Post #196294 by heelgrinder on Thu, Nov 3, 2005 11:14 AM

well, i have never been one to follow trends. it seems like my whole life i have always been a bit of an outsider. i've been into the rockabilly culture for around 10 years, and you encounter the same thing there. i think anything that could be considered a subculture (tikiphiles, rockabilly, punk rockers, cowboys, even hippies ahem...you name it...experiences this same phenomenon. i don't know how many times i've had to divert comments like, "hey, where's the sock hop?" or, "hey, where's elvis?" (and my significant other constantly gets "fonz,""elvis," etc. because of his hair). the bottom line is that the majority never gets it. i would rather be different and put up with these comments and ignorance than be NORMAL! :D

pearls before swine, my friends, pearls before swine. we just have to suck it up and keep doing our thing. and as much as i want and appreciate tolerance for my weird ways, i try not to be too hard on folks who will live the rest of their lives accepting and embracing the crap that mainstream culture doles out for their enjoyment.

also, i think so-called "normal" people are scared of the unfamiliar, so their insecurities often come out as insults.

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[ Edited by: heelgrinder 2005-11-03 11:16 ]