Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Cliques Gone Past the 80's

I used to think cliques such as nerds, goths, jocks,trendsetters; all those fun labels were done past the 80's. But as I have continued to learn throughout the years, that is not the case. I found a story through a friend that proves to me it really hasn't gone past the eighties: (http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/my-okcupid-affair-with-a-world-champion-magic-the-gathering-player/comment-page-4/#comment-170055)
This is basically a woman named Alyssa Bereznak who took it upon herself to sign up at an online dating site called OKCupid, went on a date with someone who she picked online, and then decided write about it. It may seem harmless but then you will find later in this writing piece, she takes the courtesy to badmouth the guy for not being who she wanted him to be in the beginning. I personally had the urge to bash her in but I realized that I would just be doing exactly as what she just did.  I have seen from my own personal perspective that at times when people even admit to someone with a mentality such as Bereznak for having hobbies like playing Magic the Gathering, they are outed or made into a pariah for not following the conventional characteristics of what is considered to be a "normal" person. There are probably many people out there who do have a good character and are rejected just for having an affinity for something that most adults don't engage in.We are living in a world where it is ok to judge someone by what they do instead of by the "content of their character."Thinking about it, with these types of websites one can't have so much high expectations that you would find somebody exactly as you want them to be.Situations like these make me question if humans as a species would ever evolve from such idealistic thoughts that a person is some sort of object to be tailored or molded into being who another person wants them to be instead of just being themselves.  What do you think?

P.S. as for Bereznak's situation; unfortunately for her, she was outed by a lot of people and even written about in another article called Alyssa Bereznak Just Reminded Us That Women Can Be Predators Online Too. Kudos for Elly

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