Jocks, Cheerleaders, Geeks, and the Rest (WAS Jocks really exist?! )

[vagrant_et_al]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "cindysphynx" <cindysphynx at h...> 
> wrote:
> > In high school, there were the jocks, the cheerleaders, the 
> geeks  and . . . the potheads who wore black (black leather if 
they 
> could afford it), who sat outside on the curb when classes were 
> in session  smoking this or that substance accusing the geeks 
> of being "narcs"  and being generally disgruntled about life. 

Hmm.  I'm in high school, and the lines between jocks and nerds and 
potheads aren't very clear.  In my math class, there are two 
cheerleaders who make some of the best grades in the class.  And, in 
many cases, the jocks *are* the potheads.  The top people in the 
class also play sports, do theater, or whatever - they don't 
necessarily devote all their time to studying.  True, their are 
plenty of people who fit into stereotypes, but there are just as 
many who don't.

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
>   These divisions run along  economic divides, which Hollywood 
> plays up, and ethnic divides, which it plays down. 

At least at my school, this is more how things are divided.  There's 
a pretty big economic gap, and the most popular people tend to be 
the richest, and they tend to be white.  The less popular ones tend 
to be the ones who don't have as much money, and are not white.  
However, most of the students at my school are white, and many of 
the ones who aren't are in ESL, so I don't think I can offer any 
comments on race as a factor in popularity.

Allison