If defending a friend meant losing your high social status for good, would you risk it?

[Anonymous]

I finally stood up for my 2 friends but it cost me a lot. I was keeping them a secret from a popular crowd that treated them poorly. Guilt got through me. I couldn't sleep well at night. I couldn't take it anymore.

I've regained their friendship and they told me they're with me till the end but I lost my social status. No wants to speak to me from that big crowd. They don't like me anymore and have unfriended me on fb. I feel kind of isolated. Now I'm regarded by them just like my 2 friends.

I was well liked at school by that crowd and now I've been discarded. I've just received a couple insulting messages from someone calling me a ''beaner ass-kisser'' and another said I'm ''a traitor of my own kind'' for choosing the beaners over them''. Be honest. Would you have done what I just did if it meant losing your high social status for good?

Yes

No

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9 mo

I can't go back now. Yes I feel great to have stood up for them against them all but I lost it all. I lost so much.

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9 mo

I knew that would happen. I knew very well that if I stood up for them against them, I would be obstracized immediately, unfriended by them, called names, etc... and yet I risked it all.

[MementoMori777]

Yea I'd do the right thing which you Did, you'll realize that after high school this status is worthless and doesn't even exist anymore, you can't replace good friends with fake friends and popularity, trust me that you made the right decision and you chose the good friends over the shitty ones, that's good, I'm proud of you anon, the others are just racist, speaking from experience, it's good to have one good friend over a bunch of shitty ones because good friends have your best interest in mind, bad ones don't and that will effect you, having just one friend is all you need, when you get out of school you'll realize how worthless a popularity status is, you'll be respected more by good people and it shows good character when you stick up for the right thing

[capricornuser26]

factsss

[MementoMori777]

😁🙏🏽

[SnowedIn]

Yes I would have. Good for you. Be proud of what you did -- and why -- and feel. good about yourself.

Here's the thing: high school status lasts for high school. What you did not only lasts forever but also built up those two people in such a way that it has life changing impact.

[capricornuser26]

you did a beautiful thing love! those people who insulted you, unfriended you and etc? most definitely aren’t your true friends and are ugly people on the inside, because trust me as we get older popularity doesn’t matter. i’ll definitely choose real friends over those bullies 💀

[ChicanaChick]

Yes and without any regrets whatsoever. I would have no problems going against any poisonous group or organization and if I'm getting target by an angry mob so beat it. One voice makes a difference.

Where good men are silent, evil prospers.

[exitseven]

yup, it would not bother me.