define "normal"

[ShatteredWings]

What is it?

And why do we care so much to fit into "normal"?

[Sage]

Normal in this context would be something that is socially and culturally acceptable. Thus, normal varies from place to place. People look to be accepted by other people and society because it is the path of least resistance through life.

[YesterdaysNews]

In my opinion, to be "normal" is to be accepted in society. To be "normal" you must act, dress, speak, and whatnot like everyone else. That being said, "normal" is always changing.

I think that people strive to be "normal" because they don't want to stand out and draw attention to themselves. I think the whole "being normal" is just because the majority of people are self conscious...

Thats just my thoughts though

[Random_oso06]

For me normal means doing the same thing with everyone else like dressing the same or doing anything the same that fits with the area your in which for me is bullshit lol

[Sage]

Normal isn't acting like "everybody" else, there are simply a wide variety of things that don't draw much attention to you. Hot Topic and American Eagle, for instance, are very different, but both are pretty normal.

[Zephyr]

Nothing is perfectly 'normal' per say.
For me, normal is a spectrum,
And most people fit into it.
Unless you're going on killing rampages,
Living as a hermit,
High on drugs constantly, etc.
You fall into it.
It's about how socially or morally deviant you are from commonality.

[Quick_Sylver]

Normality isn't possible. If you fit into one "normal thing" you fall out of another. my 2 cents.

[Sage]

Normality isn't possible. If you fit into one "normal thing" you fall out of another. my 2 cents.

How so?

[Quick_Sylver]

Because everything has an opposite

[2D]

Because everything has an opposite

Yes, but everything has a medium too.

[Sage]

Because everything has an opposite

Yeah, but you said if you do one normal thing, you're not doing another normal thing. Normal is not the opposite of normal. What're you, like, 13?

[Quick_Sylver]

yea, and just because I'm a "kid" doesn't mean I don't have an opinion. That's mine. Live with it.

[Sage]

Point still stands. Normal =/= opposite of normal.

[overcome.]

There is no normal in regards to how a person behaves. Everybody is their own person, and they have their own interpretations of what normal means.

[Sage]

There is no normal in regards to how a person behaves. Everybody is their own person, and they have their own interpretations of what normal means.

Bullshit. Some things are agreed upon by a vast number of people as "normal".

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[AllThatIsLeft]

Normal is an idea, it can't be categorized, and it isn't set on stone.
It's ever-changing, and it varies from person to person.
People or things that are called "not normal" is simply being outside the norm, outside what it's common.

Some people just have a shrewd idea that being outside the norm is something negative,
and Some people believe that being outside the norm is something positive, to be distinguished by.

IMO.

[theOperaGhost]

To me, normal is non-deviant. If you are deviant, you stray away from acceptable social and moral norms.

Merton's Anomie theory (from sociology and criminological theory) describes 5 modes of adaption in which most people fit into. Four are deviant while one is conformist (they conform to all socially acceptable standards.

Conformists fit into the "normal" standards as they are not deviant.

Innovators follow abnormal means to achieve a "normal" goal. An example of an innovator is a drug dealer or a tax evader who are achieving money (the goal) but doing so in a non-socially acceptable way (the means). They are deviant.

A ritualist disregard "normal" goals, but follow socially acceptable means. This type of person is someone who has a job (the means) as a form of security instead of using the job as a means to achieving success (the goal). They are deviant (as in the don't follow socially acceptable goals...they are generally good people though).

A retreatist disregards both the means and the goals of society. A retreatist's solution is to simply quit trying to get ahead. They are seen as the "dropouts of society" and are exemplified by vagrants, alcoholics, and drug addicts. They are obviously deviant.

Lastly, there are rebels. They emphasize the rejection of socially acceptable means and goals and substitute their own. The best example of rebels in society would be cults and gangs, although there are obviously non-violent and non-criminal rebels as well. This is the most deviant mode of adaption.

[Tiberius]

TWPR :arrow: ROTW

[overcome.]

Bullshit. Some things are agreed upon by a vast number of people as "normal".

Yes, then to others they don't consider it 'normal'. A group of people who play World of Warcraft for like 5-6+ hours a day will consider that normal to themselves, however other people wouldn't deem it as normal. Is it normal to other people to eat 6 meals a day for bodybuilding, or normal to have a few pints of beer every night? Everybody's views are different, although the collective amount of people taking part in the activities may think so, everybody has their own interpretation going back to what I said before.

[Buddy]

1. Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or type; typical: normal room temperature; one's normal weight; normal diplomatic relations

[mrmcdonaldduck]

to be normal you must fall within the norms of society.

we care about it, cause if we werent we wouldnt be apart of society.

[deadpie]

Truly, i don't think anyone in this world wants to be normal. We all want to be some famous motherfucker on a statue for everyone to see and a sparcle in the world. It seems like everyone thinks they have to be something special. Nobody can just be a normal person, living a paced out life. It all has to be planned and detailed out.

to be normal you must fall within the norms of society.

we care about it, cause if we werent we wouldnt be apart of society.

We're all a part of this world wether you like it or not, your a part of this society.

[enzenzz]

Normal is an illusion. Everybody is different in their own unique way. Normal is simply the majority of the crowd you are currently observing.

[MisterMonster]

No such thing as normal. To be normal everyone would have to be the same and that quite obviously isn't true. There can't be any such thing as normal or we wouldn't be able to recognise each other.