"Cliques"

ZIPPYDIPPY19 · 09-15-2004, 04:44 PM

Yeah recently my english class had a heated debate over the topic of cliques in our school. Now, my class is EXTREMELY diverse right now, because my school is at an all time high with student enrollment (we musta gotten 40 new students over the summer) but to list a few or the arguments participants:

- Katie: Extremely short, club foot, and one legs shorter than the other so she looks kinda weird. Shes kinda nasty and snaps at people quite a bit too, but blames her handicap for her lack of friends. She also acts smart and answers questions with words she doesnt know
-Davia: Was presumed to be a lesbian until recently and is INCREDIBLY outspoken
-Michael: Kid from Mongolia who thinks Ohio is heaven on earth for some reason
-Taylor: Came from hawaii and was the only white person in her 35 kid high school; was discriminated against a lot
-Jonathan: Came from England and has this omniscient view on most topics

Trust me, it doesnt stop there, as we also have cheerleaders, goths, and drama queens to get through, but thats just a taste of how diverse this debate was. Anyways, I found out some things bout my town I had never realized, especially that my school is incredibly racist/ignorant of many things (But I am extremely angered by racism, so dont jump on me).

Anyways, the question, what kinda clicks does your school have, and how do you view its overall acceptance of new ideas/people. Also, do you think you try harder than most to try to meet people when they're new, or do you just rely on their ability of them to be friendly and come meet you? Any other stuff you'd like to post on groups is fine by me, just try not to strike up an argument

Basic groups in our school are (theres more, but Im lazy):
-Preps
-Dorks
-Techies
-Comedians
-Punks

And in the infamous words of Jonathan,

"...the way I see it, everybody in that debate thought they were gods gift to people and were just socially lazy. How are we new kids supposed to meet people, by handing out pamphlets of our hobbies and interests and hoping to get a response?"

[ September 15, 2004, 05:22 PM: Message edited by: Zippy ]

**S1x** · 09-15-2004, 04:51 PM

cliques

Dark Magus · 09-15-2004, 04:53 PM

You mean "cliques", and it's an actual term, by the way.

Anyways, if I decide to make a more useful reply, it will come later.

[ September 15, 2004, 05:00 PM: Message edited by: Dark Magus ]

**S1x** · 09-15-2004, 04:56 PM

^ Beat ya.

Alucard · 09-15-2004, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zippy:
"...the way I see it, everybody in that debate thought they were gods gift to people and were just socially lazy. How are we new kids supposed to meet people, by handing out pamphlets of our hobbies and interests and hoping to get a response?"

Yes...J/k

In my school there are so many cliques that most people are members of no less that 5 of them. I fall under the following:

Computer Wizes
Gamers
Ioslationists
All around Know-it-alls
Rockers
Rappers

That's all that I can name off the top of my head, but I know that there is more...

**King Andre** · 09-15-2004, 05:10 PM

MY school, first off

The three main groups

Black Folks
White folks
Other Folks

Sub Groups:
I. Black Folks- Very hard to break down, since the categories are so different.
A."Ni**as"- Just your all-around average black guy really.
B. Oreos/Sellouts- basically the black guy/girl who "acts white". The girls tend to be more respected than the boys though.
C. "Pretty Boys"- The boys that spend more damn time in the mirror than their mom and sister combined, the "Don't touch the hair" guys, or whatever

Myself: I'm a "I.A" person

II. White Folks:
A. Preps
B. Goth
C. Skateboarding
D. Country
E. "Pretty Boy Imaged"

III. Other Folks
Other races, every race here really is different.

DELICIOUS POISON · 09-15-2004, 05:17 PM

It's really pretty lame to try to lump people together into groups. I was friends with whoever was willing. Then again, those obsessed with classification would say I fit the traditional type who travels freely among the different social groups. I would just say I wasn't dependant on everyone else for identity. In school, I was considered something different by everyone. Skater/punk/raver/stoner/techie/joker. All because of who my friends were. That was the biggest crock of sh*t I've ever experienced. I went out with a girl who wore black a lot for something like a week before I called it off (she asked me, and I said sure since I was single), and months later the school was all a buzz with 'the freak is going out with the witch'. Like wearing the color black makes you the gothest gothy goth in the world, and me dying my hair made me an absolute psycho. Whatever, being infamous has its perks.

