Subcultures

When discussing subcultures, my mind always wanders back to that cliche movie we know as Mean Girls. High school is all about forming your close-knit group of friends, and then having people label you as how they see you. At the lunch tables in Mean Girls, there were the cool asians, preps, varsity jocks, sexually active band geeks, etc. I think the concept of a group of people who congregate and share similar interests is threatening to some people, hence specific, often erroneous stereotypes become affiliated with them. In the long run, life is all about feeling accepted and finding a place where you're part of the in-crowd, as opposed to being an outcast. So, have youth subcultures played a part in my life? I'd say so. In high school, I was quick to judge people based solely on who they hung out with or how they dressed. However looking back, these separate groups is what makes youth so unique. I'm happy that I was exposed to different groups throughout my youth, because homogeneity would've bored me to death.