I don't enjoy holding conversations (unless it's like a huge one with more people)... so I generally avoid talking to people, unless talked to.

No. I don't like them because they don't like me. I'm just a quiet, private person and if that makes me a bad person then I don't give a [bleep].

Pardon this speculation. You probably are a bit nerdy, and teens being teens (read: [wagon]), some jerks probably thought it cool to make fun of you. Now, that probably closed ya off from people, and maybe some other reasons made ya want to be a bit introverted. Now, being introverted isn't the problem at all, as long as you still got some mates to hang out with every once in a while. The problem is what you're doing- cycling the hate. You hate everyone around you because you were picked on, and that has to stop. You need to do two things. One. As shallow as it is, improve yourself physically. Take up a sport. Be a little girly if ya want. If anything you'll get less jibes from kids who think it's cool to make fun of people. Two. Try and get to know people more, maybe even some of the jerks you despise. Maybe you'll learn they aren't as bad people as you think.

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I don't think I do. Normally I won't be the one to start a conversation, but if someone spoke to me, regardless of their attractiveness, I'd speak back. If it was me making the conversation, they would have to be incredibly unattractive for me to not bother. I suppose we all have different opinions as to what incredibly unattractive means though. :P

 

Although, as said previously, in terms of hygiene then it's a different matter for me. Honestly, If someone lacks basic hygiene then I'd avoid speaking to them.

If they are unattractive to the point of actually being painful to look at, then I will consciously avoid speaking to them. However, I will never ignore anybody if they are speaking to me.

No ugly people usually have really good personalities and make me laugh. I actually find more attractive people to be the type I try to avoid. Don't get me wrong there are some good looking people who are nice and smart people. But more often than not I come across attractive people who usually aren't too bright or nice either. I have model friends who are Jessica Simpson style stupid and then hideous friends who are actually quite entertaining. Then I have friends who don't fit in to either spectrum because they're ugly and mean or attractive and nice. I don't care what you look like, just how you treat me. If you speak to me nicely, I will never avoid you.

Ok, I'll be honest. I do subconsciously avoid talking to unpopular people. Usually, it's the more popular ones that give me a good laugh.

Though, it's probably because I'm fairly popular in my grade as well, and that the popular people take up half of the grade.

 

And to all the popular people hate, I beg to differ. A lot of popular people in my grade have good qualities (smart, funny, athletic, skilled, fashionable, just to name a few). There is a reason why they are popular, you know.

It's usually the unpopular ones that don't socialize, do bad at school, get teased, etc.

In order to be popular, you have to make yourself popular. You can't just wait for the opportunity to come knock at your door.

If they talk to me, then sure. If they're my friend then sure I'll go and talk to them. But it's only natural to talk to someone who you're physically attracted to more. (In my case) Unfortunately, in High School the physical looks seem to be seen more rather than a wonderful personality.

All attractive (and popular) people in my school are idiots. I stay away from them.

 

My class is perfect, because no one is very popular or unpopular. So I can choose anyone from my class to talk to and I know (s)he's not an idiot. :^_^:

Ok, I'll be honest. I do subconsciously avoid talking to unpopular people. Usually, it's the more popular ones that give me a good laugh.

Though, it's probably because I'm fairly popular in my grade as well, and that the popular people take up half of the grade.

 

And to all the popular people hate, I beg to differ. A lot of popular people in my grade have good qualities (smart, funny, athletic, skilled, fashionable, just to name a few). There is a reason why they are popular, you know.

It's usually the unpopular ones that don't socialize, do bad at school, get teased, etc.

In order to be popular, you have to make yourself popular. You can't just wait for the opportunity to come knock at your door.

My school was the complete opposite. The popular ones were boring and mostly self-centered. Not to mention either stupid or just acted like it. They weren't very athletic or fashionable (they wore the same kind of thing as me, and my look hasn't changed since the 4th grade when I realized jeans weren't right for me), either. And the only time they ever made many people laugh was when they got their marks.

 

Actually... the only thing they had in common was a complete lack of everything you mentioned. I probably could have made myself popular, but I don't like that much attention.

I feel blessed not going to a typical TV-show high school...or not have that mentality, who knows.

 

There is such thing as popularity, but not as universal as you guys are saying...instead of one big pyramid its a bunch of smaller ones. But overall, there isn't a dominant popular group pyramid. And even then, people have friends throughout the many pyramids... so it's not like a clan war or anything either.

Irregardless of what they look like, people are people, I don't care if they're hot or ugly, if they're cool, then they're cool, if they're not, :^_^:then screw them

I'll talk to people that are unattractive because I consider myself unattractive as well. Fun fact: Most of my friends (and I) have never had a girlfriend/boyfriend.

 

Oh well, dating would probably cut into my time and money investment into video games. :P

Quite the opposite really. I'm not hesitant to approach 'unattractive' people because I generally regard myself as unattractive also. In fact I have more problems talking to attractive people. Attractive people have to prove to me that they're not a stuck up popular [wagon] before I deem them safe to talk to.