[ September 15, 2004, 05:23 PM: Message edited by: SPACE STALIN COMMIE LASER ATTACK ]

ZIPPYDIPPY19 · 09-15-2004, 05:21 PM

So its cliques, well theres just a sample of my town's ignorance for ya. I'll edit it though, sorry for the mixup [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

[ September 15, 2004, 05:24 PM: Message edited by: Zippy ]

DELICIOUS POISON · 09-15-2004, 05:22 PM

Ohio is just a perfect example of the midwest, man. I should know, I live at its pinnacle.. Cleveland.

ZIPPYDIPPY19 · 09-15-2004, 05:23 PM

Fine, I'll edit that to say "my town's". And wow, never realized you lived in cleveland...

How far away from a place called Mentor are you?

**King Andre** · 09-15-2004, 05:28 PM

Bah, I hate my school, I hate my damned area, I really could give a **** what people think of me hangin around with some white folks.
Shows their ignorance to try and rag folks for it. I could care less on color...unless I'm lookin for a date.....

You only hurt yourself mingling with one crowd.

Why keep eating the ham if there's chicken on the other counter?

DELICIOUS POISON · 09-15-2004, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zippy:
Fine, I'll edit that to say "my town's". And wow, never realized you lived in cleveland...

How far away from a place called Mentor are you?

Mentor is about an hour away, maybe less. I always hear those damn Bob Serpentini Ford dealership commercials for their dealership in Mentor, too.

[ September 15, 2004, 08:05 PM: Message edited by: SPACE STALIN COMMIE LASER ATTACK ]

KirbyKing · 09-15-2004, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zippy:
(we musta gotten 40 new students over the summer)

LoL, funny. We got like 500 freshmen this year, and the year before that was 700. Or do you mean in your own class?

ZIPPYDIPPY19 · 09-15-2004, 08:18 PM

I meant 40 over all, but the current sixth graders number in the 800's, so they haveta build two more elementarys and a new high school as well as adding onto the current one.

Or something like that...

DK · 09-15-2004, 08:41 PM

Lots of Ohio people. Woohoo.

Bomby · 09-15-2004, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Crunk And Disorderly:
C. "Pretty Boys"- The boys that spend more damn time in the mirror than their mom and sister combined, the "Don't touch the hair" guys, or whatever.

Hehe, perfect description of a certain friend of mine...

Not many cliques in my school. There are groups of friends and stuff like that, but the cliques pretty much disappeared in my class after middle school.

Alucard · 09-15-2004, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KirbyKing:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Zippy:
(we musta gotten 40 new students over the summer)

LoL, funny. We got like 500 freshmen this year, and the year before that was 700. Or do you mean in your own class? </font>[/quote]In my HS, there is no less than 1000 kids in each grade level. there are close to 5000 students there...

**King Andre** · 09-15-2004, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DK:
Lots of Ohio people. Woohoo.

BAH! <ATLien

Bomby · 09-15-2004, 10:01 PM

^ Heh, that whole post reminds me that they're having a crunk fest in my sister's college at Ohio.

c_jks · 09-15-2004, 11:05 PM

There are a few groups of people around, but mostly people just kinda gather friends.

There are the preps, who I hate with my eternal soul. I really dissaprove of the whole "We have to look alike!" thing. Almost every girl seems to be one of them, and they just...won't...shut...up! Every time they open their mouths I feel like i'll just grip the desk so hard it'll snap. And then it'll turn worse because now I have nothing holding me back from jabbing the pointy part into their leg.

Then the jocks, who are the male counterparts to the preps. Equally as dumb, obsessed with cars to the point of stupidity, and competative as hell. Don't play a particular sport with these *******s if you aren't good at it - they just think you're gay. And if you are good at it, then they start to cheat. And they're good at it.

The "ghetto" people are usually black or mexican (shocking, I know,) but there are others too. For some reason, being tragically poor and living in bad neighborhoods where you could get shot on the street became popular, and here is the result. But wait! They aren't really living in bad neighborhoods! They just wish they were because it's just so damn cool to destroy language and act like you are an idiot and wear pants that fall to your ass! Oh, and they could beat anyone up. Even though all they know about fighting is from watching boxing matches on HBO. And bull**** "it's culture." It's not.

Wow, I hate a lot of people.

