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12908693, why do quiet people get a bad rap?
Posted by Crash Bandacoot, Thu Oct-08-15 10:47 AM
why?

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12908699, Cause folks don't know what you are thinking.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Thu Oct-08-15 10:54 AM
>why?
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>"There is much temptation to use what has worked before,
>even when it may exceed its effective scope."
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>"Roll me further bitch"


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12908714, A lot of quiet people be having screw faces and don't make eye contact
Posted by flipnile, Thu Oct-08-15 11:14 AM
Shit can come off wrong to other people that interact with each other. I think I don't get along with introverted nerds for this reason. Too hard to figure them out because they don't talk, so fuck trying to interact with them.
12908867, cuz they are too pussy to speak up and change our opinions about them
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Oct-08-15 02:35 PM
sitting in the corner just watching people... weirdos
12908886, As a quiet person, I'm not at all bothered by this.
Posted by Moonlit_Force, Thu Oct-08-15 03:00 PM
Generally, quiet people are observing others and a huge component of observing is listening, which a lot of talkative people grossly undervalue.

People who flap off at the gums without thinking or knowing what it is they're talking about get a bad rep too - deservedly.
12908890, Ironically, this is why some folks give the quiet ones a hard time
Posted by flipnile, Thu Oct-08-15 03:04 PM
>Generally, quiet people are observing others and a huge
>component of observing is listening, which a lot of talkative
>people grossly undervalue.

To an extrovert, it could appear like that quiet person is sitting around judging other folks, or is a work spy and can't be trusted, or thinks they are too good to interact with other people.

I feel you on the talkative types too.
12908892, It is ironic. In a lot of cases it's projection too.
Posted by Moonlit_Force, Thu Oct-08-15 03:08 PM
12908898, Yup. You get cool with a person, and they hit you with the "Y'know, I used
Posted by micMajestic, Thu Oct-08-15 03:16 PM
to think that you were *insert negative quality here*"

I mean ok..... but whose problem is it really that you felt that way?

12909208, Depending on the circumstance it can very well be *your* problem
Posted by flipnile, Fri Oct-09-15 10:15 AM
>I mean ok..... but whose problem is it really that you felt
>that way?

If it's a job interview, your boss, a prospective date, or a networking opportunity and you come off like a *insert pejorative here* then it is your problem that they thought like that. No one but you knows all of the good thoughts that are in your head, it's up to you to express them.
12909215, it is impossible to control what ppl think of you.
Posted by Mike Jackson, Fri Oct-09-15 10:21 AM
don't try.

12909359, I have no problem going against my nature in those situations.
Posted by micMajestic, Fri Oct-09-15 02:56 PM
>>I mean ok..... but whose problem is it really that you felt
>>that way?
>
>If it's a job interview, your boss, a prospective date, or a
>networking opportunity and you come off like a *insert
>pejorative here* then it is your problem that they thought
>like that. No one but you knows all of the good thoughts that
>are in your head, it's up to you to express them.

I'm a grownup with responsibilities. I'm just apt to avoid mundane social interactions. Whatever the consequences are of that, I'm willing to live with them. I don't feel unloved, unappreciated, etc.. I don't have any disdain for chatty people. It's just not me.
12908895, bcz ppl thk its cool to be the loudest, most obnox, ratchetest mofo
Posted by mikediggz, Thu Oct-08-15 03:14 PM
in the room these days...ppl like tamar and C tha God get all the attn, whether it be neg or pos
12908897, Being obnoxious/ratchet is never a good look
Posted by Madvillain 626, Thu Oct-08-15 03:15 PM
But we ARE social beings, so...

12908900, it's an extroverts world, we intros just livin in it
Posted by Madvillain 626, Thu Oct-08-15 03:17 PM
I'm not quiet at all when I'm out and about...but as an introvert, eventually I run out of gas and gotta go home to recharge.
12908908, American society values extroverts
Posted by MeshaMeesh, Thu Oct-08-15 03:33 PM
and introverts/shy/sensitives here aren't seen as people who can really take charge or defend themselves verbally/physically, among other things. We are seen as weak when we don't speak up, when most of the time the case is this: we don't like confrontation. We know if we challenge someone, they'll go on and on and on. And that is emotionally draining.



