Does Individuality Exist

Once upon a time, there lived a thing called subculture; these were music and fashion orientated groups that contravened the mainstream culture. Whilst the Mods zipped around on their Lambrettas and Vespas, the leather coated rockers drove about on their self-modified motorbikes. These two rival groups engendered a major conflict in 1960s Britain, meanwhile the nonconforming, flower-wearing hippies across the pond demanded that the troops were withdrawn from the Vietnam War. There were skinheads with their Levi’s and DM boots bouncing to a ska beat, the punks with their spiked hair and anarchistic views and, the Goths; full of obscurities, plastered in black. What are there now? Does individuality and eccentricity exist? Or are we all the same? Let’s face it, when the designations Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner …show more content…
Despite there being that few children and teenagers who will stand out from the crowd, who will promote alternative ideas, the astronomical majority will look and sound oh too similar. The majority fears the opinion of others, in fact, many are terrified of the fact they may be adjudicated and labelled ‘weird’. For many this is too much. Is this why schools have uniforms? So that children do not get penalised or bullied for their inventive style? Or is this because ingenuity is not encouraged in schools? This is the most likely reason. Often there are rules in school that not only revolve around the clothes in which you wear, but how you do your makeup and hair too. If makeup is not subtle then it becomes unauthorized, if hair is of an abnormal colour, it must be returned to a natural shade. We are encouraged from an adolescent age to be the strong individual that stands out in life and challenges commonality, however, that statement is immediately contradicted by people’s rules and attitudes. No wonder people feel uncomfortable about the way in which they are. Certain people will always be abnegated by