Yes, good old cliques. The "seperating system" between most school children. But, unlike most infer, cliques aren't only in high school, there are also many cliques in elementary school and college. But my question is: which are/were you in?
If you're not sure here is my summarization of all that is clique-related, (as far as I know).
To start I would like to mention how kids are catergorized in the elementary. First off, there's the Cootie-Face. This is a boy/girl who is usually of the opposite sex of the one calling him/her a Cootie-Face. They usually are outcasts to the other kids, because once somebody is called a Cootie-Face, others tend to agree, just fit in with in crowd. There's also the Teacher's Pet. The suck-up to all school faculty. He/she is either looking for a better grade or just gets along with adults well. Like Cootie-Faces, when declared a Teacher's Pet, you are an outcast for a short to long period of time. But, other than these too, in elementary, kids are all on the same means of social status.
Now, the big clique years are junior and senior high school. This is when people start to "find themselves." Well, I might as well start off with the most shallow cliques, known as Preps. Now, not all Preps are shallow, but most are just hopless romantics, or just trying to make other kids look worse. Most Preps usally look just for a good body in a relationship, which is the worst way to judge that sort of thing. Oh, and if you are wearing an Ambercrombie shirt right now, you are most certainly a Prep. An off-clique of Preps are Jocks, not to say that any other clique member can't be a Jock. But, as most of you know, Jocks are categorized as the sports guys or gals who are at the top of athletic ability. But, to move on, let's discuss another clique, Goths. Goths are usually distinguished as liking the darker side of things, and listening to heavy metal bands like Slipknot or Korn. (Sorry, no backwards R). Athough many people can't understand this clique and infer that they're extremely annoying. Many can't see past the peircings and heavy amounts of eyeshadow to the real, actually troubled souls that are inside. Most Goths do these things because there are troubles at home, or just to rebel against corporate America. But I suppose that is more of a Punk thing. Punks are like Diet Goths. A little less dark, and a little more spunky. Although they have the same stubborn additude against Preps and Jocks. These four cliques seem not to understand each other. You may see a Punk listen to Green Day and Blink 182, rather than the heavier type of music. They usually wear skate shoes...Adios, Etnies, or Elements, and might be wearing a concert T-shirt. But, one the other spectrum of the school is the Geeks/Nerds/Dorks. Every one dipicts them as really uncool and desperate for a friend, but I can assure you that if you try to get to know them, they will be a very good friend. Plus, they can do your math homework for you. Possibly the smartest clique, these folks get a kick out of long books and INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS. XD, just kidding guys, you ain't dorks. But, dorks are cool, and they are interested in very fun things. I know a lot of Preps who secretly really enjoy making Lego Star Wars. No joke. Next clique. Gangsters, you know, the ones with their liscened jerseys hanging down to their knees, and the saggy shorts. Usually listen to hip-hop/rap music. Now, if I catogorize this group any further, I'll probably get beat up, because I'm not a Gangster, and that's how it works, my friends. A few last cliques include what I like to call the In-Betweenies. Just the guys or girls who are not really part of any clique, but hang out with a select few from each clique. There are a few more off-cliques I'd like to metion. There's the cheerleader, cutter, stoner, skater, snitch, drifter, and of course the freshman. HA HA!
College. Now there's only a few here. By now, most people are focusing on their grades, or possibly parties. There's the infamous Frat Boy. They are the men one the frontline of the party ego. Drinking is their oyster. But, they are usually very very loud and obnoxious, and looking for cheap thrills, but all I can say is, toga on, my drunk friend. But there are the Hippie-Peace people. We thought they died off in the late 70's but no. They come back in our schools. It's these and the intuectall types that make up most of the collegefront. But, I wouldn't know as well as some, but I do live near a campus, so I get used to these college cliques.
So there we have it. The complicated divide of the schools, with interlocking groups, drifing together and away as they please, but all of this makes my brain hurt. But, back to my main question. WHICH ARE YOU IN? Any thoughts?
P.S. Not trying to be stereo-typical, but this is what I see in these cliques, and many agree with me.
ALSO NOTE: Do you think that just because somebody writes about something, that means he/she agrees with it? If so, why are there so many books about the Holocaust and 9-11? All I am saying is that, like many of you, I also think cliques are very shallow, I just find it interesting to discuss.
