Deviant
adj.
Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society.
n.
One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social standards.
Deviant has a very negative connotation, but truthfully it is just somebody who is different. In mainstream society there are many ways to easily deviate from the norm.
To relate devience to a current event. The people participating in Occupy Boston are deviating from socities beliefs of sleeping inside, going along with the government and listening to the police. Every protest is a deviation from the norm, so naturally people oppose it.
Many comedians use society as a backdrop for their acts. In this way they can poke fun of popular culture, critique and sometimes urge people to deviate from it. One of those comedians is Dave Chappelle. In his show "Chappelle Show" he pokes fun at different subcultures within society and by use of his humor and satire make people realize the error in their ways. I found clips about people who have deviated (regardless of if they knew it or not) from the norm assigned to them.
The first clip shows Differential Association because the character Bigsby learned to be hateful and prejudiced. It is obvious that if he was brought up a different way he would not have turned out that way. He learned to deviate from the societal norm for African-Americans. Obviously this situation is exaggerative but truthfully could happen. There are people out there who hate their own race which would deviate from society's veiw that one should love yourself and your kin.
The second clip plays upon the same topic but with the character knowing they are exactly what they hate. He says "we hate too" which shows that he is trying to fit in with the hate culture he is surrounded by. They deviate from the KKK norm and attack who they hate in a different way. It is interesting to look at this from a societal point of view because in this age being a member of a hate group like the KKK is deviating from the societal norms. These charaters then deviate from the initail deviation. So there are many way to deviate from whatever culture you deem to be your norm. It is all a matter of perspective.
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