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Brooke99
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In today's society, people tend to break off into their own branches. You'll find the upper class executives, lawyers, doctors, CEO's and others in one group. In the middle class, there are teachers, secretaries, nurses, firemen, policemen, paramedics, barbers, store managers and of course, others. In the lower class, by my definition, you'll come across those on welfare or those not attempting to work.
In my opinion, the above are just labels -- there are some people who deserve more than others simply because of the goodness inside them. However, the U.S. government classifies people by their financial status, and this method is most commonly used to apportion taxes and etcetera. But think; when was it that you've ever seen a CEO having lunch with someone on welfare? I haven't. People usually associate themselves with those most closely linked to them.
The same is true in Whyville. So far I've been here just over six months -- and I've found that people break off into groups all the time. Rarely do you see these groups mix. It's even become territorial! Some people refuse to visit the Playground or the Sportplatz because another group hangs out there.
I've noted the punk group, the preps, the gothic group, and yes, those elusive PG'ers. I, myself, am guilty of not intermixing with some groups. I hadn't ever thought about it as unnatural, because at my high school there are also these cliques. Recently, though, I've started noticing this divisiveness more.
The other day I was having a heated argument with someone dressed in almost complete black clothing and all of a sudden everything turned to the way I was dressed. Everything seemed to become clear to me. In an earlier article about Whyville's subcultures, I did in fact note that the way you dress on Whyville reflects your personality. I would like to make a correction to that previous statement. According to many, the way you choose to dress in Whyville not only defines who you are and what "group" you belong to, but it defines the kind of person you are.
I would like to challenge all of you, to help us get past those stereotypes. I want every Whyvillian to move on to bigger and better things. Try talking to someone who ISN'T in your particular clique. You never know what may happen -- you might find someone that you really get along with.
Take up my challenge, and help to create a more friendly and futuristic Whyville.
Signing off,
Brooke99
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