DEVIANT ACT

No fighting, cursing, stealing, killing, being rude and remember to always say please and thank you. This is just a handful of rules that the general public expects us to live by. Deviant is defined as actions and a behavior that goes against the norm in ones culture. In addition, members of society are expected to act, speak and maintain life in a respectful manner. When you are not behaving in such a manner, it could best be described as deviant. I was downtown Los Angeles and I entered the elevator with friends and others as well. Once the elevator doors closed, I saw the opportunity to be deviant. Once it was quiet in the elevator, loudly enough I lost my manners and the elevator had a foul odor. First, the Caucasian women turned red in the face and looked disgusted by clutching her sweater tightly around her neck and throwing her head high in the air. Secondly, the Latino women began to check her baby diaper while speaking in her native tongue Spanish. Thirdly, The Caucasian guy held his nose and started smiling. Fourthly, the Jewish guys begin to talk in their language laughing to one another. Lastly, my friends were irate, they begin to talk loudly and say things like “whoever did that needs to say excuse me because that’s nasty and rude”. One by one people exited the elevator. When the Caucasian male exited the elevator he turned around and said “well if got to toot you got to toot right?” and he laughed and walked away. Everyone on the elevator thought he did it once he made that statement. Once off the elevator I told my girlfriends that I was the guilty party and I did it for a school project, they laughed, still found it rude and made me apologize. The people in the elevator had no idea that I was the one who lost my manners. All things considered, my behavior was not supported in any form. Although, some of the people on the elevator didn’t utter a word, but the expression on their faces spoke volumes. While performing this deviant behavior I was nervous, but once the act was done it was kind of funny, but gross at the same time. However, I would never intentionally commit this act again, without using my manners I was taught as a child. In addition, I wouldn’t do this act in a group because it wouldn’t feel as deviant as me doing it alone and no one knows. All in all, the act I committed was deviant at its best. This behavior showed rudeness and disrespect for others as well as for myself.