What do people think of you?

Savia · Post by **Savia** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 2:17 pm

Lyrs wrote:
Savia wrote:...I'm the invisible man...
OMG! you are male!

Oh, ha ha

Seriously, though, we've been through this.

Toecutter · Post by **Toecutter** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 3:12 pm

What do you think your friends think of you?
What is normally a person's first impression of you?
If you have ennemies, then why do they hate you?

I only have one friend. At first (when we met in high school), he just found me as a source of entertainment, especially when I came really close to wiping the floor with his 90 lb. scrawny friend in the computer lab (this guy was spreading rumors I was raping 4th grade kids). After a while, though, he and I were in a few class projects. What really made him stick around was the way I didn't hold back against ANY form of authority. His favorite moment was in Algebra/Trig class, when the teacher couldn't explain shit. I raised my hand, and my friend could clearly tell I was pissed off. The teacher asked "Do you need help?". I responded "No, I'm calling for a taxi!"

What really impressed him, though, was the week or two I was able to teach him in 10 minutes in math class, what our dumbass teacher couldn't in two weeks. That, and the fact we had common slew of enemies (Christian lesbians).

Impressions, eh? Most people at first get the real me. They see a squared-away hardass. Because of this, a lot of people (especially recently-converted Christian girls with confidence and organizational issues) automatically cling to me for emotional support. Quite a few of them stick to me for a while, and trust me to the point they want me to walk them to and from church. The gangmembers and general scum treat me as a friend, mostly because I respect them as individuals, but at the same time, I don't show any weakness.

As for enemies, it's mostly the popular people, teenie-boppers, liberals, socialists, incredibly feminine girls, and Christians. The "friends" I made (see prior paragraph) begin to wear on my nerves after a while. They're just so fucked up in the head, or just so fake, it irritates me. These people have no desire to put everything on the line for what they believe, and rather than confront their problems, they play oppossum when things get rough. Myself, I just crank up the adrenaline rush, and litterally unleash the depths of hell when I get pissed. It's enough to make the cops wet their pants. It's usually when I've shown these weak people my temper (either by confronting their own stupid actions, or those of others), that they begin to shy off.

While I'm still exactly the same person they first nearly threw themselves at months before, they don't like someone they put so much trust in having flaws of their own. They want a parent/guardian, or a tin god figure to give them the emotional support they need when they can't cut it with their own strength. Instead, I'm just another pathetic human with my own interesting set of flaws, which is mainly my inability to back down no matter what the odds are against me.

SQ · Post by SQ » Thu Oct 23, 2003 3:42 pm

Hmmm...
Well, I'm very different when it comes to online and offline, so I seperate this.

IRL:
I think my friends think of me as a sort of loner who needs a friend just because she doesn't want to be alone.
But other times, they do things that I do like hopping on a bandwagon, so maybe they view me as a leader? I dunno. ANybody who knows me irl(good enough, anyway) knows I degrade myself a lot.

When people first see me, they view me as a person who looks older then them, can't take a shower if the world ended, and could probably never brush my hair if my life depended on it. Has no fashion sense whatsoever, buck teeth, and is ugly as hell. Crossdresser who does odd things; quiet and awkward.
But that's just the first impression. =p

Do I have enemies? Oh god, tons of them. Why do they hate me? Hell if I know. It probably makes them happy to make fun of a seemingly poor, homeless lesbian.(Seemingly being the key word, there).

FYI: I'll admit my hygeine is kinda bad, but I always brush my hair. I have no idea why it doesn't stay like it does when I brush it. =\

Online:

Okay, well, I'll have to split the online section into two parts, since I kinda have a dual thing going on here.

IRP(in role play):
I know my friends view me as a 20 year old guy who has a job and just started college. He's getting a little too busy to juggle AMVs and RP, so he's hanging low right now. But he's known for his "interesting" characters and storylines, so they keep talking to him anyway.
A few girls have crushes on him and he seems like a playboy of sorts, but never really gets that involved do to the stressful life he has outside the computer, even though he's online often enough. Perhaps his profession is on the computer? There's a thought.

Nobody knows his real name, because he never gives it out. Not many people ask for it anyway, but when they do, he says "Just call me Q", and they do. It's interesting.

