So I am in high school and with my friends they know i glowstick and with how high school is word always gets around some how..., I don't go promoting it around school but if someone asks me i won't deny it and I'll answer yes. So of course after i answer yes they immediately ask me if i can teach them that they have all the stuff they need like some glowsticks, a pacifier, and they stupidly say drugs sometimes. So i usually try to sit down and talk to them to explain what glowsticking is really about the culture, the concept of P.L.U.R. etc, but sometimes they just keep saying stupid things and it makes me so angry that i just walk away and later i feel bad for not staying and trying to explain. Am I wrong to walk away from those people, should i try to stay and rough it out or just walk away?

well, that's how most people in the general public view glowstickers. to them glowsticking = Raves or events i like to call them and to most... Raves = Drugs, Sex, Lights and music. particularly in that order also.... it's kinda sad how people tend to judge a book by its cover without knowing anything about the topic. i think that if you feel like you've tried your best to explain our community to them and they still repeatedly say stupid comments about it then... No, it's not you being the rude one by walking away but them by slandering our community.

sometimes talking or explaining isn't enough for a person though... sometimes the person would have to experience it before they will ever understand what you are trying to explain to them.

p.s. if you do decide to walk away... it would probably be best if you explain why you are choosing to walk away before you actually do it. at least this will show them that even though they're slandering our community. you have enough respect towards them to explain why you are walking away.

sometimes its the little things like this that will change a persons perspective on things...

They seem not to care. Why waste time explaining to them?

you have to realize that sober ravers are an anomaly of sorts, and that if you ever admit to being a raver, the first thing that will come to somone's mind is drugs, lights, and debauchery. most people (including ravers) see rave culture as an excuse to get high off their asses and party to techno, and for the most part, that is exactly what it is. by admitting you are a part of that, you are associating yourself with the e-tards, kandi kids, and other weirdos that frequent raves.

when people ask me about that kind of stuff, i just tell them i'm not into the drugs, teach them the figure 8, tell them to google "plur", then send them on their way. i don't even bother trying to explain it to people because it sounds pretentious and assholeish.

First you have to realize what is in your control.
You have the control over what you tell them.
You don't have control over what they learn.
If they aren't learning it, either change the way you teach.
Or just tell them that its really complicated and that if they really want to learn that they should check out Gs.C.
Add a side note that they should check out the Culture section first. (IMG:http://www.glowsticking.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Oh and dont feel bad about walking away. Patience may be a virtue, but its not for everyone. lol

if they dont wanna learn. then who givs a fuck

i compare glow sticks to martial arts.

Originally martial arts were for self defense/fighting ect but in a world where u can kill someone half a world away with a button these reasons have become secondary to learning them.

Now martial arts is about dedication, focus, discipline.

Glow sticking may be associated with the drug scene but it has evolved beyond it. now its an art its a dance its a philosophy. Whenever i'm around people who i feel may be condescending to my newest art i tell them "oh this? this is poi" Poi doesn't have the negative connotations that glow sticks do and most people don't even know what poi is. Ribbon dancing is an Olympic event, why not poi? give it time your just ahead of the curve (IMG:http://www.glowsticking.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)