What do people have against us?

So i was walking home from my friend. It was like 8 pm and these guys (not drunken) start shouting "fucking hippie!" "Die away" and things like that. Then i just walked away. But why did they shout that? It seemd to me that they have something against peace loving hippies. I'm sure they weren't just trying to be tough or anything like that. I feel a little frustrated cause this isn't the first time hippies are being hated

 

Yea, Dont get pissed off at people for rejecting an idea people havent tought them. Get pissed off at the people who should be teaching it to them

 

You are sooo cute. I want to pet you like a kitten. Aw. Youre the same age as my brother. Dont worry kiddo. Some people just are a bit bitter but not to hippies specifically.

 

what people don't understand, they fear and act negativly towards, just wait till you goto a town where its real hick and your the only hippie there, everywhere you look people will be staring at you and giving you dirty looks, thats when you smile and wave at them, they usually look away fast enough haha

 

Usually when people start shouting things like that i say "thank you" or "yes i am and i'm proud of it". And then they try to pick a fight and i just turn a round and they don't do anything. But someday someone will beat me up cause i turn around. "But you can ruin your day by worrying tomorow" Thanks for your support brothers and sisters.

 

You express yourself by being into another subculture then them. One that differs a lot from theirs and because in the perception of their way of life toleration and acceptance is a lower priority and acting tough, competition and making fun of other people higher they act like that.

Really, the most important reason that they call you names and stuff is because they are, most likely unconsciously, annoyed by the fact you choose to be different from them.

 

that's just the way some people are...

 

It's strange. People allways talk about individualism, but they seem to frown down upon it.

 

That makes a lot of sense, man. It does seem like, a lot of times, people make fun of "hippie"-type-folks just because it seems like the hippies know who they are, and it makes the other people feel uncomfortable about who they are/are trying to be...

But hippie or not, we all have to deal with jerks sometime(s) in our lives. Mabye some people are angry because they are just having a bad day, or don't understand you, or whatever. People all have their hang-ups, and most of the time, it probably doesn't have anything to do with you. But it sounds like you're doing a great job of dealing with this stuff. So just keep doing what you're doing - don't let people get you down, and don't get into any fights or do anything stupid (lol).

Peace.

 

Exactly.

 

I don't really think that it's that. Except if they think a particular lifestyle or typical outer appearance stands for a strong selfknowledge (which isn't naturally the case).
I mean, people like in the first post tend to act like this when their 'victim' looks really different, and is easy to react on because there are certain ideas connected to them. Think not only of hippies, but also of goths, emokids, metalheads, wannabe-gangsta's, overweight people and so on, while people who know who they are or individualists that have a lot in common with for instance a hippie or a goth where it comes to lifestyle, musictaste or what not but look quite neutral don't have any trouble with those inconsiderating people.

 

I'm so sorry that happend to you brother. No one deserves that, especially when they're doong nothing wrong....just being. Some people have problems with people just being. They seem to think: If I'm having a crap day, everyone should have a crap day!!!

Simallar thing happpend to me on thursday. I was walking along with my friend in school, I was dressed in a tie-dye coat and I had a head band low down on my forehead. A load of older guys (who I've never met or spoken to in my life) started calling me a fucking twat and other nice things. Then one of them said "What are you? Some kind of fucking hippy?" he was blocking my path so I just said ".....yes." they all started calling me a fucking dick head and telling me to go and get killed and stuff, so I tried to leave. Then one of them hid round the corner and spat in my face.

I can laugh about it now but at the time it's hard to. You just think, how can someone be that hurtful deliberately? And you wonder what you've done to deserve it. You want to say something to them, showing that you don't care or that you love them even after what they did. But you can't 'cos you're afraid of what else they might do and all you want to do is sit down and cry.

All that's left to do is to hope that oneday they'll become better people, or at least realise what they did was wrong. (and maybe try not to run into them again! )
That's what I'm doing brother and so can you. Don't worry, you have the power inside you to stay you, to stay happy and to live your life without fear.

Much peace, love and hugs wished your way and I hope that this doesn't happen to you again.
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it's fun for some people to pick fights with hippies because hippies are (supposed to be) non-violent. so the instigator receives an easy victory because they feel the hippy has been placed in a catch-22 situation. they're not supposed to fight the person who is OBVIOUSLY picking a fight with them, but by doing so, they allow the other person to abuse them verbally.

whatever. the sort of people that think it's funny to pick fights with hippies have absolutely nothing resembling an actual sense of humor because they have no self-worth.

if you want to help them, help them discover their self-worth (i do this; i'm a teacher and making kids feel special keeps them out of trouble ). if you don't feel qualified to do that, ignore them. this will hurt them and they may fight you. being brave in this situation means being empathetic.

everyone has value; even those who can't see it and hurt others to hide this fact.

 

They think we are naive. I had a guy tell me I was naive because I didn't "listen to what the world was telling me" I think a part of it is understanding-they may not understand due to being closed-minded (not meaning that as an insult).

 

just the other day my (non-hip) friend asked this kid that sits next to me what he thought about hippies. he proceeded to go on this long rant about how he would love to use all of the hippies as firewood and wish we'd all just kill ourseleves, yadda yadda.. and then he looked me right in the face as if he was saying it all about me. it upset me for about a second until i thought, "who the fuck cares what he thinks?" and ignored it. i suggest everyone just does the same when the close-minded can't control themselves.

 

But it's also pitty that they don't see the light of freedom like we do.

 

i hang w/ a non-hip guy that delights in calling me a hippie in the most derogatory way possible. i just tell him at least we know which one of us is the asshole and it's not me. not a very peaceful response but it's become a running joke. i agree that people will pick on those that are different in any way. it's really shittty that people are being spat upon and being yelled at but you showed great courage and dignity by not starting a fistfight. why stoop to their level. i know i sound like a hypocrite because of the name calling remark between my friend and i but we have an odd relationship. being an individual sometimes menas you have to put up with other people's crap.

 

Yeah, maybe I'm wrong, lol, I don't know much about people... but my personal experience has been that people bother me more when I'm more open about who I am and what I believe. For instance, when I became a vegetarian, my sisters teased me almost constantly; when I became a vegan, my younger sister started calling me a hippie (I didn't even know much about hippies then, lol); when I got into the 60s, my sister started hating hippies.

Maybe people react the way they do because of thoughts going on at a sub-conscious level... so they're not aware that it bothers them that someone (e.g., a hippie/emo/punk) is so different than they are... maybe that sub-conscious thought process translates into conscious anger.

But regardless of people's reasons for acting this way, I'm sorry that anyone has to go through this. Getting teased is not fun. I just try to laugh it off, whenever possible. [haha, I was at an anti-war protest on Friday, and two "insults" people yelled at me were: "I like pot, too!" (in a car full of teenage boys, lol) and "You look kinda hot for an idiot." (this was a guy who must've been at least 40 years old... all I will say about this one is "wtf?!"]

Good luck dealing with this meaningless hatred, brothers and sisters. Never give up, and never give up who you are!

 

I shouldn't really worry about that if I were you.

 

stop being a hippie
get a hair cut
start loving the war
support the pres 100 percent
then I will be friends with you...