This is pretty much how I feel. I find it easier to talk to someone who's seen as unattractive, because it's generally easier to relate to than my views of how 'attractive' people tend to act.

I'll talk to people that are unattractive because I consider myself unattractive as well. Fun fact: Most of my friends (and I) have never had a girlfriend/boyfriend.

 

Oh well, dating would probably cut into my time and money investment into video games. :P

Doesn't sound like a "Fun Fact" to me.

I think I subconsciously do. An attractive girl has to be very annoying for me to really "annoy" me, while if there is this fat and ugly girl that is annoying, I would be annoyed very quickly. In fact, it seems to be mostly ugly girls that annoy me, and this can't be just because ugly girls tend to be more annoying, right (I would assume it's evenly distributed).

I'd agree with bedman.

The subconscious is doing some calculus to weigh attractiveness versus threshold for irritation, I think--as I myself will be annoyed quicker by someone who's unattractive and irritating.

 

Though if a person is not annoying, I find it generally easy to talk to her regardless of looks.

I do agree that uglier girls seem to be annoying and into Twilight and crap. I mean, there is a pretty ugly girl that sits next to me in my computing class. Guess what she does? She doesn't do her work and instead looks up this Emmett Cullen guy from Twilight and admire how "hot" he is. Then she tries to tell me that Twilight is the awesomest thing ever.

Pretty much EVERY girl around here thinks Twilight is amazing. I can't bring myself to watch it, nor attempt the books.

Pretty much EVERY girl around here thinks Twilight is amazing. I can't bring myself to watch it, nor attempt the books.

 

I'm a girl, and I have never seen a Twilight movie by choice. I've read the books and believe that there not that great-definitely not worth the hype.

 

OT- If someone has bad hygiene, yeah, I will avoid them, but I don't avoid unattractive people. I admit I judge people, but I judge them on their personality and the way they treat others. I avoid people who only hang with the 'popular' kids, as if everyone else is below them, those who swear every other word (it bothers me to no end when people use the word "gay" as an insult), kids who don't care at all about their grades, kids who cheat, those who drink or do drugs, etc.

 

Seeing as I'm in high school, everyone pretty much fits one of the above terms. <_<

Am I the only person who doesn't mind the Twlight books/movies? Those who are against it are as bad as those who like it... <_<

Am I the only person who doesn't mind the Twlight books/movies? Those who are against it are as bad as those who like it... <_<

I'm just against the crazy [bleep]es who obsess about it, and will physically assault you if you say anything bad about it. And that's like 1/4 of the other girls around here.

Actually, adding to what I said previously, I will avoid talking to people based on hygiene. If a girl has amazingly bad acne and smells worse than a pile of rotting fish, then I'm not going to hide the fact that I don't want to talk to her (I just wouldnt be able to be anywhere near her). Obviously, I'm not going to avoid someone if they have a few spots or aren't wearing perfume, but there are limits to what I can take. I wont avoid someone based on how they look to me though (besides the hygiene part).

I can be very judgmental at times, but it's more based on personality and stuff. I don't really base stuff on how attractive they are. If they have a negative personality (idiotic acting, annoying, "preppy", etc.) I avoid them. In large groups, I avoid everyone except maybe some close friends at school. When in smaller groups, I'm a lot more social. We have a lot of stereotypical and stupid kids at school, so I avoid them.

 

For example, probably half of the kids are black, and they just happen to be stereotypical. They adhere to all of the stereotypes that people have for their group. They are extremely rude. They act like idiots. They do drugs. They are in gangs. They don't want to learn, etc. However, not all of them are like that. For example, there's a black girl in one of my classes that's actually a smart, cute, and pleasant person. I'll socialize with her because she's a good person to socialize with.

 

There are also a lot of whorish girls (in high school, they are called "preps"). They are some of the most vicious and most vile people that I've ever met. Some of them might talk with me and stuff, but I actually despise them and try to stay away from their crap. I also don't trust them because of their nature.

 

Then you have people that are a little too odd.... One girl is unattractive and claims to be pregnant by a vampire. (She's one of those Twilight fanatics. The ones that are "slightly" demented.)

 

Actually, when I look at it all in retrospect, I live in a very typical high school. I hate it, and I can't wait for university in the next few months. :)

 

But yeah, I prefer to hang around people that I am comfortable around, people that aren't very judgmental and actually have a shred of intelligence. I'd much rather date some girl that's smart than date a girl with big [bleep].

yes, yes i do.

 

I seem to be really self conscious when im around other "attractive" or "popular" people, its not to much that i have a thing against them, more that i dont want people thinking im trying to hit on the ugly chick, which my friends would pay me out for for sure (even if i just like say hi...) although i cant stand to look at incredibly "unatractive" people, spose im pathetically shallow really.