Well, music was one of the core things that divided kids in our town. Kids who liked dance music hung together, and kids who liked rock-n-roll hung together. There was certainly crossover, and it's not like there were pop and country cliques as well, but for a good number of kids, you could tell by their clothing what music they listened to, particularly the boys, and a select few of the girls.
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Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 30, 2005 12:16:56 pm PDT #4373 of 10002
What is even happening?
Amy - Jul 30, 2005 12:24:48 pm PDT #4374 of 10002
Because books.
Well, music was one of the core things that divided kids in our town.
That's so interesting. Music was huge at my school, too, but it didn't really contribute to the divisions. And weirdest of all, *no one* in our town danced. It was like the town in Footloose except it was our own fault. I think we thought we were too cool to dance, or something. It was very strange.
JZ - Jul 30, 2005 12:26:37 pm PDT #4375 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Me:
Drama nerd 81%
Goth 69%
Loner 63%
Geek 38%
Prep/Jock/Cheerleader 31%
Punk/Rebel 31%
Stoner 31%
Ghetto gangsta 19%
I have no idea why I scored so high on P/J/C, unless caring about grades is a prep trait as well as geek.
100% Punk/Rebel
I am JZ's complete lack of surprise.
SailAweigh - Jul 30, 2005 12:27:39 pm PDT #4376 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
music was one of the core things that divided kids in our town
That seems like a phenomenon that arose in the 80's. In the 70's it was all pretty much rock music. There may have been soft, medium and hard rock, but it was all just rock music. In fact, in Spain we had an unofficial Christmas party one year where we (the 70s high school graduates) mocked ourselves by calling ourselves the "Forgotten" generation and played only 70s music. Really, other than Meat Loaf and Innagadadavida, who remembers anything from the 70s?
Topic!Cindy - Jul 30, 2005 12:28:45 pm PDT #4377 of 10002
What is even happening?
That's so interesting. Music was huge at my school, too, but it didn't really contribute to the divisions. And weirdest of all, *no one* in our town danced. It was like the town in Footloose except it was our own fault. I think we thought we were too cool to dance, or something. It was very strange.
Well maybe it didn't divide the kids so much as highlight the differences between cliques. The older we got, the more crossover there was, though, and contrary to popular mythology, I think it was easier for girls to crossover. I pretty much floated between the cliques.
NO ONE IN YOUR TOWN DANCED? Wow.
erikaj - Jul 30, 2005 12:39:14 pm PDT #4378 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
What about "Oh Girl" "I can see clearly Now" "Me and Mrs. Jones" "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time?" (sticking up for The Other Side of The Seventies.)
msbelle - Jul 30, 2005 12:40:25 pm PDT #4379 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
You scored as Prep/Jock/Cheerleader.
Prep/Jock/Cheerleader
69%Ghetto gangsta
50%Geek
38%Punk/Rebel
31%Goth
31%Drama nerd
19%Loner
13%Stoner
6%What's Your High School Stereotype?
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shocked, I know.
SailAweigh - Jul 30, 2005 12:44:25 pm PDT #4380 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Stick up for it all you want, erika, I still forgot/forget 'em. See what I mean?
erikaj - Jul 30, 2005 12:49:53 pm PDT #4381 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, and those were not on the same stations as "Bat out of Hell" anyways, I'd almost bet. My mom watched "Soul Train" when I was tiny. Blondest viewer Don Cornelius ever had, I bet.
§ ita § - Jul 30, 2005 12:59:26 pm PDT #4382 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Who's surprised that msbelle is a ghetto fabulous cheerleader?