What do you class yourself as?

[worm82075]

The problem with classifications is that they are based solely on appearance and are just another form of stereotypical prejudice. When I went to high school I was a long hair and I wore jean and leather and listened rockin roll and metal music. I was classified as a hippie grit but the fact is I defied classification under any circumstances. Now a days as 30+ adult I don't have to deal with classifications for one simple reason, I'm not forced to socialize with anyone that would be so narrow minded as to classify me or themselves. If you think that you can put me in a class go ahead and try.

 

I'm 5' 5'' tall and weigh 147lbs with about 3-5% body fat

I wear my hair very short for comfort not style.

I dress for comfort not appearance.

I wear glasses but only in front of my computer or behind the wheel of a car.

I have an IQ of 134 but did not go to college.

I'm a blue collar Democrat.

I'm not religious but I am spirtual.

I'm a devoted single father.

I listen to almost all forms of music but I love rock and metal.

I play all types of video games but I love RPG's.

I love movies both comedy and drama.

I love riding dirtbikes and atvs.

I have several years of martial arts training and have never struck another human out of anger in my entire life.

I always give more than I take.

 

I am me as I have always been and no one can ever take that away from me, least of all with some petty bullsh** classification.

 

I think that you will find as you mature and grow older that who you are will be less and less what others think you are and that you will steadily and increasingly defy any classification in your own right.

 

So here's to individualism in all it's splendor and glory. May you be a person that you and those that you love can love and appreciate.

[worm82075]

Yeah, that's what I was getting at, thanks and right back at ya.

[Blacksnake89]

The problem with classifications is that they are based solely on appearance and are just another form of stereotypical prejudice. When I went to high school I was a long hair and I wore jean and leather and listened rockin roll and metal music. I was classified as a hippie grit but the fact is I defied classification under any circumstances. Now a days as 30+ adult I don't have to deal with classifications for one simple reason, I'm not forced to socialize with anyone that would be so narrow minded as to classify me or themselves. If you think that you can put me in a class go ahead and try.

 

I'm 5' 5'' tall and weigh 147lbs with about 3-5% body fat

I wear my hair very short for comfort not style.

I dress for comfort not appearance.

I wear glasses but only in front of my computer or behind the wheel of a car.

I have an IQ of 134 but did not go to college.

I'm a blue collar Democrat.

I'm not religious but I am spirtual.

I'm a devoted single father.

I listen to almost all forms of music but I love rock and metal.

I play all types of video games but I love RPG's.

I love movies both comedy and drama.

I love riding dirtbikes and atvs.

I have several years of martial arts training and have never struck another human out of anger in my entire life.

I always give more than I take.

 

I am me as I have always been and no one can ever take that away from me, least of all with some petty bullsh** classification.

 

I think that you will find as you mature and grow older that who you are will be less and less what others think you are and that you will steadily and increasingly defy any classification in your own right.

 

So here's to individualism in all it's splendor and glory. May you be a person that you and those that you love can love and appreciate.

Give me some numbers here and I could probably put you in the "gamer' classification :). I agree with you that classification is "they are based solely on appearance and are just another form of stereotypical prejudice." But there is glory in being a gamer because the glorious thing about gamers is we are made of many different classes and backgrounds. There is no "real" stereotype for a gamer and because so many people play video games as their primary source of entertainment noone can truly say being labled as a gamer is a bad thing. So did I make a decent attempt to classify you? Looking at your info up there It's surprising how much you resemble what I imagine I'll be when I'm older. Drop the glasses, drop the IQ a bit, drop the political beliefs and I'm not a father. Up height and weight a bit and BAM there you go :) I liked what you said about classes so Kudos point to you.

Edit: Nvm I didn't give you kudos cuz I already have at some other point in the past hehe.

[PaulEmil]

And now for Paul Emil's special report on...

Homo Horribilis: The common spotted chav.

 

Found lurking in any modern city centre, the chav is easily identified by it's lurid clothes, terrible hair, awful music and smallpox scars. They typically group near restaurant chains, scavenging from the food dropped by other members of society. Chavs can often be found racing stolen cars, being under the impression that they can drive on account of doing it in a game. Thankfully, this is a common cause of death for them as they will kill themselves when they crash.

 

They are prolific breeders, a male (known as scum, oik, "die, chav male without a father!", "stop thief!", "you're nicked, sunshine!") being capable of impregnating several females (known as slags) per month. Government legislature is attempting to deal with this relatively recent outbreak with the use of ASBOs, which restrict movement of the chav gangs, however the numbers of them are such that they are always underfoot. Chavs are known in the United States as white trash.

