What makes a person in school popular? I've heard this question many times before and I've asked multiple for their opinion on it.
Examples of What I Heard...
- Hot.
- Nice body.
- Nice clothes.
- Lots of friends.
- Hot.
- Nice body.
- Hot.
- Funny.
[Dictionary.com]
fun·ny1 [fuhn-ee] adjective,
–adjective
1.
providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing;comical: a funny remark; a funny person.
2.
attempting to amuse; facetious:
VS.
judg·men·tal [juhj-men-tl]
–adjective
1.
involving the use or exercise of judgment.
2.
tending to make moral judgments
Are you getting my idea here? There's a fine line between funny and judgmental. Not many people seem to know the difference, though. From what I've seen, you should make fun of that weird kid if you want to continue to be in that group of friends. Or, maybe you just need to make fun of that weird kid just to TALK to that group of friends. It's a constant battle back and forth. To me, it seems like the only way to get attention and be that "funny" person, is to be the judgmental person a lot of the time.
Think about it. How many times a day do you hear one whole side of a class room burst out laughing because of a comment someone made about someone else?
You don't even need to be popular to have an issue with humor vs. judgement. We all do it! I've done it, I'm sure I'll probably do it again. I'm just here to let it be known the impact wanting to be "popular" can have on people.
And there ARE ways to be popular without having to be judgmental! I know plenty of great people who are considered part of the popular crowd because they're just plain nice. There ARE ways to be funny without being judgmental.
And there ARE ways to be popular without having to be judgmental! I know plenty of great people who are considered part of the popular crowd because they're just plain nice. There ARE ways to be funny without being judgmental.
I understand. We all just want a good laugh sometimes. And we all want to fit in. I believe that if we change the guidelines on fitting in, high school would be such a better place.
[And here comes the cheesy lines...]
I truly believe it's time to change the view on being popular. While being popular can build you up, at the same time it can break down others.
Comments? What do you think? Do you agree that a lot of the time humor is passed with judgement?
[And here comes the cheesy lines...]
I truly believe it's time to change the view on being popular. While being popular can build you up, at the same time it can break down others.
Comments? What do you think? Do you agree that a lot of the time humor is passed with judgement?
2 comments:
Yes i totally agree! Most people are popular because they think they are so cool and they break others down to get their confidence to build up! In a lot ways you can be popular without being a "bully." Like me, I have tons of friends and all i do is be nice to people.
I definetly agree! People think it's funny to sit there with their friends and make fun of other people, but they clearly don't think about how the people being made fun of will feel. If you have to put down others to feel good about yourself and have friends, then thats sad.
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