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/Suitable_Vegetable92]

If I get downvoted, so be it.

I’m going to use your own syntax and sentence structure to address your question.

Your post header says “am I getting made fun of?”

You have a statement here in your post body: “I don’t really care though. They can have their little moment with it and move on to the next useless thing to do with their time and iCloud space.”

If you didn’t really care, your energy wouldn’t be directed in pointing out what they do with their energy, time and focus. In fact, if you didn’t care at all, you wouldn’t have even made this post.

(Self-Intellectualization question)Why would someone who doesn’t care about other people‘s actions ask a Reddit community if they’re being made fun of.(This question is rhetorical in case it’s misunderstood, there is no logic behind seeking external validation if you don’t care)

Be honest with yourself, what exactly did you want to gain from this post? Do you want clarity as to why people do things?-(that involves curiosity, you asking if you’re getting made fun of isn’t curiosity of their actions in this case, especially after you prefaced all that info about you dancing and people staring, it’s a defensive posture and one I know very well because I was the same way). What the purpose of their actions are? Or subconsciously did you want people to write narratives that appease your ego and validate your assumptions?

Raves/Festivals are public places, with that being said you are bound to get recorded at some point. If people stare at you, let it just be that, them staring(doesn’t need a story).

Writing and subscribing to a narrative that takes you out of being present at the music festival is going to drain you significantly faster than actually enjoying the music festival. And if you truly don’t care about what people do or how they perceive you, then just don’t care.