09-15-2004, 04:44 PM	#1
ZIPPYDIPPY19 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,663 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 3,667.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,167.00 Donate	Yeah recently my english class had a heated debate over the topic of cliques in our school. Now, my class is EXTREMELY diverse right now, because my school is at an all time high with student enrollment (we musta gotten 40 new students over the summer) but to list a few or the arguments participants: - Katie: Extremely short, club foot, and one legs shorter than the other so she looks kinda weird. Shes kinda nasty and snaps at people quite a bit too, but blames her handicap for her lack of friends. She also acts smart and answers questions with words she doesnt know -Davia: Was presumed to be a lesbian until recently and is INCREDIBLY outspoken -Michael: Kid from Mongolia who thinks Ohio is heaven on earth for some reason -Taylor: Came from hawaii and was the only white person in her 35 kid high school; was discriminated against a lot -Jonathan: Came from England and has this omniscient view on most topics Trust me, it doesnt stop there, as we also have cheerleaders, goths, and drama queens to get through, but thats just a taste of how diverse this debate was. Anyways, I found out some things bout my town I had never realized, especially that my school is incredibly racist/ignorant of many things (But I am extremely angered by racism, so dont jump on me). Anyways, the question, what kinda clicks does your school have, and how do you view its overall acceptance of new ideas/people. Also, do you think you try harder than most to try to meet people when they're new, or do you just rely on their ability of them to be friendly and come meet you? Any other stuff you'd like to post on groups is fine by me, just try not to strike up an argument Basic groups in our school are (theres more, but Im lazy): -Preps -Dorks -Techies -Comedians -Punks And in the infamous words of Jonathan, "...the way I see it, everybody in that debate thought they were gods gift to people and were just socially lazy. How are we new kids supposed to meet people, by handing out pamphlets of our hobbies and interests and hoping to get a response?" [ September 15, 2004, 05:22 PM: Message edited by: Zippy ]

09-15-2004, 04:51 PM	#2
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09-15-2004, 04:53 PM	#3
Dark Magus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Gender: Posts: 6,260 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,117.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,617.00 Donate	You mean "cliques", and it's an actual term, by the way. Anyways, if I decide to make a more useful reply, it will come later. [ September 15, 2004, 05:00 PM: Message edited by: Dark Magus ]

09-15-2004, 04:56 PM	#4
S1x VGF RPG Mod Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Either over there or right here Gender: Posts: 5,168 Thanks: 16 Thanked 278 Times in 90 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 202,474.66 Bank: 90,233.04 Total Points: 292,707.71 Donate	^ Beat ya.

09-15-2004, 05:10 PM	#6
King Andre DJ KHALED, I RUIN SONGS FOR NO REASON!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Shhhh, it's a secret right now Gender: Posts: 13,642 Thanks: 1,157 Thanked 762 Times in 441 Posts Points: 20,729.06 Bank: 1,459,468.45 Total Points: 1,480,197.50 Donate	MY school, first off The three main groups Black Folks White folks Other Folks Sub Groups: I. Black Folks- Very hard to break down, since the categories are so different. A."Ni**as"- Just your all-around average black guy really. B. Oreos/Sellouts- basically the black guy/girl who "acts white". The girls tend to be more respected than the boys though. C. "Pretty Boys"- The boys that spend more damn time in the mirror than their mom and sister combined, the "Don't touch the hair" guys, or whatever Myself: I'm a "I.A" person II. White Folks: A. Preps B. Goth C. Skateboarding D. Country E. "Pretty Boy Imaged" III. Other Folks Other races, every race here really is different.

09-15-2004, 05:17 PM	#7
DELICIOUS POISON Retro Nintendo Supermod Art & Literature Mod Metroid Mod Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 17,031 Thanks: 585 Thanked 1,841 Times in 902 Posts Points: 747.57 Bank: 5,372,520.80 Total Points: 5,373,268.37 Donate	It's really pretty lame to try to lump people together into groups. I was friends with whoever was willing. Then again, those obsessed with classification would say I fit the traditional type who travels freely among the different social groups. I would just say I wasn't dependant on everyone else for identity. In school, I was considered something different by everyone. Skater/punk/raver/stoner/techie/joker. All because of who my friends were. That was the biggest crock of sh*t I've ever experienced. I went out with a girl who wore black a lot for something like a week before I called it off (she asked me, and I said sure since I was single), and months later the school was all a buzz with 'the freak is going out with the witch'. Like wearing the color black makes you the gothest gothy goth in the world, and me dying my hair made me an absolute psycho. Whatever, being infamous has its perks. [ September 15, 2004, 05:23 PM: Message edited by: SPACE STALIN COMMIE LASER ATTACK ]

