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Why do some people LOVE to call others "weird"?

Even at uni or at work, I met so many people (esp. girls, or the sort of people who "make faces" and roll their eyes and are generally passive aggressive) who loved to label things/people "weird." Usually perfectly normal things/people that just weren't what they were used to. I didn't really get called that but it is annoying even hearing a lot of other things be called that.

Why are some people obsessed with the concept? It gets a bit pathetic when you hear a 23 something graduate supposed to be working full time gossiping about how something is "weird."

Reply 1

shawn_o1

Stigma.
It was once a "defence mechanism", essential for survival.
Now it's one of the worst things to have in your life.

Reply 2

HarryDn

Original post by shawn_o1

Stigma.
It was once a "defence mechanism", essential for survival.
Now it's one of the worst things to have in your life.

You mean people calling you that or the silly attitude? :smile:

Reply 3

Simes

Insufficient vocabulary to express their view? A lack of imagination? An absence of empathy? Peer pressure making them feel a need to demonstrate they're as thick as the rest of the gang? A lazy way to score points and feel better about oneself by putting down someone else in a casual way?

Reply 4

C_tinie_D

They are probably insecure themselves? People have called them "weird" in the past?

Reply 5

Roori

Any word might seem to get to be worn out for overuse. The certain word that is uttered must still be wired with the given thought; if not, this would reflect a merely non-caring, indefinite, response, which even upon frequent usage, could turn to be handled collectively and indefinitely.