Journal Trolling4Dollars's Journal: Warning. Offensive JE Today 9
Why are sooooo many people sooooo boring these days? I swear! Conformity is at an all time high right now. I see so many people who look so identical it's almost impossible to imagine folks looking any different. And looks are no longer as regional as they used to be either.
I come from the state of Ohio in the United States of America. In this state, there is a city called Columbus, which is our capital. Columbus (excluding some of the OSU student body) is filled with some of THE most boring looking people in the world. If you visit there, you will find the two dominant types of each gender:
Male: Stocky to mildly overweight. Hair that is shaved down to anything between peach fuzz or toothbrush bristles. Goatee and optional sideburns. Usually light brown to blonde hair. Likes to wear sandles in warm weather. Usually has an assortment of accessories like caps and sweatshirts. Tends to like VERY BORING music like The Dave Matthews Band, Train, The Counting Crows, you get the drift...
Female: Mid length to longish blonde hair and straight to completely plastered to the head lanky. (Rarely brown, light brown or black even it's her natural color) Light blue/light green eye shadow. Barely there lipstick/gloss. Add plucked brows if there is a tendency to wiggerdom. Those long, horrible knit sweater coats, usually black or... (shudder) shearlings. Followed up with black bell bottoms/flairs and a tight top. Said top is usually pastel blue, pink or yellow. Currently the trend seems to be thinner heels. Tend to like a little more than the guys do. But STILL BORING! Might be into a little more hip-hop than most guys, but also digs Dave Matthews, et al.
Both of the above described types tend to be middle of the road to hardcore right wing conservatives.
They tend to have no sense of adventure and opt for the most common pre-packaged... well... everything. Entertainment, clothes, fashion, thoughts, politics. When it comes to pre-package shlock, you name it, they are totally into it. They will watch every reality TV program (except Queer Eye because that kind of thing is "just weird") and always be impressed with it. They also tend to be fairly easy to coerce into spending their money. If there is some new fad, they HAVE to be into it.
So what happened? What happened to all the interesting people that used to be around a little over a decade ago. People who were interested in art for art's sake and liked to tell everyone else to fuck off when it comes to fashion? What happened to the people who actually looked forward to a good film by a European director or a new album from a band with the integrity to do something different? Why has everyone turned into complete sheep? (note the comment about shearlings above)
I say it's because people are being brainwashed. Brainwashed to be boring and be good little consumers. It's appalling. But what's worse is that it appears to be working. Isn't there anyone out there who wants to join in with me in trying to rouse the dead?
Well... I hold out some hope because I've noticed that the 13-16 year old set seems to be just as pissed off and rebellious as my peers were when we were younger. They seem to be sick of what passes for hip-hop these days and the Nteenth boy band. They seem to have some real taste and opinions. They seem to dislike the current administration and it's lies. They actually seem to like good music (I've seen quite a few interesting posts on the net in various blogs regarding bands that *I* like. And many of them are from younger kids. Hopefully, they will grow up into angry adults and give the status quo hell again. Just like us 80s kids.
That is all.
Yes, you're right (Score:2)
Columbus, OH - the home of CompuServe (Score:2)
MT.
Some of the interesting people... (Score:2)
I was in the States a few years ago to visit my parents, who were living in an unnamed place in the south. It seemed like every woman there had the exact same hair style - that medium long to long blonde to light brown blow-dry straightened curled under style. Boooooring. And here I was with short, spiky hair. Ms. Fuguhead. Boy did I get stared at! And not only did these woman have the same boring hair, but tons of makeup with unflat
Shhhhh! (Score:2)
Pssst -- don't tell 'em, then they'll all come over here! ;-)
I was in the States a few years ago to visit my parents, who were living in an unnamed place in the south. It seemed like every woman there had the exact same hair style - that medium long to long blonde to light brown blow-dry straightened curled under style. Boooooring. And here I was with short, spiky hair. Ms. Fuguhead. Boy did I get stared at!
Sounds cute to me. ;-
congratulations (Score:1)
It's not (Score:2)
Oh, Please. (Score:1)
Blah. You're different. Great. It's not all it's cracked up to be all the time.
Ah well. Like that crazy suicidal fucker said, it's still youth.
Re:Oh, Please. (Score:2)
That's why you're on my friends list.
For the record, I'm 33 going on 34.
It's OK to not "give a fuck about it". But then life gets to be very boring if you don't have people to share things with. My wife and I have a lot in common in terms of taste, so that helps. we also have a few friends who share our interests. But it's not like it used to be. There were a lot more people who we had more in common with. (ie. people like us) But a lot of them moved away (yes some wen
Re:Oh, Please. (Score:1)
Heh. Yeah.
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I wasn't talking about the distinctions being meaningless. I was saying that what they considered important(crappy television shows about other boring people...the irony is quite fun, if you take a second on it) was meaningless. No, I agree with your sentiment, I just don't let it get to me. Yep, people in business are accustomed to being pressured towards the norm, and a lot of people succumb. I am one of the unfor