Am I a hypocrite for thinking that a majority of law students are d-bags? My thought comes from the fact that I'm absolutely judgmental toward a substantial majority of the law student population.
After blogging around, I see that I'm not alone. But audience, let's take a step back - aren't we at times being hypocrites calling law students d-bags? I mean, at that same time, those kids could be calling us d-bags. So I think I'm really trying to analyze what about these d-bags makes them d-bags. In other words, what qualities do these d-bags possess that I think I can distinguish myself, so as to not call myself for being a hypocrite for thinking I'm "that much better" than these other law students.
I think this is going to be a long-term project. In the meantime, I may stop calling out so many ppl d-bags. I think it's much more of the environment of law school itself. I thought I was a minority when I thought that LS was just like HS, but after seeing some few blogs, I realized that perception isn't a minority perspective. Do I think I'm more mature than a lot of these people? Not really - I admit, I'm a goofyass kid. Those who know me that I'm almost as immature as it gets. One blog I was reading had a theory - the environment that LS is makes it such that HS is an appropriate analogy - you have proms, you have events where alcohol is a prerequisite, etc. I think this in turn, createas cliques, which breeds in it of itself, the result product of douche + bags.
Ok, so why the all of a sudden introspection? I come from a religious background where I was taught not to be judgmental (catholic + protestant). I try to uphold by that principle of not judging someone by his cover, but it's really hard when you see the environment being so cliquey.
I was talking to one of my friends (who betrayed me and left to another school), and we were wondering how law school is so especially douchebaggery. Is it the potential lawyer's mindset of being a douche? I don't know...
Edit: I';m in the school library and someone just found out I blogged. Will continue this post later.
Edit: Damn it, my identity has been revealed to one person.... but that one person, rest assured me that he'd keep it a secret - i HOPE so buddy....
After blogging around, I see that I'm not alone. But audience, let's take a step back - aren't we at times being hypocrites calling law students d-bags? I mean, at that same time, those kids could be calling us d-bags. So I think I'm really trying to analyze what about these d-bags makes them d-bags. In other words, what qualities do these d-bags possess that I think I can distinguish myself, so as to not call myself for being a hypocrite for thinking I'm "that much better" than these other law students.
I think this is going to be a long-term project. In the meantime, I may stop calling out so many ppl d-bags. I think it's much more of the environment of law school itself. I thought I was a minority when I thought that LS was just like HS, but after seeing some few blogs, I realized that perception isn't a minority perspective. Do I think I'm more mature than a lot of these people? Not really - I admit, I'm a goofyass kid. Those who know me that I'm almost as immature as it gets. One blog I was reading had a theory - the environment that LS is makes it such that HS is an appropriate analogy - you have proms, you have events where alcohol is a prerequisite, etc. I think this in turn, createas cliques, which breeds in it of itself, the result product of douche + bags.
Ok, so why the all of a sudden introspection? I come from a religious background where I was taught not to be judgmental (catholic + protestant). I try to uphold by that principle of not judging someone by his cover, but it's really hard when you see the environment being so cliquey.
I was talking to one of my friends (who betrayed me and left to another school), and we were wondering how law school is so especially douchebaggery. Is it the potential lawyer's mindset of being a douche? I don't know...
Edit: I';m in the school library and someone just found out I blogged. Will continue this post later.
Edit: Damn it, my identity has been revealed to one person.... but that one person, rest assured me that he'd keep it a secret - i HOPE so buddy....
5 comments:
when i blog about law students being douchebags it's often because they are uptight, spoiled, and falsely arrogant pricks. they're nerdy kids who suddenly feel important based on their perception (unshared by society?) that lawyers are big, important people. sure, you can say we're all nerdy to some extent--we did well enough in college to get into our law schools, we did well enough on the lsat, etc...but not everyone acts like one.
i can't even count the number of times i've either talked to or overheard people talking about "wild" nights out drinking and thought to myself how lame their night really was. getting so drunk that you sang karoke is not badass. getting so drunk that you dont remember the last 2 bars and you woke up on the floor in your friend's living room not wearing pants...maybe badass.
but the point is, reality is skewed in law school. people here think that going out and having what would be a normal night at the bars for most people is so badass, when it's not. and what makes it douchebaggish is how they brag about it and feel important.
ahhh i have to stop, this is pissing me off. less than 2 months left...
k, i think i'm officially a hypocrite. i was talking with a "friend" of mine at school at how wasted i got this wknd.
maybe i didnt articulate it well. not everyone who talks about getting drunk over the weekend is a douchebag. it's really a matter of how you talk about it. it's really better evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
there's also a lot more to it. i dont think that alone necessarily qualifies someone.
I don't exempt myself from the category of "douche-bag". Being a law student makes one a douche; any exceptions must be made on an individual basis. Until then, there is a presumption I am a douche... I'm okay with that
HAHAHA rebuttable presumption. that's awesome.. how much evidence do we need to bring upon to rebut that? preponderence?
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