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Matt's Wisdom

Mmkay, its been a while since i've done a Matt's Wisdom post. So today kids. I'm going to take a suggestion from Rachel, and explain each of the Labels to you. Are you ready for this? Good. We'll start with the most common and work our way down to the least common.

Punk- One of the most common labels there are. Now, stereotypically in todays culture. A Punk is a person who is against any form of government(anarchy). They don't care about anyone or anything. They are druggies, and get in trouble with the law. Now what Punk originally is, or rather was. Was a form of music. Not a certain sound, but rather a certain context. Punk music generally talked about standing up for yourself, QUESTIONING the government... not going against it. It told you to be part of your country, because we are. And we do have a voice... it's just that no one uses it. Alot of people also view punks as the heavy metal kids with colored hair and mohawks and drugs. Again this is wrong. Being PUNK as a person is about expression and being who you are because you want to be that way. It's about being able to stand up for what you believe; even if you are the only one.

Prep- Ah... the preps. Now many people think of these people as the stuck up kids. Who have never lifted a finger in their life, and get whatever they want. Who think they are better than everyone else. Snotty. Originally 'prep' was a term given to people who were constantly PREP-ARED for things. Someone who constantly expected things to happen and were prepared for it. But now days your associated with prep if you've have alot of money, if you like to dress nice or if you give someone the stiff upper lip.

Emo- The emo kids. I personally have alot of problems with emo kids. But i'll do my best not to make this oppinionated. The Emo kids are exactly that. Emotional. They over react, or take things to heart way too often. They fall in love easily, and feel the world is collapsing when a relationship has a bump. Stereotypically, they wear dark clothing and usually color their hair black, or a dark red. But to be emo you don't have to do that. Also, don't confuse dramaqueens with emo kids. They take offense.

The Jocks- Alot of people can confuse the jocks with preps. But they are actually different people. The jocks are the kids that do anything for sports. They love their sport and can't think about anything but that sport. Many of them do, or have done steroids. They are the ones always yelling at the pep rallys, but don't exactly know whats going on.

Goth- The goth kids. Now these kids can be confused with the emo kids. They stereotypically, are really pale, wear black, black eye liner and everything. They constantly think about death and believe themselves to be worthless. Goth kids are typically the "straight edge" kids. meaning they cut themselves. yes thats what straight edge means... its a razor. When actually a goth kid can be anyone. Usually they are the quiet kids that no one talks to, they don't think there is a meaning to life.

Nerd/Geek- Ah... i love this group... Nerds and Geeks are actually different, but i thought i'd put them together so i could explain them better. A nerd is someone who knows alot about book things. Such as school. They are school oriented and know the book studies... and yeah, teachers pet and all that good stuff. A Geek, is someone who knows alot.. more than they should about one thing. Such as... computers. They know their way in and out of a computer and can tell you anything, but couldnt tell you a damn thing about the civil war.

Ghetto/Gangsta- Now this is probably one of the most general labels. You can be ghetto if you live in detroit, if you wear baggy clothes, if you have WHITE shoes, if you wear gold, if you have a golden tooth, if you tell someone you gonna pop a cap. a Ghetto is actually a jewish term for poor/homeless during the holocaust. You look at what we call a ghetto today... and it really has no real relation to the holocaust. But many people view ghetto as Rap, and bling bling.

I think that about sums up everything I wanted to say today. This has been you daily dosage of Matt's Wisdom.


Fear:being ignored.

posted by Matt @ 10:43 PM