006, 10:10 PM	#22
Whale Biologist Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wibble Posts: 305	Corformists are silly. Unfortunately, my particular mode of independent dress labels me as a conformist: Casual jeans, and t-shirts. I got mocked for not wearing anything distinctive, and I pointed out that 'distinctive' costs a hell of a lot more money than I make. My friends 'distinctive' band t-shirt for a band no-ones heard of cost $39, whereas my jeans cost $10 and my shirts cost $5, and will outlast the band shirt by several years.

04-12-2006, 10:55 PM	#25
Whale Biologist Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wibble Posts: 305	Oh really.... I want you to take a good, hard look at a high school, and tell me there's no such thing as conformity.

04-13-2006, 12:23 AM	#27
Whale Biologist Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wibble Posts: 305	Yeah, saying who's who is hard... saying they exist is easy. Besides, my wife is a Goth, so who am I to say conformity is even bad? Woo, leather corsets!!