Devient K

by SYMBO

I always hear about these famous song artists. Their songs are always played in the radio. Their music videos are always shown in TV. I am forced to listen to and watch all these because they are played and shown everywhere. I try to escape from them by avoiding listening to the radio or changing the channel when I see that they are being shown in TV. But wherever I go, I hear people singing those songs. And I wonder... Don't people know any other songs?

There's this hairstyle, which I think can be described as an attempt for a portrayal of Good and Evil, or Right or Wrong, or Positive and Negative, that looks really weird to me. The front part is combed sidewards and downward (diagonally), while the rest of the hair at the back part of the head is standing up, reaching for the sky. I'm not suggesting that this hairdo is intrinsically wrong. It's just that when I walk in malls, or in school, or in the streets, I spot a lot of guys wearing it. And I wonder.. Why don't guys try having other hairstyles?

I see this shirt worn by a lot of people, both male and female. It's a simple shirt that has a collar, a figure of a man playing golf at the left chest part, and a big number 3 on the right sleeve. It's available in varying colors but with the same design. It's so common that I almost consider any day that I don't see anyone wearing this shirt a special day. I don't know if people wear this shirt because it feels comfortable, or it's expensive, or it's very cheap, or merely because if they wear this shirt, they feel like they're "IN" with the majority. And I wonder... Isn't there any other shirt that they can wear?

There's this character in a certain video (fighting) game that everyone seems to be using. She (yes, SHE) is a character who has very useful and strong moves, but is VERY easy to control... When you check the character usage ranking in the video game machines in arcades... She's always number 1. She's kind of unfair for those players who specialize on characters that are not very strong and have complicated controls (not to mention, have a significant role in the storyline of the game). For her players, there's no competition.. no challenge. And I wonder... Why don't these players try using other characters and experience the real essence of competitive gaming?

It seems that people always go with the flow. It seems that we don't like to try things outside the common practices of the majority. We always want to be "IN". We seldom, if not never, try to deviate from the mediocre norms of society. I'm getting tired of the same common standards repeated over and over again (redundancy detected). And I wonder... Why are we so afraid to be different?

The title of this post, "Devient K" is an obvious reference to Relient K. Oh did I say obvious? I almost forgot that Relient K is not that popular... Due to the fact that that band is one of those bands that deviate from the norms in many aspects, from the creativity of the lyrics to the sounds and instruments used to produce music.

Now, I wonder... If anyone was to read this, would s/he be able to see the relationship between the title of the post and Relient K? (aside from the fact that it rhymes...)
Would s/he be able to read between the lines?
Would s/he be able to deviate from the norms?