tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post6766263812887889137..comments2024-01-13T19:51:17.922-08:00Comments on the firefly express: Pretty vs. Funnypolly conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01796670827866144183noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-27943019545682522052009-04-30T12:23:00.000-07:002009-04-30T12:23:00.000-07:00Ah, you guys. Thank you for reinforcing my C. Klos...Ah, you guys. Thank you for reinforcing my C. Klosterman experience. Seriously, not cool. Anna, I remember you reading his books, which is one of the reasons I thought it would be okay. :) I especially hate the way he wraps up each essay with a totally lame bit of sentimentality. Brutal.polly conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01796670827866144183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-77967880875103367712009-04-30T06:08:00.000-07:002009-04-30T06:08:00.000-07:00Chuck Klosterman is THE WORST. I have read almost ...Chuck Klosterman is THE WORST. I have read almost all his books, because I am so horrified at his popularity that I have to confront myself with his sexist pointlessness, and really style-less writing. Ugh.<br /><br />The Susan Boyle thing has been really making me think lately, too. I genuinely don't understand why people can't imagine a person who isn't conventionally attractive could sing. Are good-looking people just supposed to be more talented in all areas? Or is it her confidence despite her looks that shocks people?<br /><br />The Tina Fey/30 Rock facts are news to me. Wow. I have noticed how Tina Fey doesn't cover up her scar in 30 Rock like she does in movies, but I had no idea about the weight loss and Rachel Dratch (who I adore). <br /><br />I think that cultural attitudes will have to shift back to where they were 30+ years ago for another Bea Arthur to emerge. In the past few decades, female entertainers have been increasingly expected to be not only talented, but also gorgeous. Look at Sarah Silverman. Do you think people would want to hear her dirty jokes if she wasn't so lovely? The context provides so much of the humor - a pretty girl saying those things makes it safer.<br /><br />I also think this has happened in other areas of life, maybe in reaction to the early '90s. I may just be more sensitive to it because I am not into, um, personal maintenance (or maybe it's just NYC), but it seems like the expected level of personal grooming among women, regardless of profession, seems much higher than it was when we were highschool aged and just noticing these things. Can you imagine Cher wearing a black top and jeans to the Oscars nowadays?annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496429265414806006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651368.post-35641209876259952572009-04-29T20:42:00.000-07:002009-04-29T20:42:00.000-07:00Oh man. I'm soooo glad you also think Klosterman ...Oh man. I'm soooo glad you also think Klosterman is a douchebox. Just for the sake of conversation I tried to read that book a couple times (I swear, it's such a useless flap) and I just couldn't get through it. How do these snarky no-point bullshit artists gain traction?<br /><br />I love your ongoing devotion to Bea - I've driven some fellow mourners to your site and they've enjoyed your reverence for the moral center of the Golden Girls. Although she criticized Blanche, she was always there to pick up the pieces.<br /><br />As to your question... I imagine that we will allow a few women to grow old because we get so use to their faces that when the wrinkles come, we accept it because it's familiar. That's my best guess.Squidhelmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324099320242873126noreply@blogger.com