Criticism...

i go to school and i dress like my friends... i wear black every day, with a nose ring and a ton of jewelry. all day, my friends and i hear nothing but critism. i hear people say "OMG!! can we say "FASHION POLICE"?" and stuff like that. nobody likes to talk to me and my friends... they only whisper behind our backs. we get stared at and made fun of because my hair is different colors, or my friend "Corpse" wears white make-up. my friend Donnah gets made fun of because she is the only girl in the whole school who has a child... although a bunch of other people are pregnant, but nobody ever talks about the other people. only us. its all criticism, some of it is also ageism (my friend Ryenne is only 12 and she's a freshman... she's been skipped ahead 2 grades), racism because my friend "Killer" is a black "freak", but that isnt what upsets us... its the fact that "criticism" isnt considered one of the many "ism's" that are out there in the world. nobody really takes it seriously until someone shoots people up in their school or commits suicide or something, you know. it hurts to know that people really DO care about criticism, they just dont speak out about it. they think its a daily thing... that its normal, when it isnt. its just as bad ase racism or any other ism. i just wanted to get that off of my chest. thank you.

Parent criticizing your grades? Actually, when that happens no matter what grade you actually receive, it's no longer helpful, nor wanted, nor accepted quietly. It actually really hurts when you hear "Kim, why isn't this B an A? You know you can do better than that." or "Kim, you're getting a C in Geometry, that's unacceptable, you need to pull it up, aren't you working hard enough." Trust me, it does no good.

Criticism is only GOOD if it promotes a positive outcome, like your parents criticizing about your grades etc. How can it be a good thing when it's aimed toward how you dress and the friends you keep.
And E.H., I'm sorry for your misfortune. If you were at my school, you would feel the celebration of differences in the student body. There aren't many cliques.

Love Shayna

I agree with you, sterotyping is axistent and many people experience it. I know a lot about ageism because I too was 11 (turned 12 in that October) and a freshman in high school. I think it's very wrong that people do that, but it doesn't seem that it can be helped. It can too be helped but that remedy is not figured out yet.
In the mean time just be true to yourself. Disregard anything negative is thrown your way.
Be real.

Make more NOISE!
Z-ya...

I agree with you, but I don't think critism is the term that best describes what you experience. And I'm sorry i can't come up with the word that I know is there(brain block). Critism is a good thing, with out it people would continue doing things with out asking why, with out making sure that what is, is in accordance with their morals and values. Your post is an example of critism, you are critizing others for their injust behavior.

Mayhaps...steorotyping is a good term.

Anyway..I'm with in that judging people and acting on that judgement to the point that you are willing to hurt others is wrong.