Spiral of Silence

In a crowd of people, a grotesque smell emerges. Instead of ignoring the odd smell, my family and friends like to point fingers. Occasionally there will be a brave soul to confess their smelly deed, but the rest of them like to keep their confessions to themselves. I can also admit to not taking responsibilities for my farts in a crowd, afraid of how others will react. As silly as it may be, myself, as well as others, not wanting to take responsibilities for their smells is an example of the spiral of silence. This occurs when someone thinks they are the minority and keeps their feelings to themselves.
Media also plays a major part in the spiral of silence letting the public know who is the minority. In the movie Shrek, Shrek is the obvious minority in the story. The story book creatures and the people who are under Lord Farquaad's rule are convinced all ogres are awful creatures when Princess Fiona is also a ogre after dark and men are fighting for her hand in marriage. Seeing that the king (media) lead everyone to believe ogres were ugly and terrible creatures, Princess Fiona did not want to admit she was an ogre because everyone would see her as ugly.
There are times when someone may be a minority, but have the confidence to speak out. This occurs when someone is very confident, start to believe their opinion is in the majority, or even wealthy and middle class people. There are also those who know they are the minority and flaunt it to let everyone else know.
I never like to admit when I am at fault or going to stand at in the crowd in a negative way. If my roommates yell for someone not putting a glass away, I never want to admit that I am the one at fault.