People are so mean! What can I do?

Question

My friend last year always wore bright colors, pink, blue, etc. During the summer she announced that she was trying a new look, and she wouldn't tell us. She started wearing a lot of black and eyeliner. I guess you could call her look emo. But she's not, don't get me wrong. A lot of our friends are telling her she looks bad, and talking about her behind her back. Even sixth graders! (We're seventh grade) I hate how everyone's telling her how she's going goth. She the same old girl we were all friends with last year! She just LOOKS different.

I told her how different she looks, but not in a bad way. I think she looks good, and I'm happy for her. Why is everyone else so... rude?!

I noticed people don't like change, because I started wearing makeup and name-brand clothes (hollister, etc) and a few people didn't like the new me, so I understand what she's going through. Why don't people just understand, it's HER clothes, HER makeup, why is everyone so mean about it?

Thanks for all the help!

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Answer 1

ppl always put down other ppl to make themselves feel better about thier pathetic lives.

Answer 2

Society judges people by their looks. Why is she dressing all emo and goth? Is it because she wants to experiment or something? Usually, when people start dressing differently, they start dressing, so be alert if anything happens to her personality or anything.

Just ignore the haters and know that if they don't accept you for the way you look, then they don't like you for who you are.  

Answer 3

sometimes when people are your friend it hard for them to accept a  new you they want the person they first meet.... the other people are mean becoz some of them need lives and the rest are to busy being jealous that other people pay more attention to you..... since you know what your she is going through then jus talk to her make her see the light

Answer 4

Maybe they think she's a "poser". You know, because she adopted a whole new "emo" look and stuff. Don't worry, they'll get over it.

Answer 5

People are afraid of change and of what they don`t understand. They see your friend trying a new look and finding herself and already assume stupid things. If she is ok with all this then don`t worry,  just realize who is fake and who is real.

Ironic how they think your friend is fake cause she is trying new things and they are the ones spitting at her and taking behind her back. Poor fools and kudos to your friend for beign so brave!!!

Answer 6

try to ignore them

they're not worth you're time

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Answer 7

Perhaps you and your friend should do what makes you happy and not to impress other people,because one day you will be old and you will realize that you wasted a lot of time worrying about what people think.