Conformity and Individuality
Conformity Speech
I strongly believe that individuality should be valued over conformity. Today I will tell you how precious and rare individuality is, and why we should value it over conformity.
As human beings, our lives are circled around a thin line that separates conformity and individuality. There are countless times when we are confused about whether our choice was made by others, or yourself. Deep inside, we all want to be liked; we all want to be loved, we all crave the warm feelings of acceptance from others, or in other words, to conform: yes, that’s why we put our hands up for the most popular choice in the class, that’s why homosexuals and bisexuals are teased and pointed at, only because they are different from the most, that’s why girls starve themselves to death because our society says being skinny is beautiful. But now, stop and think, are hungry, bone-skinny girls really that beautiful? Do homosexuals and bisexuals get to choose their sexuality? Do you actually like the choice you put up your hand up for? Yea, you can conform to the biggest crowd and enjoy the feelings of being accepted. But do you think this is right? I, don’t think so.
Anatole France, a world recognized French poet, journalist and novelist, has once said: “If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.” The majority doesn’t mean it is surely right, the minority doesn’t mean it is certainly wrong. Being individual and being able to express your own opinions is a symbol for intelligence. People may judge you for being stupid and ignorant, for picking the unpopular choice. The judgment of what is right and what is wrong can only be made by you. Yet too many of us choose to let our minds be controlled by others in order to satisfy our need for acceptance and acknowledgement; we betray our conscience and individuality, when in reality, the people who make us conform to their ideas, are actually non-conformists, the ones that introduced new ideas and
I strongly believe that individuality should be valued over conformity. Today I will tell you how precious and rare individuality is, and why we should value it over conformity.
As human beings, our lives are circled around a thin line that separates conformity and individuality. There are countless times when we are confused about whether our choice was made by others, or yourself. Deep inside, we all want to be liked; we all want to be loved, we all crave the warm feelings of acceptance from others, or in other words, to conform: yes, that’s why we put our hands up for the most popular choice in the class, that’s why homosexuals and bisexuals are teased and pointed at, only because they are different from the most, that’s why girls starve themselves to death because our society says being skinny is beautiful. But now, stop and think, are hungry, bone-skinny girls really that beautiful? Do homosexuals and bisexuals get to choose their sexuality? Do you actually like the choice you put up your hand up for? Yea, you can conform to the biggest crowd and enjoy the feelings of being accepted. But do you think this is right? I, don’t think so.
Anatole France, a world recognized French poet, journalist and novelist, has once said: “If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.” The majority doesn’t mean it is surely right, the minority doesn’t mean it is certainly wrong. Being individual and being able to express your own opinions is a symbol for intelligence. People may judge you for being stupid and ignorant, for picking the unpopular choice. The judgment of what is right and what is wrong can only be made by you. Yet too many of us choose to let our minds be controlled by others in order to satisfy our need for acceptance and acknowledgement; we betray our conscience and individuality, when in reality, the people who make us conform to their ideas, are actually non-conformists, the ones that introduced new ideas and