Unique?

We all hear the term 'unique' being described as the differentiation from you and your peers, but do we express this uniqueness and are we all different?

In a sense we all have similarities of how we lead our lives as the world controls and guides us, this is not unique, not everyone has individual, personal treatment. Instead we are controlled as a country in terms of the political views and the leadership. We are even sometimes fooled into the control of the world: how we should do things, how we should look (which is prominently endorsed by the media commonly through the thinness of skin and the thickness of bones piercing through as if grabbing for food). We look around, we are controlled. Where is the sense of uniqueness in that?

We as humans have differences which make us distinctive from others, which makes us who we are: our identity, personality... And in my opinion this sense of 'unique' adapts throughout your life by inspirations and how you view the world, how you want to be seen and portrayed.

If we are all unique why are there stereotypes? I know that within these stereotypes there are individuals with many differences, but why are they generalised in a social grouping, a social tag, a label? Common groups I have heard are: Geeks, emos, goths, plastics etc. Surely no one can fully fit into either. The definitions are to me, quite ridiculous: 'Geeks: someone who is known as a 'boff' for concentrating and working hard in their studies for a better education, someone who listens in class', to me the label of 'geek' is quite ludicrous, to me that definition shows someone with determination, sensible - without an education where do we really get in life? 'Plastics: someone who wears makeup which is literally caked on covering their inner insecurities and to make themselves in their own mind look prettier which makes them look orange', I have realised that why do we pin point 'plastics' as they wear excessive makeup, maybe it's their uniqueness and it may make them feel pretty. Just like 'geeks' they may choose to express themselves differently. In life, we all make our own decisions, our own priorities, why should we put people in groupings because of these?


By being unique we are expressing ourselves to how we want to be. How we want to look when we look in the mirror and if the reflection to us isn't right or 'pretty' we change it. People can easily adapt, but once they are 'labelled' it's hard to be associated with any other 'reputation'... We shouldn't label. We are who we are, we are who we choose to be. We only live once.