Deviance??

Question

i am taking a sociology of deviance class and i have an assignment in which i have to do something deviant in society. It CANNOT get me in jail, in trouble, or harm any person/thing. Any ideas, its getting close to the deadline and i'm stumped! thanks :)

Answer 1

Go shopping in your underwear to a store but wear shoes because they require it. You may need a shirt too but no one will miss you in your underwear. Record everyone's reactions and write a paper about it. Check out the Naked Cowboy in New York. He does this everyday.

Answer 2

Go to a ball game or other public event. Take a note pad and paper with you, start staring at people, different ones of course, and take notes. This drives people nuts. I had to do it for an English Comp class years ago. Go people watching.

Answer 3

Get in a fake g*y love triangle (can be illegal in some states)

Change your name to Barbara Q so people can read it as "Barbecue"

Change your gender

Change your species

Actually, the best and probably easiest to do would be:

Go in blackface (Not illegal, but very offensive/funny).

Answer 4

Get some really big henna tattoos and put them somewhere visible to the general public, maybe with some fake facial piercings (that's if you do not have either of those already)...evaluate the reactions of people.

OR

For a less dramatic scenario, dress in really 'odd' fashion, maybe, extremely Gothic, something from the 50s, or even really bright highlighter colours, and see what the reaction is.

Answer 5

Walk down a sidewalk in town, on a busy afternoon.   Suddenly drop to your knees, and begin l*****g  the pavement.

Answer 6

change your answering machine to say "you dialed the wrong number, please try again"

rent a really nice tuxedo and wear it everywhere for a couple of days taking note of peoples reaction

wear different shoes on each foot

wear a kilt

skip around in a public area

sit on a street corner holding a sign that says "I'm not broke, just bored"