09-15-2004, 05:21 PM	#8
ZIPPYDIPPY19 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,663 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 3,667.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,167.00 Donate	So its cliques, well theres just a sample of my town's ignorance for ya. I'll edit it though, sorry for the mixup [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] [ September 15, 2004, 05:24 PM: Message edited by: Zippy ]

09-15-2004, 05:22 PM	#9
DELICIOUS POISON Retro Nintendo Supermod Art & Literature Mod Metroid Mod Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 17,031 Thanks: 585 Thanked 1,841 Times in 902 Posts Points: 747.57 Bank: 5,372,520.80 Total Points: 5,373,268.37 Donate	Ohio is just a perfect example of the midwest, man. I should know, I live at its pinnacle.. Cleveland.

09-15-2004, 05:23 PM	#10
ZIPPYDIPPY19 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,663 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 3,667.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,167.00 Donate	Fine, I'll edit that to say "my town's". And wow, never realized you lived in cleveland... How far away from a place called Mentor are you?

09-15-2004, 05:28 PM	#11
King Andre DJ KHALED, I RUIN SONGS FOR NO REASON!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Shhhh, it's a secret right now Gender: Posts: 13,642 Thanks: 1,157 Thanked 762 Times in 441 Posts Points: 20,729.06 Bank: 1,459,468.45 Total Points: 1,480,197.50 Donate	Bah, I hate my school, I hate my damned area, I really could give a **** what people think of me hangin around with some white folks. Shows their ignorance to try and rag folks for it. I could care less on color...unless I'm lookin for a date..... You only hurt yourself mingling with one crowd. Why keep eating the ham if there's chicken on the other counter?

09-15-2004, 08:18 PM	#14
ZIPPYDIPPY19 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,663 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 3,667.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,167.00 Donate	I meant 40 over all, but the current sixth graders number in the 800's, so they haveta build two more elementarys and a new high school as well as adding onto the current one. Or something like that...

09-15-2004, 08:41 PM	#15
DK Wrestling Mod Join Date: Jul 1999 Gender: Posts: 2,996 Thanks: 43 Thanked 48 Times in 41 Posts Points: 4,343.12 Bank: 2,893,210.01 Total Points: 2,897,553.13 Donate	Lots of Ohio people. Woohoo.

09-15-2004, 10:01 PM	#19
Bomby Away With Words Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Caught beneath the landslide in a champagne supernover in the sky Gender: Posts: 15,610 Thanks: 237 Thanked 729 Times in 463 Posts Blog Entries: 4 Points: 4,664.62 Bank: 5,808,630.04 Total Points: 5,813,294.67 Donate	^ Heh, that whole post reminds me that they're having a crunk fest in my sister's college at Ohio.

09-15-2004, 11:05 PM	#20
c_jks Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,631 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,276.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 3,776.00 Donate	There are a few groups of people around, but mostly people just kinda gather friends. There are the preps, who I hate with my eternal soul. I really dissaprove of the whole "We have to look alike!" thing. Almost every girl seems to be one of them, and they just...won't...shut...up! Every time they open their mouths I feel like i'll just grip the desk so hard it'll snap. And then it'll turn worse because now I have nothing holding me back from jabbing the pointy part into their leg. Then the jocks, who are the male counterparts to the preps. Equally as dumb, obsessed with cars to the point of stupidity, and competative as hell. Don't play a particular sport with these *****s if you aren't good at it - they just think you're gay. And if you are good at it, then they start to cheat. And they're good at it. The "ghetto" people are usually black or mexican (shocking, I know,) but there are others too. For some reason, being tragically poor and living in bad neighborhoods where you could get shot on the street became popular, and here is the result. But wait! They aren't really living in bad neighborhoods! They just wish they were because it's just so damn cool to destroy language and act like you are an idiot and wear pants that fall to your ass! Oh, and they could beat anyone up. Even though all they know about fighting is from watching boxing matches on HBO. And bull** "it's culture." It's not. Wow, I hate a lot of people.