Embracing the Strange

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Is it just me or is the ability to embrace the strange another symptom of Aspergers? Just asking because some of the things that usually shock or weird out NTs that don't understand are things I love, from cartoons to music to art.

I definitely feel that way. I love absurd comedy and off the wall stuff, but NTs around me just don't get it. That extends to strange or odd people, too. After diagnosis, I've become less tolerant of NTs who don't like strangeness, too.

I embrace the strange. I also embrace the commonplace.

I only judge people by actions, not thoughts.

This could because life seems strange to Aspies, and social rules arbitary.

As far as I'm concerned, getting excited about someone else playing sport is about as sensible as a Monty Python sketch. I'm also constantly on the look-out for novelty. I want to see things that I could never have imagined.

I think that aspies are less influenced by peer pressure. Who determines what is strange and what isn't, anyways?

Most things in life seem strange to me. I guess I learned from a young age to accept it and not be too fazed by things.

But yeah my tastes tend to differ from most people, not just NTs particularly but people in general. I like things that other people consider weird, and vice versa, I think the things other people like are weird. The real difference is, most of the time I am too polite to say so.

I agree. All the aspies I have met usually embrace the strange and even revel in it, myself included. We are less bothered by what society cares about!

I think Canadians are more into absurd comedy than Americans because of shows like Kids In The Hall or Four on The Floor, but I seem to like or appreciate "weird" stuff more than most people. Some of my favorite cartoons or part of a cartoon are what about a million other people complain is too creepy or gave them nightmares like Ren and Stimpy or the pink elephants from Dumbo.

Usually it's the "normal" stuff I find too weird. Like what's considered normal human behavior for NT people.

I've had a liking for the strange for most of my life. Dinosaurs, deep-sea fish, science fantasy, time travel, anything that's refreshingly different from the stereotyped world I'm stuck with for so much of the time. I once considered trying to create an authentic, vintage-looking 78rpm shellac copy of "I Am The Walrus" by the Beatles, just for the fun of it.

One of the best dreams I had was that I was reading a bible in which the stories continued right up to modern times, with chapters such as "The Book of Clive" which was about Clive of India. I don't think I'd like dreams much if they weren't so bizarre.

I don't like modern art much as a rule, but was kind of impressed to find that Salvador Dali had created a suit which had wine glasses attached to it, and in its pockets were detailed instructions on what types of wine to fill the glasses with. The suit was not meant to be actually worn, and the instructions weren't meant to be actually carried out, the idea was just to keep it on a hanger in the wardrobe. I still can't explain why I felt that was good.

Normality is boring.

If the NT crowd is all doing it, it must be pointless, stupid and dull, because everything they do is pointless, stupid and dull.

If it baffles them, I'm probably going to love it.

Normal is exclusive. Strange includes everything.

Can't even imagine myself not embracing the strange, be it people, art, music, et cetera. "Normality" bores me to tears.

<--- Just look at my avatar. I absolutely love weird things. I don't know how to describe it, it's like strange things are like color to me. wondrous and mysterious. Normal things are like black and white. dull, boring and "ya, what ever.". strange and weird things bring joy to my imagination.

Well, it depends on what one defines as normal and strange, but I can be drawn to many different things.

I can find the strange in the most banal, commonplace things. It makes life more interesting.