Who are we to label?

Since I've been in school, I have always noticed the different cliques. You know, the popular people, jocks, preps, the nerds, goths, punks, emos, but really, what does it all mean? Really, it just means we act differently from each other. So why do people give others labels? It's because they act like a label. Why do they act like a label? Well my guess, as I've seen on many talk shows, people are in cliques because they are insecure. Or just plain spoiled. True to that, though, there are some people who don't label themselves one thing, but other people do. I am an odd person, I can be loud and hyper, but I can also be quiet and thoughtful and quite philosophical. So why do people label me the Screw up, or the weird person?

Now, I don't know what, but some people are happy with their labels, which as I have seen in my school, or used to be my school since I graduated, the people who most like their labels are the preps and jocks. Goths don't give a crap, punks don't care, emos, well I won't go there, since, no offense to them, but their pessimism just annoys the living hell out of me. You know, nerds don't care that they are labeled nerds, they just keep on doing what they do. They don't try to act like a label, they just go on as they were. So why do some go out of their way to act like a certain label? Who knows, but I know I sure hate it.

It's like someone calling a homeless guy retarded or poor, just because he is homeless. As I once saw in a movie, or it could have been a T.V. show, we don't know what made them take to the streets. Hell, they could be rich, but tradgedy struck and they took to the streets. The fact is, we don't know, therefore, we can't just put this label on them. In addition to that, who are we to label someone? A person who would label another is just as bad as someone who acts like a label. It's rude to tell someone, oh, you're a geek, or you're crazy because you're goth. For example, I don't like Bush, but would it be right for me to label him a screw up? No, because though I'm not too into politics, I'm sure there has been somethings he has done right. Just because we don't like someone, doesn't mean they deserve a label.

This world would be a much better place if we could get over this labeling system. I don't think it will ever happen though, because unfortunately, people are creatures of habit, and habit tells them to label others. Maybe not everyone does this, but it's starting to affect the generations. Since my freshman year, the freshman each new year have just become worse and worse. Though Meru (my best friend/twin sister) was a freshman when I was a sophomore, she was cool, but every year after that, you got more and more freshman who acted like labels. The chicks who act stuck up, who act like they are popular and above others. The jocks and the guys who think they know everything. The rebellious ones who think that their way is the right way, or the people who judge others like they are the supreme court justices.

Our young people are seriously being affected, and to be quite blunt, they are becoming little bitches and bastards. If you wanted a label for them, call them all Paris Hilton, sorry if some of you like her, but they are seriously acting like they are so cute and so hot that even if they screw up or get a bad grade, their parents will get them out of trouble or their own attributes will save them. It's so annoying because you want to tell them it won't work, but adults aren't helping either. So many adults are letting the 'popular' people get away with things, and it's not teaching anyone anything good. I think the lesson here is that everyone, and I mean everyone, needs to grow up. Especially our adults, if they're starting to act childish, who the hell are we supposed to look up to?