Is it normal that my friends make fun of me because of my interests?

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These friends aren't new. They have been my friends for about 2 years now, but I didn't start opening up to them until a few months ago.

All of them are the stereo-type female. Three pounds of make up, a love for gossiping, skirts, ponies, and all that crap. Regardless, they are still very nice people. I'm not really into that stuff.

A month ago, they decided to do some kind of 'interview' at my house. They didn't know what I was into, so they would take turns asking questions about me to get to know me better.They asked A LOT of questions, so I'll just list a few.

"Favorite type of music?"
"Classical. I also like listening to video game soundtracks."

"Favorite hobbies?"
"Sketching and playing video games."

"Favorite color?"
"Grey."

"Favorite animal?"
"Rats."

There were many more, but they mainly insult me for these answers. They always talk about rock bands (which they have never done before) when they KNOW that I don't listen to rock. They are also looking through my sketch book and pointing out every little detail that is wrong with each drawing. They tell me that I'm so boring, I'll eventually turn grey. They tell me I should live with rats if I love them so much. They bitch at me for always wearing clothes from the boys' section of the store.

Before I told them anything, they would playfully tease me all the time, but this isn't the way they usually act. I asked them about it and they said it was nothing, but they STILL insult me about what I like.

IIN?

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  • Aliceee93
    10 years ago

    They don't sound like friends at all. Girls like that always think their perfect and better than everyone else. If they were true friends they'd like you no matter what your interests are.

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    • SavageScience
      10 years ago

      That's not entirely true, but I do agree that these women take it too extreme.

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  • AbnormallyAwesome
    10 years ago

    I have to admit your favourite color made me giggle.
    But people who are so mean to you are clearly not your friends. I can imagine this kind of bullying must be harder for girls. As a guy you can just insult your friends right back, have a laugh, and it's even. But these girls would probably not have that sense of humor because they seem to think they're better then you.
    You know in any group there are roles: Leaders, helpers, clowns... and then there's the victim. Every functioning group needs one. Its sole purpose it to make the rest of the group feel batter about themselves. All the victim gets in return is the questionable honor of being in the group. Believe me, you don't want to play that part.
    There are enough really nice people out there who share your interests. You don't need these bitches.

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    • GoraIntoDesiGals
      10 years ago

      I strongly disagree that bullying from guys is not that serious. If anything it's more violent, aggressive and intimidating or scarring for life. I mean it's really not fun to be physically threatened and called a sissy or a shemale when you suck at sports because of your Asperger's Syndrom.

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      • AbnormallyAwesome
        10 years ago

        I'm sorry, I didn't want to somehow play down your pain. Of course bullying is serious for anyone.
        I said "this kind" of bullying by which I meant the mean comments among so called friends. I have experienced this kind myself. There's plenty of things about me to make fun of. But when I get insulted to my face I can at least come back with something, and should I get punched I at least know what's going on.
        I just think it must be horrible to have "friends" that never hurt you directly but always make backhanded comments and talk behind your back. When you can never know what people think or say about you and who you can trust. But it's probably impossible to compare the suffering of different people.
        I feel sorry for your experience and I hope these times are behind you.

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      • [Old Memory]
        10 years ago

        It seems like more and more people are self proclaimed aspergers syndrome sufferers these days.

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        • lolol555
          10 years ago

          You can't assume they weren't diagnosed just because they don't agree with your point.

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          • [Old Memory]
            10 years ago

            I am not disagreeing with anyones point. I just seem to notice a lot more people assuming they have a form of autism before even going to see an expert about it first. They assume that since they are weird in some ways that they must be aspergers, and identify themselves as such. I am not saying this applies to everyone. I just see people jump the gun and call themselves autistic when they truly do not know what autism really is. It trivializes the people who do actually suffer from some form of autism.

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  • SparklingOcean<3
    10 years ago

    They don't sound like 'very nice people' or 'friends' in the slightest. I really think you should find new friends. And no, it's NOT normal for them to treat you that way.

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  • jeebley
    10 years ago

    You need a makeover girl!

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