So, I’ve been under a lot of pressure lately. Trying to work, write a thesis, and take two classes while being nice enough and engaged enough as to not alienate my loved ones is super hard, and I don’t deal with stress all that well. Sometimes I “zone out” and think about things unrelated to finances, work, and school. (And by “zone out” I mean “drink a lot of pinot noir and think sloppy but interesting thoughts). I found the following note on my computer the other morning:
If a sterotype exists, it exists for a reason.If a ritual is particular attractive to a large amount of people, many people are attracted to it for reason.That is why reality television works.
Top 10 Reality Shows of all Time
Note about Bones – it is possible that you hear a certain identifier to a particular subculture, it is possible that Brennan would have called the Jersey Shore-type people “Guidos.”
But the black murder suspect at the end saying that all the Jersey Shore guys look alike is beyond the pale.
This is obviously based on the “Guido” episode of Bones, which TNT or USA or one of those has been showing about every hour of every day for the last month or so. I keep the TV on while I work, most of the time, because it keeps me company. I think I was trying to explain to myself why someone as supposedly as smart as Dr. Brennan would act the way she did about the Jersey Shore-type people, and I was trying to find an ANTHROPOLOGICAL reason for her dippy attitude.
That same night, for about ten minutes, I ranted at the kitty about how Bones is not a good show at all. I am wishy-washy about that when I’m clearheaded, but when I’m sleep-deprived and tipsy I have very definite opinions about television shows.
As an aside, the producers of Bones originally asked Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino to play the dead guy in that episode, but he said no so they got this guy named Anthony Pumilio instead who has, like, no credits on his IMDB page but 15 photos and a bunch of videos, so apparently he uses his IMDB page as his Facebook page or something. Great.
Anyway, as you can see, I know a LOT about Anthropology, so you are lucky I can help you out with tough anthropological questions like these.
In other news, I like these:
You’re kind of random. I love you.
I caught that episode of Bones after Idol the other night. I totally LOL-out-loud-ed when that black guy said that at the end.
Also, this is now my personal blog and photo site.