We Are Who We Are
Yes, this is similar to Xinyi's post, and also of the same name. But I feel that what she brought up in her post was something worth sharing too.
We are geeks, nerds, losers, whatever society deems fit to call us. However, I just wonder: Who decides who's a geek or a loser? Who are the people who set the bar? I'm a nerd and proud of it, but I want to challenge this label. Who decides the labels of somebody else?
Not only that, but why are those who are labelled as 'geeks' and 'losers' always ostracised? What makes us inferior to everyone else who is deemed 'cool' and 'popular'? What defines what is cool and popular, anyway? Following the crowd? Participating in the herd mentality? Molding your own personality to fit what is deemed 'socially acceptable'?
Our world is fucked up.
So many people watch "Glee". So many people watch it, and love it, and yet they don't get the message that is fighting to come through to all of us. What is the message? That you join the school's Glee Club and instantly become popular? No, no and a thousand times no. Don't you think that the message is to fight against the herd mentality, what everyone thinks is cool and acceptable, and to be true to yourself no matter what?
I read in Xinyi's post that someone called her a 'geek'. And that she's been labelled 'nerd' and 'ugly' behind her back too. All I'll say is to pay them no attention. They're pathetic to think that they have the right to judge and label others. Who died and made them God? I say just be true to who you really are, because in the end, it is what you and your God think of you that truly matters. Nothing else.
You have to be strong in this world, because you will always be labelled and judged, no matter what people tell you. You just have to learn how to ignore all these and live your life to the best that it should be. Even at your lowest, you have to remember that you have friends, people who will stand by your side no matter what, because they know who you really are and love you for it.
For example, I had a heart-to-heart last week with Xinyi. I'd been really depressed that day and she somehow texted me at the moment that I really needed someone to talk to. I hadn't even texted her or anything, she just texted me out of the blue and asked me how I was, at the exact moment I felt like I couldn't possibly go on with living anymore. Coincidence? I think not. So we talked, and I felt so much better afterwards.
I don't like labelling, and I definitely don't like being labelled. I'm a nerd and a geek, and I know it. I'm weird too, but I wear these badges with pride because hey, it's better than to be labelled a slut and a bimbo, in my opinion.
We are geeks, nerds, losers, whatever society deems fit to call us. However, I just wonder: Who decides who's a geek or a loser? Who are the people who set the bar? I'm a nerd and proud of it, but I want to challenge this label. Who decides the labels of somebody else?
Not only that, but why are those who are labelled as 'geeks' and 'losers' always ostracised? What makes us inferior to everyone else who is deemed 'cool' and 'popular'? What defines what is cool and popular, anyway? Following the crowd? Participating in the herd mentality? Molding your own personality to fit what is deemed 'socially acceptable'?
Our world is fucked up.
So many people watch "Glee". So many people watch it, and love it, and yet they don't get the message that is fighting to come through to all of us. What is the message? That you join the school's Glee Club and instantly become popular? No, no and a thousand times no. Don't you think that the message is to fight against the herd mentality, what everyone thinks is cool and acceptable, and to be true to yourself no matter what?
I read in Xinyi's post that someone called her a 'geek'. And that she's been labelled 'nerd' and 'ugly' behind her back too. All I'll say is to pay them no attention. They're pathetic to think that they have the right to judge and label others. Who died and made them God? I say just be true to who you really are, because in the end, it is what you and your God think of you that truly matters. Nothing else.
You have to be strong in this world, because you will always be labelled and judged, no matter what people tell you. You just have to learn how to ignore all these and live your life to the best that it should be. Even at your lowest, you have to remember that you have friends, people who will stand by your side no matter what, because they know who you really are and love you for it.
For example, I had a heart-to-heart last week with Xinyi. I'd been really depressed that day and she somehow texted me at the moment that I really needed someone to talk to. I hadn't even texted her or anything, she just texted me out of the blue and asked me how I was, at the exact moment I felt like I couldn't possibly go on with living anymore. Coincidence? I think not. So we talked, and I felt so much better afterwards.
I don't like labelling, and I definitely don't like being labelled. I'm a nerd and a geek, and I know it. I'm weird too, but I wear these badges with pride because hey, it's better than to be labelled a slut and a bimbo, in my opinion.
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