How alienated are you?

I was doing some reading and was kind of suprised to see that a lot a people considered young hippies "alienated" at school, cut off from society and unpopular due to there seemingly radical appearance and philosophy.

I'm wondering, how alienated is the young hippie population really? At my school (Public High School - Glen Cove, New York) I am anything but cut off, I have numerous circles of friends, and throughout the teenage community in my small city, although I'm the only one, my indifference to popular culture and ideology is not only accepted but celebrated, especially my outlandish dress, which helped me secure my place as the most popular and recognized student in school. I am constanly praised for my good school work (yeah I'm not your typical stoner), my public speaking skills, my philosophical insight, and my musical talent. In fact, I often recieve requests for me to sing and play my harmonica (Bob Dylan style) during lunch period and after school, and while doing so I command the utmost respect of the entire student body, and create a sense of unity between every race and social group. In fact, the only time I was ever disliked or alienated was way back BEFORE I started being myself.

So I was just wondering, is this normal, or did I just get lucky?

 

Hmmm......School man, don't get me started. If I like remember correctly, no wait...I remember just fine...I was one of those people that got along with everybody. It just varies from school to school like people to people like. Blehhhhhhhhhhhh mmmmmmmmm

 

For school, the only people who talk to me are a goth lass and a couple of emos (and maybe the odd geek).


I'm prittey alienated.

 

i wore flannels and got suspended from highschool.

 

I'm not really a hippy. But I had a blast at highschool.

 

two days into my freshmen year.

 

it's funny; whenever i see ANYONE from my highschool now, it's a crazy hugfest and it's like we were best friends. i love that, but just the fact that highschool is highschool means that groups are REQUIRED to seperate, and you're just not allowed to be real friends with everyone. i wouldn't say that i was really alienated; i got along with everyone who didn't hate me for some stupid reason (i smoke pot, or i'm opinionated). but now that there's no structure i relate to the same people on a much more human level. i think that everyone should party with everyone they go to school with, at least once before they all sprinkle themselves across the globe.

 

i feel like i'm still living highschool sometimes.

 

Nah, we're just modest.

 

I'm friends with pretty much everyone at school. I was class president last year but didn't run this year because I didn't feel like dealing with all of it. My only problem is that some of the teachers don't like me.

 

haha yeah... that's how it was with me. i would've been prom queen if all the teachers didn't absolutely despise me.

i'm not kidding. well, not PROM queen, but at least homecoming. i was princess, but the principal kicked me out of the homecoming game and the spanish teacher wouldn't let me into the dance because of how i was dressed. people were pissed.

i've been kicked out of so many things for so many ridiculous reasons.

 

for me it's more like most of the teachers love me, but ll of the administrators (the people who count) HATE me, because they are afraid that if I make everyone feel unified, they'll stop fighting amongst themselves and turn agaist the school and the stupid shit they put us through... I'm not complaining though, I have a life that some people would kill for.

 

I'm kind of friends with everybody. High School is preety stupid. But school is just four years of stuff. Whatever you do to make your self happy counts.

 

doesnt it feel great though to be such a rebel

I felt a sense of accomplishmeant because i was talked about so much... nobody wanted there kids around me and I was always brought up during meetings... and it really made me feel good!! haha maybe thats why i am so weird and out there????/

I wasnt really alienated .... i got along with everyone But i was always kinda off to myself... I didnt really have a group of friends i was just kinda friends with everyone.... worked out alright i guess.... everyone thought i was weird because I was the only person to be a hippie in my little redneck school that graduated 40 in my class.... BUt by the time i left that place jr. high and early highschool kids were learning from my example so i felt a sense of accomplishmeant even though they were kinda yuppy

 

Administrators aren't scared of students.

 

Who are you? Ferris Bueller?

 

Aaaaaahaha

 

most people think i'm pretty weird, so yeah i'm pretty alienated

 

Nah, his hair is short.

 

Your palms are feeling kind of cold and clammy, sir.