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20th May 2012, 01:21 AM
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 Does anyone else dislike the term normal?
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| leo06girl |
I wasn't sure whether to post this in here or in the Debate section. I was just curious if there is anyone who dislikes the term "normal" when used in certain situations as much as I do? Examples: Saying being gay is not normal. Saying someone who doesn't do drugs, or drink is not normal. There was even a girl in my high school who said (talking about teens in high school) that those of us who concentrated on school and not partying and sex were not normal. I have even been told that I was not normal because I hate ice cream, popsicles, and noodles. It just bugs me because I have noticed a lot of people can't understand that (in a lot of cases) what is normal for one, may not be normal for another. |
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20th May 2012, 07:04 AM
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Drakesecaravdis
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totally being normal is vastly overrated as I always say. |
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20th May 2012, 08:02 AM
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annoainthere
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Who is to say what is normal? My friends call me weird and strange a lot - but to me what I have done to be called weird/strange is normal to me. So I'm weird and I like it! \(^o^)/ In addition to my silliness above - I think everyone is normal in their own minds and the only way we differentiate between each other is by measuring each other against our own view of normality. Being normal is just a state - having unique qualities is the tricky part... |
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20th May 2012, 08:50 AM
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I've received a valuable insight from a close friend on this subject very recently. Nothing is normal because the view of "normal" varies so often, and thus does not have a valid, to-the-letter example that pertains to its definition in any number of dictionaries. Opinion interferes with opinion. Existence keeps on existing. And so on. |
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20th May 2012, 09:39 AM
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Anyone who doesn't like normalcy is a freakin' weirdo. |
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20th May 2012, 10:16 AM
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1. conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. b. conforming to the conventions of one's group You could sort of say that they are right. As for example being gay is not the majority or the most common when it comes to sexuality. But it's the way that the word normal is being misused, as if you are not "normal" then you are some sort of outcast. It has a negative tone to it. And besides its so hard to find out what is regular or common. If you take the normal stereotypes of teenagers, wouldn't the people who concentrated on school be in the majority and therefore more common? How is it measured, by school, family, town or the world? It all varies to who says it. I've been called not normal because I like rock and video games. But then so does a hell of a lot of people so to me it's not an insult. But for them it was supposed to be. |
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20th May 2012, 10:44 AM
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music2ologist
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I am abnormal, in that I cannot digest milk. It gives me a bellyache. Hey, wait a minute! Millions of Chinese can't digest it either. Drinking the milk of another species is definitely an acquired ability. It's you milk-drinkers who are the weirdoes. Sucking up stuff that has passed through a cow! Eugh! How disgusting, and how abnormal! |
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20th May 2012, 10:47 AM
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maxon
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Normal is the most abused word in the English language (IMO). And god knows I'm fussy about word usage, grammar and spelling. |
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20th May 2012, 10:56 AM
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hannahmh87
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 I am weird and proud. Being normal requires too much effort and energy and I just can't be bothered  .
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20th May 2012, 11:29 AM
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VerDeTerre
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I'm ok with normal in the general sense of the word. I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with it when used as a measure or rule for dictating behavior. I'm also distinctly uncomfortable with those who aspire to conform. Unimaginative sheep, the lot of them (and I like sheep, but people...really!) Frankly, "normal" people scare me. |
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20th May 2012, 04:09 PM
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Normal is relative. This human plane is relative. Time is relative. EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE! *mymindjustblow* |
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20th May 2012, 06:21 PM
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SpookyOkyBatGirl
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Normal can be explained in many different ways, especially depending on what context you put it in and how you personally define it. Somebody may find people who are very focused on school normal (generally somebody who focuses a lot of school as well) or completely weird (somebody who doesn't think school is important.) |
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20th May 2012, 06:42 PM
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Rawra
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I am normal. Wait... no, I'm not! :yaoming: But seriously, though, who is to say what is and what isn't normal? To me, sleeping 'till late in the morning is normal. To people who wake up early, that is normal. You can't tell me I am abnormal just because I don't fit your standards of 'normality'. |
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20th May 2012, 08:16 PM
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I'm sorry but since your avatar is Patrick Star, every time I read your posts I will mentally read them in Patrick's voice. | |
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20th May 2012, 09:39 PM
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If we're going by the definition you gave, then everything is normal; and weird, strange, unusual, etc, don't exist. Because everyone and everything is generally accepted by a different group or as the definitions put it "conform's to the convention's of one's group." Those who are similar tend to group together, making them the majority of that particular group. Example: In HS, those of us who just concentrated on school, and did not party, do drugs, or sleep around were considered abnormal by those who did. A lot of us sat together at lunch, but two girls who were partiers and slept around sat with us too. So that would make the "nerds" the majority/normality at that particular moment. Just like if one or two of us sat with the druggies, the druggies would then be the majority. In a lot of cases, normal does not exist. |
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20th May 2012, 11:16 PM
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"On the page, punctuation performs its grammatical function, but in the mind of the reader it does more than that. It tells the reader how to hum the tune." - Lynn Truss, Eats, Shoots and Leaves |
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20th May 2012, 11:53 PM
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JDacapo
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I'm not normal - I love to see sims get abducted and alien pregnant, and turn into other various creatures. I also hate the very idea of a sim being cured of witchery. I would also like to become a witch if it meant being able to make butterflies appear, refresh all my motives so I could fool around or study all night while everyone else sleeps... and of course make some cool things and fly on a broom. |
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21st May 2012, 02:38 AM
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Wait a minute ...  I'M NOT NORMAL NOOOOO | |
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21st May 2012, 03:34 AM
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frankokomando
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I am me. I highly doubt I'm considered "normal". |
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21st May 2012, 03:44 AM
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I am the only normal one here, you can tell because my avatar is a dude with a cleaver in his head. |
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21st May 2012, 05:15 AM
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I feel the exact same way. If anyone (and there are several who have told me so) considers me not normal, it's their problem, not mine; because they are they ones with a problem with, who are complaining about it NOT me. As a matter of fact, I take it as a complement when certain people tell me I am not normal, because I would hate to be what they consider normal. |
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21st May 2012, 09:16 AM
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It appears that your body doesn't have adequate amount of lactase to fully break down and digest the lactose consumed from milk. That's not abnormal really. 
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21st May 2012, 09:47 AM
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Shoosh Malooka
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In most of the examples you provided, the person using the term 'not normal' is using it as a device to shove others into the deviant box. That way they can feel they belong in the special club, away from the deviants. This is one of many ways human beings do to get that self-satisfied feeling, it think it is somehow a way to deal with cognitive dissonance. I can't articulately explain how because I can't wrap my head around it right now. To much Torchlight and Fallout: New Vegas. And that girl at your high school, this is her narrow thinking in terms of cool and uncool. Her advice is qa qa. |
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21st May 2012, 10:32 AM
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Oh, it's not that normalcy isn't a word, it's just that it's a horrid ugly word with no rhythm or flow whatsoever. |
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21st May 2012, 11:29 AM
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Meh, you're more normal than me. Me, Patrick, is awesome. Like UH-SUUUUUUUM! For me, normality did not exist. You cannot define completely what is normal. You cannot make everyone on this freakin' goddamn Earth to agree with a definition for 'normal'. 
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