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Originally Posted by Suave
You just opened yourself a can of worms right there buddy. :P
The flaw of the statistical definition of deviance, which you just stated, is that it labels everyone as deviant, and in multiple different ways. It is actually one of the worst definitions of deviant available.
A better definition, although likely not the best, is that deviance is activity that is labelled as such, and the viewpoint that said activity is deviant is shared by "society", society being the majority of the people within a demographic region.
You made a mistake bringing that up in a thread with someone who just happens to be both semantically inclined, and of high interest in the field of deviance.
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No, i just demonstrated, with your help, that the word deviance, as it is often used in the "anything i don't like is deviant" context, is completely meaningless. Your definition is kind of wormy too, since it lacks any kind of subjectivity, being based on how people define normal, as opposed to what normal actually is. Using your definition devalues rational argument in favor of the whims of the majority.
Besides, everyone is deviant. I am a deviant. You are a deviant. It's not so bad not being a robot, is it?