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		pgbovine on Jan 3, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The clothes don't make the man (boy) my definition of popularity is the form portrayed in mainstream media and films ... e.g., student council officers, athletes, cheerleaders you bring up a good point, though. the popular kids are actually in the minority at school; there are far more unpopular kids than popular kids. so there will likely be more people who like death metal, computer games, etc. than the 'popular' activities.

Tichy on Jan 3, 2010 [–]

I guess the one thing that matters is getting to date a pretty girl, who would most likely belong to the in-crowd.

But still, if you were in a Death Metal Band, at least you would have some nice things to remember about High School.

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