Does he have enemies?
None that he's aware of OOC, but IC, there's about ten per character, all hating him for different reasons depending on how far back both characters go(Q's been rping for 5+ years, now =p)

First impressions.
The first impression is always IC, and as I mentioned before, I know they think his rping is "interesting" because OOC they never fail at mentioning that it's a joy to rp with Q. The first impression OOC is his playfulness. He never seems to be too serious, always poking or pretending to mode OOC.
=p

Okay, now for the org and everything uninvolved with RP:

I think my (close) friends view me as a lot older than I really am(maturity-wise, at least). Too serious for my own good, and I frequently degrade myself. If I say "this AMV sucks" and it's my AMV, they'll say "Wtf are yout alking about? That AMV is good." In general, they know me more then real people do.
My "real" friends don't have a clue about my depression, and mentioning it when it gets out-of-hand(as it does from time-to-time) just feels so awkward; like some secret that shouldn't be told.
But it's perfectly fine for everybody I meet left and right to know about my depression online. It's even remotely comfortable. Maybe it's because we're not face-to-face.
ANYWAY, they know I want ot be a professional editor, and (80% of them) know I'm female but tom-boyish. 50% know I'm bi and don't care. The other 50% either don't know it or don't believe it.

Enemies:
I THINK I have a few, but I have no idea why they hate me. =\ Maybe it's because I post about nothing, or because I [accidentally] insult them and they take it personally. Or maybe because I'm more popular than they are. Who knows? I don't.

First impressions:
Couldn't tell you. =\

Sorry for my lengthy response. =p

KillDieMurder · Post by **KillDieMurder** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:12 pm

SQ wrote:When people first see me, they view me as a person who looks older then them, can't take a shower if the world ended, and could probably never brush my hair if my life depended on it. Has no fashion sense whatsoever, buck teeth, and is ugly as hell. Crossdresser who does odd things; quiet and awkward.
But that's just the first impression. =p

To quote Stewie: "You there. I don't want you touching any of my things. You dirty, dirty girl."

motemote · Post by **motemote** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:19 pm

SQ wrote: Has no fashion sense whatsoever, buck teeth, and is ugly as hell. Crossdresser who does odd things; quiet and awkward.
But that's just the first impression. =p

I would think that you're still a crossdresser with buck teeth even after first impression.

SQ · Post by SQ » Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:36 pm

motemote wrote:
SQ wrote: Has no fashion sense whatsoever, buck teeth, and is ugly as hell. Crossdresser who does odd things; quiet and awkward.
But that's just the first impression. =p
I would think that you're still a crossdresser with buck teeth even after first impression.

Well yeah, bubt [next to] none of that other stuff.
And it's not like I cross dress on purpose. It's just that I don't want my [nearly non-exsitant] bosom billowing out of my open shirt and pants that go lower then they should.
Stupid designers for female wear should be shot and die a painfully slow death.

SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 6:44 pm

Lyrs wrote:
SarahtheBoring wrote:...they think I'm much cooler than I actually am and follow me around like puppies. I try to discourage that.
can i touch you?

No.

(and I was being serious, not egotistical. I feel bad for people who do that; they're usually younger than me and don't know any better.)

SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 6:45 pm

...and SQ, ever heard of a happy medium? It's not a forced choice between crossdresser or whore, ya know. Although high-school fashion does suck nowadays, you have my condolences on that.

(...not that my generation was any better. people pegged their jeans. 'nough said.)

Anime Jedi · Post by **Anime Jedi** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 7:58 pm

When it comes to what people have actually told me, I've been given a mixture of responses. lol

Lately people think I'm crazy because I walk to school every morning. I get the "wide eyed and mouth open" looks, or the "Why in the world would you do that?!?!" expressions. Not so much BECAUSE I walk, but more because it's a 45 minute walk. I don't find it's far, but I guess most people think otherwise. lol

I've been given a lot of those "awww..." responses before, just because the way I act and so on. Say if I get a compliment, and my face turns all red, people (ok, I mean girls) usually do that "awww... that's so cute". thing.

I get mistaken as younger more often than older in person. When people guess, they usually guess one to 2 years younger, so 15 or 16 (since I'm 17). But in pictures, when I'm all dressed up, I've been told I look about 18 - 19. All I have to say is, make up your mind! lol

Jim Hawkings21122 · Post by **Jim Hawkings21122** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:03 pm

i'm a guy and i have long hair(like past shoulders) so people think i'm gay.

i hate people who judge on stareotypes(o spelled that wrong i think)