Popularity?

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At my school, I'm rather popular, but the kids who are popular, and act it, like snooty and crap like that, are the ones who will be screwed in life, the nerds have it made, they're smart, and accepting. They will get far in life, while a lot of the "popular" kids will end up being whores...(no offense to anyone who is a whore...but its something that might happen)

Certain types of people need this for two reasons"1. To make themselves feel better about themselves (sometimes at the cost of others)2. To distinguish themselves from a group of people which might someday elect them as president.

They both sound like a crock of shiznap!

Everyone knows me at my school...I don't know a fourth of them and talk to even about 30 people out of more than 1,000. So everyone thinks I'm popular because everyone knows who I am but I see myself as more of a loner and I like it that way. People literally go up to me and tell me I'm popular and I'm like, "huh? since when? I thought everyone hates me." Guess not. *Shrugs* People know who I am prolly because I'm that lil goth/punk/political chick w/ pink hair in a sea of clones. But that doesn't make someone popular in my eyes.

I consider the "popular" group to be the people who are well known and respected by "that" group of people just because of their reputations. A lot of times, the people in this group become big headed and snobby because they start to believe they are better than everyone else. Again, a crock of shiznap!

I'm not that respected, but I am feared. I'm such a nice lil girl. I respect those who respect me.

My dad always told me that fear is a form of respect. I think he's right. Probably why I'm scared of him. lol. And yes, you are a very nice girl.

I believe that to an extent.

I was popular in school. Not something I wanted. In fact, I was the exact opposite of Max's friend. I didn't care what people thought. I did what I thought was right and didn't worry about what everyone was going to say the next day. And the more I "broke the rules" the more people wanted to stay around me, though I only had maybe 2 or 3 close friends (who understood why I went against the grain) the entire time I was in school. I use the term "real" world rather loosely because there is only one "world" and once you're born, you're in it. Whether you're in high school trying to get your grades or you're an "adult" (who defines what a real adult is anyway...) working a full time job from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. But where I work I'm the only female (and the only young female in the compound to be exact..most of the women are in their early to late 30's) in the mechanic shop though there are other offices in the compound that have women in those buildings, I'm the only one in this particular building. I'm also the only female truck driver on the compound. Anyway there are 16 buildings and most people know my name, know about me, and know what I look like though they've never had a real conversation with me, but I don't know who most of them are. I also have a reputation for speaking my mind where most women in my position and my age would tend to be more quiet and reserved. Some people consider that popularity. I'm not sure what I would call it besides a nuissance...Popularity (to me) is something that people want to make themselves just feel important and wanted. Of course a lot of people that I've known who are popular are aggravatingly snobbish.

A lot of people know me at my high school and I talk to anyone that talks to me and even some who don't talk to me. Yet, I don't follow that particular "popular" crowd. Most of the people who know me, I either don't remember their names or I've never met them. People don't see me at the high school building often, but a lot of times when my friends asks someone if they know me their reponse is either, "oh yeah, that computer guy" or, "yeah, I know Frank"A lot of people say, when you get out of high school, it's like a wake up call. Why? Because they were stuck in a set mentality due to going to school for 12 years. Being stuck in this mentality is what I call being not in the "real world".

I'm a social person, I love hanging out with people--unfortunately I'm homeschooled. Thankfully, I have church and my Youth Group. I feel very at home there (like Cheers, because everyone knows my name)--and without it I think I would have gone insane by now.

i dont have any 'friends' at my highschool. my only friends have been out of highschool for years...i used to crave popularity in middle school, but luckily i was set free from that persona. ive found the more you dont try to make people like you, the more then end up liking you...i guess i personally am just more 'respected' than popular. which is dandy for me..

I live in georgia, columbus, in fact.

OMG they call me spaz.... hmm crazy.. im popular in my group of friends.. but not with preps... i hate them..more like sk8rs and punks.

i'm friends with everyone. I think skaters and punks have more personality though.

Well normally I would say I don't give a fuck what people think but if I said that now I'd only be lying to myself. I do care what people think but I don't make an effort to do anything about it. I have the best car at our school and I get no pussy wtf! Lol, j/k if I wanted to I could get some dirties to fuck. Getting back on the subject I realize being the most popular kid in school would be a hard thing to achieve and maintain. I'll grow up and become a surgeon and have all of the popular kids at my disposal...lol j/k. As long as your in a clique your good but I'm a loner. I had one really good friend but now he moved, oh well, I probably have about 4 really good friends so I'm good.

yeah, having those 4 really good friends is better than having a bunch of false friends like most popular people have.

A great question.I don't think you have to be popular, and it annoys me to see how popular act in American teen movies. Its not like that in Denmark. I am not popular but not a geek (sorry!) either. I think everyone should just repsect each other.

American teen movies display of the popular group is pretty close to what it really is here where I live. I noticed myself avoiding that crowd more and more lately.

I'm tired of that crowd. I have too much to do and too much I want to accomplish to sit back and care what people think about me anymore. If they don't like me, who cares?