Teenage Stereotypes
Created | Updated Feb 10, 2002
If you walk into any american high school, you are likely to be confronted by a plethera of clothes, smells, and attitudes. Or in other words, cliques. For the average person, that is, those who arent in high school, you would almost need a guide to find the type of person you are looking for.
Well, search no more! Here is you stereotype to the music, clothes, attitude and hangout area for the cliques of modern day America.
The "preps"
Music-Anything played on the secular radio stations and MTV
Clothes-mini-versions of what adults wear, thought the skirts are shorter on the girls, and the pants baggier on the guys
Attitude-A very definate "Im better than you, no matter what" vibe comes across when talking to these college-headed teens. They tend to be intelligent, or think that they are, and they always look like they are going to a movie premere in Los Angeles
Hang-out-Class lounges, gym and locker areas
The "Goths"
Music- generally hard-core or techno, with some punk mixed in there (Bauhaus, Dead-Can dance, The sisters of mercy, Nine Inch Nails etc.)
Clothes-Uniformly black, lots of silver jewlery, big boots
Attitude-morbid, tending to the over-romantic, and extremely intelligent, completly against stereotypes
Hang-out-Some out of the way classroom where they can speak without being heard
Skaters
Music- anything that the preps are listening to, but none of the boy-bands or Divas.
Clothes-baggy sagging pants, logo-ed t-shirts, big shoes
Attitude-cocky, not generally very intelligent, all convinced that skaters will someday, or quite possibly already are, ruling the world, extremely respectful of women
*this clique tends to mesh alot with the preps
Hang-out-In front of the building where they can hacky-sack and ditch easily
Freaks
Music-Punk,Hard core, some metal
Clothes-extremely bright and flashy, generally baggy pants and tight shirts, big shoes
Attitude-easily the most accepting of all the cliiques, but if you get on their bad side, watch out. They run in groups and can be very dangerous
Hang-out-Cafeteria, where they can be part of the action
So, next time your going to a local high school, or not so local if youre not in America, be on the lookout for todays teenagers and their stereo-typical aspects.
Well, search no more! Here is you stereotype to the music, clothes, attitude and hangout area for the cliques of modern day America.
The "preps"
Music-Anything played on the secular radio stations and MTV
Clothes-mini-versions of what adults wear, thought the skirts are shorter on the girls, and the pants baggier on the guys
Attitude-A very definate "Im better than you, no matter what" vibe comes across when talking to these college-headed teens. They tend to be intelligent, or think that they are, and they always look like they are going to a movie premere in Los Angeles
Hang-out-Class lounges, gym and locker areas
The "Goths"
Music- generally hard-core or techno, with some punk mixed in there (Bauhaus, Dead-Can dance, The sisters of mercy, Nine Inch Nails etc.)
Clothes-Uniformly black, lots of silver jewlery, big boots
Attitude-morbid, tending to the over-romantic, and extremely intelligent, completly against stereotypes
Hang-out-Some out of the way classroom where they can speak without being heard
Skaters
Music- anything that the preps are listening to, but none of the boy-bands or Divas.
Clothes-baggy sagging pants, logo-ed t-shirts, big shoes
Attitude-cocky, not generally very intelligent, all convinced that skaters will someday, or quite possibly already are, ruling the world, extremely respectful of women
*this clique tends to mesh alot with the preps
Hang-out-In front of the building where they can hacky-sack and ditch easily
Freaks
Music-Punk,Hard core, some metal
Clothes-extremely bright and flashy, generally baggy pants and tight shirts, big shoes
Attitude-easily the most accepting of all the cliiques, but if you get on their bad side, watch out. They run in groups and can be very dangerous
Hang-out-Cafeteria, where they can be part of the action
So, next time your going to a local high school, or not so local if youre not in America, be on the lookout for todays teenagers and their stereo-typical aspects.
