10 March 2004
Oh yeah, I wanted to write about pop/teen generation haters.
Everyone knows at least one--or you may even be one yourself. They're the people who groan at MTV, who disparage Britney and Christina, moan at anything remotely girly, and despair at "today's youth," even though they're one themselves. Now, I, as well as anyone else, can admit that yes, pop culture is tiresome and over the top at times, but come on, people! I highly doubt that you don't find MTV, etc. appealing to some extent.
I suppose there are actually people who truly don't like pop culture and its associations, but to me, it's always seemed like those who are most vehemently against it are the most pretentious, as though they want to be known as going against the mainstream. And that's just plain sad because there are thousands of people doing the same, so you're not unique, okay?
And no, there hasn't been a specific incident or anything, but these things build up from a lot of different sources and it just pisses me off. I'd like to be able to enjoy my Newlyweds and America's Next Top Model with some sort of impunity. It's not as though I make fun of you for liking your purposely obscure, pompous musician/television show/etc.
P.S. I really like the first five minutes of Robi Draco Rosa's "Dancing in the Rain." It's seductive, slow, jazzy. Rosa was a co-writer of Ricky Martin's "Livin la Vida Loca," I believe. Don't let that deter you from giving him a listen on Launch.
Everyone knows at least one--or you may even be one yourself. They're the people who groan at MTV, who disparage Britney and Christina, moan at anything remotely girly, and despair at "today's youth," even though they're one themselves. Now, I, as well as anyone else, can admit that yes, pop culture is tiresome and over the top at times, but come on, people! I highly doubt that you don't find MTV, etc. appealing to some extent.
I suppose there are actually people who truly don't like pop culture and its associations, but to me, it's always seemed like those who are most vehemently against it are the most pretentious, as though they want to be known as going against the mainstream. And that's just plain sad because there are thousands of people doing the same, so you're not unique, okay?
And no, there hasn't been a specific incident or anything, but these things build up from a lot of different sources and it just pisses me off. I'd like to be able to enjoy my Newlyweds and America's Next Top Model with some sort of impunity. It's not as though I make fun of you for liking your purposely obscure, pompous musician/television show/etc.
P.S. I really like the first five minutes of Robi Draco Rosa's "Dancing in the Rain." It's seductive, slow, jazzy. Rosa was a co-writer of Ricky Martin's "Livin la Vida Loca," I believe. Don't let that deter you from giving him a listen on Launch.