Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Relatable
Relatablility is not as necessary as the author makes it out to be. Yes, it does help connect with people, but at the same time, it causes you to try too hard to be relatable with everyone. There was a girl I once knew who tried to relate herself to everything on the face of the earth, and tried way too hard. In the beginning she was pretty cool, and I felt like she would be someone I could get along with and hang out with. Slowly I started to realize, she was a total creep. I went to the restroom one day, just to come bak to her on my phone reading through my texts and texting my boyfriend back. Being relatable has to come naturally. Forcing it forces people away more than anything. The author makes a huge deal about how she thinks that being relatable is problematic. I think being relatable is only problematic when someone takes the stance on it as that girl did. When someone has to try to be relatable, that sets them even farther apart from anyone else. Relatability is something that comes naturally. Shakespeare, for example, is one of the most relatable play writes in the history of ever. Almost every story written after him has a similar story line and theme. Through Shakespeare, every female age 14-18 has related at some point, in one way or another, to Juliet. Not necessarily the idea of killing ones self over a guy after knowing him for 5 days, but having that moment of thinking "OMG I cannot live with out him, I love him so much, I'll never love another" and you're just like chill y'all dated for a week. You know the type. But through Shakespeare, many girls were able to relate to Juliet. Or perhaps a young man related to Hamlet thinking that no one would listen him or that no one understood him. Regardless how or why, many people have related to many Shakespearean plays over the years. Being relatable can help with someone's P.R., or with simply bonding with someone, but isn't as problematic as the author states. Only when someone loses track of who they truly are, does it become a problem.
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I disagree i think relatablility is nessasary because to make friends you have to relate with them. people make friends because you have something in common and can relate to that one thing together. relating to someone i think brings you closer to that person because yall share the same thing or experience. i dont think its bad to try and put yourswelf out there, i think thats how you become friends with someone. you cant just sit back and wait for someone to relate with you. I do think that it does come naturally sometimes but not all the time. sometimes you have to associate with someone that is in your group that you cant relate to but to make conversation you think of things to relate with them with. I think we all do that sometimes. Shakespeare did relate with alot of girls but you never know if he was trying to relate to make his play better. I think alot of plays cater to their audience to relate to them so more people will come to watch. Alot of authors, mucisains and directors write about love because they know everyone has experienced it and can relate. so yes i do think relatability is nessasary in life for everyone.
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