<p>...or do those stereotypes portrayed in movies and culture - the jocks, nerds, popular kids, etc - nonexistent in real life high schools? </p>
<p>In my high school, sure some people tended to lean towards being jocks or preps or whatever, but for the most part we seemed to intermingle. There aren't clique wars and its pretty easy to fit in where you want to. And no one (except the bitter kids) ever complains about this or that person being this or that stereotype. The only slight problem we may have is people tending to organize into racial groups, but that's only natural</p>
<p>How were the high schools you guys went to?</p>
<p>Yeah, my HS is sometimes kinda stereotypical. When I started last year as a freshman it was a lot like culture shock for me because almost the entire student body dressed alike, and talked alike it actually kind of scared me. At first it seemed like there were 3 groups- the preps, jocks and emos/goths/stoners. As far as racial groups go, the hispanic and black kids have their own group.But everyone seems to get along with one another just fine. Personally, I don’t think I could categorize myself into a stereotype–maybe the “goody-two-shoes” or “nerd” I don’t really know…</p>
<p>I agree. The high schools in the movies are like my middle school except with more alcohol, drugs, and sex. At my school people are pretty tolerant of others and the groups do mingle a lot.</p>
<p>Do you think that the girls in the dance team and cheerleaders are negatively stereotyped, or have they earned that reputation? No judgements here, just wondering.</p>
<p>my school generally has those same types of groups… we have jocks, nerds, preppy kids, potheads, “cheerleader”-type girls, black kids, hispanic kids, etc. the difference between real life and the movies is that the cliques aren’t so defined. all of the groups mingle among each other, and no one group really antagonizes any other group. for example, we don’t have big jocks with varsity jackets on who go around pushing nerds into lockers. </p>
<p>i will say that our HS is pretty stereotypical with the emphasis on sports. if you’re good at sports, you will pretty much be well-known and popular and everybody will suck up to you. that’s one of the things i hate about HS… not that i’m an outcast and i feel left out or anything, i play varsity sports also and go to the same parties and whatnot that the popular kids go to… i just don’t like how a lot of the “cool” kids at my school are actually lame/jerks/drama-queen types when you get to know them, but everyone will ride their sack like they’re some bigshot.</p>
<p>I go to a charter school, where everyone tries to be smart and asian. being a ‘jock’ is looked down upon lol.
you know, where your school owns at XC but fails epically at football.</p>
<p>My high school definitely has the stereotypes, but they aren’t too bad. For instance, I know some emos who are best friends with the most “popular” girls.</p>
<p>In my high school, sure some people tended to lean towards being jocks or preps or whatever, but for the most part we seemed to intermingle. There aren’t clique wars and its pretty easy to fit in where you want to. And no one (except the bitter kids) ever complains about this or that person being this or that stereotype. The only slight problem we may have is people tending to organize into racial groups, but that’s only natural</p>
<p>Thing is, at my school, rarely have I ever heard the term “popular” to describe someone and there isn’t such a thing as “the cool kids.” Yeah, some people know more people than others, but its like popularity doesn’t really exist since everyone is out doing their own thing and its impossible to determine. I guarantee that, with the exception of possibly the class president, there is nobody that everyone in our class knows. Not even close.</p>
<p>Everything’s totally divided among clique lines in my high school, popularity corresponds about one to one with athletic ability, and the weekends are a drunken, hazy, orgy for the majority of the student body.</p>
<p>It’s the same in my school – while, yes there are most definitely “groups” of people that hang out together that often have something in common (the cheerleaders, the emos, etc.), it’s not like you’re limited to one group.</p>
<p>And even if you’re not really part of a group, you can still be friends and hang out (ie. you can be a drama kid and still hang out mostly with the cheerleaders). </p>
<p>So, the lines among different cliques are certainly not as defined in real life as they are in the movies/tv. Hollywood just likes to exaggerate real life and create extra drama (which is why we watch – because a high-school on tv is SO much more interesting than any real one).</p>