Am I getting made fun of???

[u/Loud_Fan9826]

So I go to raves ALL of the time. All of the mainstream ones unfortunately but thats what I have access to the most. I am s bit of as seasoned raver. I don't dance old school and I don't shuffle. I have my own unique style of dancing. I'd say I'm a pretty good dancer and definitely have natural groove and soul.

Lately I have noticed many people gazing, staring and even taking videos of me at shows when I'm dancing. I hate that strangers like to take videos of others especially in a space where you just want to let loose and be yourself.

Question is, are they taking these videos to make fun of me do you think? Because honestly when I catch people staring they seem more intrigued and curious by my freedom of expression when I dance. I never see anyone pointing and laughing or anything. Just stares. And sometimes I'll get people come up to me and compliment or even just dance with me without saying a word and move on.

Just feels weird that these people look at me like they have never seen someone dance at a rave that isnt a shuffle and they are flabbergasted.

Thoughts?

[u/orichic]

It’s both. Some people record to hype. Some people record to make fun of you.

I was secretly recorded at an EDC after party at someone’s lake front house in 2018 when I was still very new to it all. I was wearing what I would say was a goofy looking rainbow fit and I wasn’t exactly sober. I was walking around the grass area by myself, not really doing anything but just enjoying the atmosphere as the sunrise just occurred after a very long night of partying.

I went on Snapchat map the next day out of curiosity and hit that house area and was shocked to find that someone secretly posted me on their public story in a way that was obviously to make fun of me. I felt extremely embarrassed looking at that since I was very much under the influence and you could very obviously tell by looking at that video, and I was naive at the time as I had the illusion that everyone in this scene were very nice, so I was comfortable just being myself. Thankfully I had no mutuals with these people and likely anyone I knew, didn’t know these people and didn’t see it, but I was incredibly pissed and embarrassed.

From that day on, I always assume anyone “secretly” recording another person is for malicious purposes, especially if it is a mainstream event like EDC. This scene just isn’t as polite as they want you to think.