 

Common chav habits: rutting, drinking, smoking, fighting, theft, racing (and crashing) and random acts of murder

Common chav enemies: anyone not a chav (eg. you, me, etc...), other chavs

[Gamerbird]

And now for Paul Emil's special report on...

Homo Horribilis: The common spotted chav.

 

Found lurking in any modern city centre, the chav is easily identified by it's lurid clothes, terrible hair, awful music and smallpox scars. They typically group near restaurant chains, scavenging from the food dropped by other members of society. Chavs can often be found racing stolen cars, being under the impression that they can drive on account of doing it in a game. Thankfully, this is a common cause of death for them as they will kill themselves when they crash.

 

They are prolific breeders, a male (known as scum, oik, "die, chav male without a father!", "stop thief!", "you're nicked, sunshine!") being capable of impregnating several females (known as slags) per month. Government legislature is attempting to deal with this relatively recent outbreak with the use of ASBOs, which restrict movement of the chav gangs, however the numbers of them are such that they are always underfoot. Chavs are known in the United States as white trash.

 

Common chav habits: rutting, drinking, smoking, fighting, theft, racing (and crashing) and random acts of murder

Common chav enemies: anyone not a chav (eg. you, me, etc...), other chavs

 

:biggrin: LOL thats funny and also very true.

[Kresselack]

Hmmmm interesting topic. I have been called a few things when I go to other places on holidays and the alike. I usually match with the majority, not because it is a trend, but because we have a lot in common. Some people assume my type burns down churches just because we are into Black Metal and wear dark colours. Yes, I grew my hair out like the rest, but it keeps the chilling wind off of our necks. I dont know what I would title myself as. I am just myself, really and damn proud of it!

 

Honestly, I think titles are terrible. They cause diversity where people cannot exist with eachother without someone making a rude comment. I am sick of situations where someone says "Ewww hes one of them you cant date him, because he is not trendy and rich" or "You cant be with me because we arent the same" I want to see the day when a "chav" and a "miss princess popular" are holding hands and getting along.

[dezdimona]

I'm in a class all by myself...not an ego thing, just pure confidense is all!

[thekid345]

I personally HATE labels. At school, however, people call me "emo". I hate, and always have. hated the idea of being called emo, and even the word itself. I think they call me emo because I have gone through a battle with depression, and I write tons of lyrics that I guess other people call "emo".

[Gamerbird]

Emo doesn't mean someone who is always depressed or is depressed emo actually is:

 

Close enough to punk and rock Emo is now know for it's more emotional state of mind. Instead of the anger hard-core way of expressing one-self , Emo (short for emotional) has taken a new tole on the twentith century of expressing yourself. From the music with strong emotion and feeling, unlike hard rock or this is more of an alternative way to let your feeling be known.

 

Not all emo people are cry babies or sucidial. Many emo kids come from families which are having serious issues whether it being money issues or what have you

 

These were extractions from this page:

http://www.emo-corner.com/what-is-emo/

[kungfubellydancer]

Well, when I was a child growing up I was very much into morbid art, and often drew pictures of fantastic animals and demons. I loved the army, and I loved video games, and a love for animals and nature and all that jazz. In middle school I discovered "goth". This was before the emo era, thank god....But through high school I sort of threw away the teeny subculture aspects of it and adapted the real, pure form of it, which was more or less exactly true to my nature. So now as an adult I am what somewhat would classify as "goth" but I would much rather call it my "nature".

 

I don't want to explain the difference of "pure" goth and teeny subculture goth. And I don't want to get into how classifications are fairly immature and all that, but I agree at least. It's 3 am people. Ask me again later. {yawn}

 

Some things about me that may or may not coincide with gothic culture:

 

I like:

-Anything that can be classified as an art

-Opera/classical/techno-industrial-rave/choir music

-Black, red, purple, more or less everything in various amounts

-Vintage clothes (Victorian Lady)

-Corporate clothes (Sexy Secretary)

-Dragons, medieval/fantastical themes/animals

-Anything that moves

-World Mythology (and not just Roman)

-Small, convenient vehicles

-Unusual things

-see http://www.myspace.com/kungfubellydancer to see more about me

 

I dislike:

-Teeny subcultures (emo/socialite in particular)

-Rock/Rap/Hiphop/Pop music

-Yellow, Orange

-Showing too much skin

-Fake blond hair, hair dyed an unnatural color

-Teens

-Toddlers

-Hummers