When asked a question like what subculture I am a member of, I get perplexed. Being able to identify your own culture or subculture is as difficult as identifying your own accent, most just never notice it and feel everyone else is the one who has one. I actually Googled if there is a name for a person who does not belong to, or cannot readily identify their subculture, to no avail.
I am one of these individuals. I do not “fit” into any subculture that I have ever encountered. I was a “clique jumper” in middle and high school, meaning I could hang out with the freaks, the geeks, the goths, the jocks, the preps, the grunges, and pretty much any group, but I was never a part of any of these groups. Now as an adult I go through the same thing, I get along with most people, I can share ideas and concepts, like and dislikes but I have never meat another person who is like myself. This may stem for our individualist culture, and the fact that individualism was so strongly stressed in the 90’s or maybe it stems from the fact that my family is extremely multicultural/multiracial. I am eclectic. So maybe that is my …show more content…
I believe in the awesomeness of people. I believe that it is our responsibility to care for each other. I believe that no one is beyond redemption. I believe that fairytales and superstitions should not be guiding our morality, or lack thereof. I belief that we need a return to a more collectivist culture as the concept of capitalizing off of another’s misfortune is just flat out destructive. I disagree with many of the mainstream political positions, both left and right, and long for the day when I hear a voice that speaks the truth, and not just what sounds true-ish. These are just a few things that set me apart for the mainstream culture and the many subcultures contained within
I am one of these individuals. I do not “fit” into any subculture that I have ever encountered. I was a “clique jumper” in middle and high school, meaning I could hang out with the freaks, the geeks, the goths, the jocks, the preps, the grunges, and pretty much any group, but I was never a part of any of these groups. Now as an adult I go through the same thing, I get along with most people, I can share ideas and concepts, like and dislikes but I have never meat another person who is like myself. This may stem for our individualist culture, and the fact that individualism was so strongly stressed in the 90’s or maybe it stems from the fact that my family is extremely multicultural/multiracial. I am eclectic. So maybe that is my …show more content…
I believe in the awesomeness of people. I believe that it is our responsibility to care for each other. I believe that no one is beyond redemption. I believe that fairytales and superstitions should not be guiding our morality, or lack thereof. I belief that we need a return to a more collectivist culture as the concept of capitalizing off of another’s misfortune is just flat out destructive. I disagree with many of the mainstream political positions, both left and right, and long for the day when I hear a voice that speaks the truth, and not just what sounds true-ish. These are just a few things that set me apart for the mainstream culture and the many subcultures contained within