Pacing walking over to my locker, my music was blasting. Happily, I recall listening to one of my favorite songs, and I found myself strutting throughout the hallway. Quickly stopping I started laughing at myself, as I slowed my walking down to a slower pace. Finally, I had concluded to smile, yet I was elated inside. The surface of my face was emotionless, as my eyes drifted past my locker outside through the back door. Approaching I could hear a select few talking amongst themselves aloud, however, they seemingly looked towards my direction, as I listened to the group talk about me in particular. Something seemed to be a misunderstanding in their conversation because one young lady felt as if I looked at her the wrong way, however my eyes were not even in her direction. I didn't even think to glance her way once, which made me shocked that this group would single me out. The group consisted of one guy and two girls, but they appeared very agitated with me, however, I still had not even considered why they were harsh because our eyes never made contact.
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Even though I had not officially made eye contact with them, I know that staring at someone can perhaps be contemplated as rude. According to Lifestyle Lounge's, “Why do People Stare?” “Staring is something that "can also be seen as a common sign of aggression or invasion of an individual's privacy". With that in mind, I was responding to an informal negative sanction because of my facial expression. In fact, the expression on my face dictated that I was angry or upset at someone or something, and the group took it as if I was being rude or had an attitude, when in fact I only had that facial expression due to the song I was listening to. This group only pictured me as being deviant, and they reacted with harshness to my recollection. Just the expression on my face made them extremely salty, yet I was only going to my locker. As I approached the scene, the loud talking that I had once heard through my earphones had suddenly gotten rather soft. The group's tone had quieted down completely. Within inches of walking towards the group there was utter silence, so I maintained myself and walked past them. This group said nothing to me, since I was striding right past them. This was again surprising to me because just a few minutes ago the group was talking about the way I was looking past them. When suddenly the group became extremely quiet, even when I managed to walk past them, but also with my headphones on. Still trying to figure out why the group suddenly became infuriated, but at the same time they were trying to figure out my facial expression. For instance, In Why Do We Stare, Even When We Don’t Want To, Deanne Muslof states that “To do so safely, scientists believe we have evolved a rough screening process. When someone unfamiliar approaches you in the aisle of a grocery store, a glance at his face and its expression helps your brain to sort that person into one of two broad categories: safe or potentially unsafe. The amygdala (the brain area associated with judgment) depends upon the emotion conveyed by the person’s facial features to make that crucial call. Is he happy? Angry? Irritated?” Assumingly the group came to the conclusion that I was angry, and they talked aloud for some
Even though I had not officially made eye contact with them, I know that staring at someone can perhaps be contemplated as rude. According to Lifestyle Lounge's, “Why do People Stare?” “Staring is something that "can also be seen as a common sign of aggression or invasion of an individual's privacy". With that in mind, I was responding to an informal negative sanction because of my facial expression. In fact, the expression on my face dictated that I was angry or upset at someone or something, and the group took it as if I was being rude or had an attitude, when in fact I only had that facial expression due to the song I was listening to. This group only pictured me as being deviant, and they reacted with harshness to my recollection. Just the expression on my face made them extremely salty, yet I was only going to my locker. As I approached the scene, the loud talking that I had once heard through my earphones had suddenly gotten rather soft. The group's tone had quieted down completely. Within inches of walking towards the group there was utter silence, so I maintained myself and walked past them. This group said nothing to me, since I was striding right past them. This was again surprising to me because just a few minutes ago the group was talking about the way I was looking past them. When suddenly the group became extremely quiet, even when I managed to walk past them, but also with my headphones on. Still trying to figure out why the group suddenly became infuriated, but at the same time they were trying to figure out my facial expression. For instance, In Why Do We Stare, Even When We Don’t Want To, Deanne Muslof states that “To do so safely, scientists believe we have evolved a rough screening process. When someone unfamiliar approaches you in the aisle of a grocery store, a glance at his face and its expression helps your brain to sort that person into one of two broad categories: safe or potentially unsafe. The amygdala (the brain area associated with judgment) depends upon the emotion conveyed by the person’s facial features to make that crucial call. Is he happy? Angry? Irritated?” Assumingly the group came to the conclusion that I was angry, and they talked aloud for some