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12908925, because their attention whoring powers don't work on us
Posted by Mynoriti, Thu Oct-08-15 04:03 PM
12908927, because we just sit back and watch you play yourself (c)
Posted by j., Thu Oct-08-15 04:09 PM
then take you to court after that, cuz we the inspectors. And also the rebel INS

All my life I've been watching dudes do the peacock routine, going above and beyond their thirst levels to get at a female, only to crash and burn when they run out of gas and/or she gets hip to their game

At which point I just scoop her up and it's a wrap. Thanks to showoffs with no future in their frontin (c)
12908946, RE: why do quiet people get a bad rap?
Posted by cloak323, Thu Oct-08-15 04:41 PM
I've been accused of being anti-social when its absolutely not the case. I think Im naturally quiet but sometimes I wonder if on a subconscious level something made me this way. Compared to my siblings Im the opposite.

And yeah on many occassions people have said something out the way to me because they wanna get a read on me- but Im just chilling.

A lotta times I keep to myself because I have this big self-conscious thing where I dont wanna feel like Im boring people because Im not talking enough. Shit it has been plenty of times where folks will talk and talk and Im just there cuz I know they like to talk and thats cool, speak yo peace.

I like being among people and crowds but not of them. Hell, I want to go to clubs or wherever and just hear music and see the atmosphere. I dont wanna talk but I dont think I could go without worrying if people are thinking "whats up wit that guy in the corner?"

Just one quiet person's perspective.
12908962, Cause they want you to act a fool
Posted by Paps_Smear, Thu Oct-08-15 04:58 PM
So they can bad mouth you even more.

12908977, do they/we?
Posted by Government Name, Thu Oct-08-15 05:21 PM
12909083, https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts
Posted by Ownzdacourt, Thu Oct-08-15 11:17 PM
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts
12909112, RE: https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts
Posted by obsidianchrysalis, Fri Oct-09-15 06:22 AM
Her book, 'Quiet', is a quality read, especially to people who are self-conscious about shyness or introversion.
12909118, Because extroverts need validation that they don't provide
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Fri Oct-09-15 07:22 AM
Real talk. Loud people are looking to people for everything... including esteem
and security. Giving them nothing makes them nervous and, therefore, distrustful
of you.
12909130, lol..i have a friend who gets paranoid when its quiet
Posted by legsdiamond, Fri Oct-09-15 08:19 AM
"you probably think I'm an asshole"

this was his default accusation anytime someone was quiet around him.

but he is also honest enough to admit he is an asshole. funniest shit is when 2 extroverts are in the room. shit gets ugly.
12909314, Yep, very common for extroverts
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Fri Oct-09-15 01:36 PM
12909144, sounds about right
Posted by Crash Bandacoot, Fri Oct-09-15 08:36 AM
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12909148, Because people are miserable
Posted by Case_One, Fri Oct-09-15 08:41 AM

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12909150, bottom line
Posted by Crash Bandacoot, Fri Oct-09-15 08:42 AM
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12909151, *updates database*
Posted by SoWhat, Fri Oct-09-15 08:43 AM
12909186, lol, what?
Posted by Crash Bandacoot, Fri Oct-09-15 09:47 AM
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12909316, the introverts are making themselves known.
Posted by SoWhat, Fri Oct-09-15 01:37 PM
12909434, Right?!
Posted by soulpsychodelicyde, Fri Oct-09-15 06:44 PM
12909196, Cuz y'all are some weirdos
Posted by Big Kuntry, Fri Oct-09-15 09:59 AM
12909319, Most people are dumb
Posted by Nappy Soul, Fri Oct-09-15 01:45 PM
Dumb people are loud. And dumbassery loves company. Quiet person is not in their team and makes them uncomfortable. It's like cigarette smokers and zombies. They do their dirty in groups.
12909388, by that logic, do quiet ones do their dirt all by their lonely?
Posted by j., Fri Oct-09-15 03:52 PM
I do, I done some shit that I'm taking to my grave and no one will ever know.
12909438, RE: Most people are dumb
Posted by Nappy Soul, Fri Oct-09-15 07:42 PM
>Dumb people are loud. And dumbassery loves company. Quiet
>person is not in their team and makes them uncomfortable. It's
>like cigarette smokers and zombies. They do their dirty in
>groups.

Yes, that's what I meant. Quiet folks do their own thing and do not act in packs.