"Bye Basic." Linda said as I headed out the door on Monday afternoon. "Excuse me?" but Linda was already out the door. I rubbed my temples and wondered if Lindsa had really just called me basic, boring, a square. If you have been told that you are basic you may be thinking what does it mean to be basic? What did I do to be called this? The word basic means that you are just like everyone else. You blend in. You have no individuality. In High school this word is used with its other curse word counterpart and it can deliver quite a sting. THe truth is that if you have been called basic you either: have really really good self control or you are really shy. Neither are bad things actually and although, it feels good to be social and to talk to people it doesn't mean that you are basic.
When I first heard this term I was confused. Humans are such complicated creatures, the way that our brain processes information and keeps our body working is an art really. So how can something so complicated be basic? There is no such thing as a basic person. Even those people who seem shallow as a three foot deep pool are complex creatures. You were made with the brain you are made to have and the features you are made to have. So if you have been called basic remember this
Basic doesn't exist. No matter what your haters say you are the most indiviual you there is. In the whole world there is no one with the exact same features and the exact personality. So HAH to basic!
Bye Bye
-Gabrielle!