I'm a Sight Unseen

Many have made imprints on my life. If someone takes my life and throws it through a social filter they will see that I was raised by two straight, Caucasian, middle class, married of 30+years parents. I have two brothers and we were all raised in a drug, alcohol,and cursing free atmosphere. My questions to you is why do we socially share our ways. Why do we filter data, images, opinions, and details of our daily lives? This socio-mental filter is what guides our understanding. It's just like a lens in a camera, what one can see with an image in front of them can change when it is placed on a piece of paper. Why do we alter how an image appears? What is it about our society that makes this change acceptable? 


So how does one perceive me? Can you visually perceive someone? I was born in this world with a "empty" mind. The world was what we could perceive it. A perfect imprint of empirical reality. 


When you walk into a room with people you know, what is your emotional reaction? How about if you walk into a room and you don't know anyone. Will your reaction be the same? Most of us know that the answers are different in many ways. This brings me to the question of what conversations are okay in the presence of friends, family, and co-workers. Now, the way I speak in front of a friend is not the same as when I talk to my mother. Why is this? 


This week I have been viewing each conversation from a different angle. I have always known that what I say to people always varies by who is in the room but the realization has changed many views on things. Now looking at the daily conversations with these individuals I have really seen how inappropriate and "Deviant" they can be. To me this is my "norm" and with my friends and co-workers they intermix. Two of my closest friends are my bosses or have a "higher rank." 


This week I walked into work to see my closest friend/boss sitting in the office crying about her new boyfriend (of two weeks) broke up with her. She was really sad because he was a great guy, liked kids, she could see herself marrying him, oh and the sex...etc. This conversation is held at my work where clients are coming in and out. I would have never thought that this was A great example of this week would be about one of the front desk ladies tell us about her Las Vegas trip. Back from Vegas, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" but the conversation started with how big was "it?" and ended with endless jokes that are used. 


Realizing that what we hear is inappropriate so instead of bringing up the topic again, we turn them into "inside jokes." Jokes that are still inappropriate to us but the average person would never guess. This is a very important detail that co-insides with my other job. 


I was sitting in a room with all co-worker and they never say anything that is appropriate. Race is always a big topic. They all think it is funny see peoples reactions to each others jokes. They only say these jokes when they are in a closed area with certain people around. The main comment is "I'm not racist, I hate all races evenly." Is this right? 


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NORMAL? NORMAL MISHAPS? DEVIANT?