Youth subcultures

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Emo, gangsta, scene, teenybopper, why are there so many groups out there? And why do kids feel they have to fit in one group? I say be who you wanna be. Anyone agree?

I agree totally. From the perspective of a person who has a plethora of NT friends, these are just labels that people slap on everyone except themselves or people they really know. They're not serious in the least bit, it's just funny to say, "Oh, I'm such a nerd!"

Most people cross over, I've met quite a few nerdy goths for example.

I guess they just want to belong in a group. I used to be an "emo" or close to that, and I did it because I liked the style but I also wanted to be part of a group, but I never met any other goth/emo/scene kids etc that would be friends with me. So I was mostly on my own even if I did have the "uniform" of that particular subculture. I'm not part of anything now though, I don't see the big deal anymore, it's not like it improved my social life any.

I agree, but NTs are obsessed with conformity, especially teenagers.

Though belonging to those types of groups usually has more to do with conformity than anything else, there are some people who just fit into them coincidentally and others who genuinely appreciate those styles for their aesthetic appeal. I know a woman who's in her thirties or so and still dresses in the goth style. Everyone else her age wears normal clothes. She likes the goth style, so she wears it. That is definitely a sign of independence, rather than conformity. You also have to remember that the people who actually developed the various cliquish styles were very original.

is stoner who listens to everything from 40s-80s considered a youth subculture? i know im at least partly in one lol

I belong to no subculture, though I think I'd fit into the Grunge sub culture. It's lifeless and frowned upon, but I swear I;'d fit.

It's nice to be able to identity with a group. And giving a group of like minded people a name gives people comfort for some reason. I'm a Country Born Rocker.

As long as you're not a poser, it's alright to be part of a group.

I never really identified with any particular subculture, unless you count the loner type as being a subculture. I also have tendencies to be a bit emo.

I'm usually a loner but fall in with the nerd/geek subculture. I don't try to but I do. Unfortunately, classic nerds are a rarity at my school. Instead, we have anime fans and video game nerds who are lazy and care about nothing but video games.

I am more of an eccentric than a nerd, as all of the nerds at my school constantly play Dungeons and Dragons, something that I seldom play. I am a researcher and I am usually found in the library, thus ideas of recluse formulate in others heads. Although, it seems that all of my friends are nerds, perhaps making me a nerd.

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