Hey caesar,
at my summer/part-time job I work with a guy who is exactly how you described yourself as - an easy target that a lot of people at work make jokes about and poke fun at. The reason why he was such an easy target was because he was the type of person that everyone felt comfortable around. He always looked friendly, good natured, easy going, approachable, and non-threatening. Everyone liked this guy for who he was because he had a very warm personality and when you were around him you just felt like you could be yourself because you knew that he wasn't going to judge you or make you feel inferior in any way. So I guess this is why people like this are always the easy targets............................. But in a case like this; is that such a bad thing? I mean; sure, the guy was an easy to pick on, but everyone liked him and he had a lot of friends. The people that hardly ever get picked on are people who don't look approachable and people that others have a hard time feeling comfortable and being themselves around. I am kinda like the type of person I just described but I think that if I were the opposite, like the guy at my work, I would be happier and enjoy life more. People like him who have the same friendly/approachable personality are the people who are able to make friends easily. They never seem to be left out because people enjoy their company.
You didn't really explain too much about your social life so I don't know if this relates to your life or not. But what I'm trying to get at is that it may seem annoying when you are the person that everyone likes to joke about, but most of the time people are doing it, not because they think they are better than you, but because they really like you and you make them feel comfortable. They probably aren't being serious with the things they say about you so you shouldn't take it seriously either. Overall, just learn to laugh along with them and poke fun back at them.
I hope that helps.  |