Why is that when I compliment myself, people call me conceited?

It’s like just because I use bigger words instead of the regular teenage lingo and the fact that my self esteem is not low and I actually compliment myself, I’m all of a sudden conceited.

Like 20 people on the internet have already called me conceited. Once on youtube because I said that children’s “learning” CDs don’t work and that I listened to oldies when I was baby and I feel that I’m more cultured and mature than my friends. Which is TRUE. I’m not trying to flatter myself. It’s true. There are girls in one of my classes that are Juniors and they keep poking me in my back and think it’s the most hilarious thing and like I don’t know it’s them.

It’s not funny. And they pick on disabled kids and do drugs and are fine with flunking a grade.

And it’s not like I go around complimenting myself and bragging. It’s just small little things like saying I’m a good artist. The first word people throw is “conceited”. I am a good artist! Tons of people have told me so…I think it must be true. What I am supposed to do?

Say I look horrible everyday? Say I’m bad at everything, like they do.
I’m a very modest person usually…and I know that I’m not conceited…I’m just tired of being called conceited.