Do you think I am a Poser?
Hi 
!
I didn't know what this word meant until 3 days ago 
Yeah,I am not so informed.
I asked my friend what that means and she sad this:''It is when someone pretends they listen to (for example)rock music and dress like people how listen to rock music etc...She described me!Well I don't dress like someone how listens to rock music.I want to because I like it very much but I don't!!!
I Listen to bends like:
Attack Attack
The Doors
Iron Maiden
In Flames
Metallica
Beaste Boys
Testament
Pantera
I know some song from Nightwish,The Buzzcocks etc.
The thing is that I don't know more then 15-20 songs from any of this Bands.
So I think that that is making me a poser.
I really like this kind of music.
Am I a Poser.Do you have any advice how not to be a poser?
Please,please,please,please,please,don't be mean to me!
And sorry for grammar mistakes English is not my first language.
Thanks
Comments
Your friend obviously doesn't know what a poser is either. A poser is a person who pretends to be someone their not, or copies what other people are doing in order to look cool.
If you like rock music, then you like rock music. Simple as that. When you say you like rock music most people wouldn't expect you to know every rock band and every rock song. As long as you're being yourself then you're not being a poser.
You'd only be a poser if you're pretending to like the music to look cool, just don't worry about it and listen to the music/dress the way you want!
A poser is someone who's pretending to be something their not. An if you listen to rock, then your a rocker and you dress like it doesn't make you a poser. It makes you "you"!
In this sense, posing means to 'pose' as someone you're not. In order to NOT be a poser, simply be yourself. Listen to bands you truly like, wear clothes you truly want to wear, and don't try to fit into an image.
A poser is someone who poses in front of the camera all the time
Just don't try hard to label yourself.