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Assumptions


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1. People assume I'm stupid. 

There was this guy in high school who said I was dumb. It did not take long for him to start struggling with math. I even tried to help him learn until he got pissed off saying I do not explain well. It turns out he failed math and then went into arts. I went into biology.

There was this girl in high school who said I was dumb. I had a friend who defended me. I had a friend who said, "Oh she's dumb? I think you better look in the mirror. I mean you are going to community college with bad grades. In contrast my friend is going to university with high grades. I should remind you that you failed a grade. Who's dumb?"

2. People assume I'm a child.

It has benefits. I get to go to parks without looking creepy. I can hand out candy without looking creepy. I mean I guess I can just do a lot without looking creepy. In this case I let them make assumptions.

It has disadvantages. I will probably always be carded for alcohol.

 

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" is it okay as long as they don't treat the assumptions like facts?"

There's an interesting question.

It's possible to do that, but it's very unusual. Most people aren't able to flip multiple versions of the truth around in their heads like that. It takes a lot of work to look at reality, and simultaneously discuss multiple potential realities.

The false statements will take on a cartoonish, one dimensional stereotyped quality before too long, and it will become apparent to all watching that the bs is bs.

Or are you asking forum members if they believe it's ok to stereotype people as long as the social stereotype is for the sake of humour or smthg?

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I think the one that irks me the most is when self conscious people think I dislike them for not carrying on a conversation, then rationalize/support it with trivial shit I was doing without paying attention

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people assume im stupid mostly and that annoys me they're dumb as the other person standing next to them

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Of the people I've met, many people assume I'm smart. I mean in the academic way. I think this is because I articulate things pretty well. Also I believe people think I have my shit together. In reality, these aren't true, but I rarely correct  these people. It's often beneficial not to. What they don't know is that I'm now going to community college, and in fact didn't even finish highschool. This is also fine with me. If the way I act leads people to believe I have greater credentials than I do, that's great :D also people usually assume I know about basic stuff associated with adulthood because of my age(I'm 19 almost 20). I don't know the stuff that most people my age have learned about in life because of I'm a shut-in. It's fortunate that I rarely have to interact beyond menial things. 

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people assume my lack of emotional response == uninterested in something
in all fairness, when i am uninterested for real, i have the same passive response. But i do say i am uninterested, so, they should not assume i am not assertive either.

people also assume i am smart, which is not true, i am ravage lol, and sometimes it feels like a responsibility, people expect me to act smart too...

 

i dont really care much about what people assume about me, unless its someone close and assumptions are too rare in those cases.

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How do you know what other's assumptions are of you?  How did you come about your knowledge, belief, or some other revelation...

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People assumption about me, what I want them to assumption.

But I have to say what they assumption they might start thinking twice when they assumption something about me, which is something I don't like, since they will start to try seeing what I did not showed them, and that's when I lose control of my own reality and their reality about my persona.

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Right or wrong assumptions from others don't worry me unless there's a price I have to pay, or if it costs me a good opportunity.

Still when assumption displays poor judgement, just confront them. A confrontation will either dispel the assumption, or put the assumed person on trail, where everyone, including the accuser, will correctly evaluate the person on their own experience.

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As far as SC is concerned in my perspective, it has it's fair share of wolves and sheep.

 

 

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slut. not so much an issue anymore, i'm learning to love my quirks

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