Preppy is the New Hipster
Thursday, September 04, 2008
drama or excitment
Tony:
Is this character from the skins the bbc-america's show (whose ass i am kissing in order to try to score some free dvds and buy myself some good karma credit). There are two tidbits about tony that highlight some current conundrums
1-the hotness of british guys. okay, so on this program(me) Tony is suppose to be the hot guy in school. Maybe its because he is actually 17 that i dont find him attractive, or maybe hot british guy' aesthetics don't translate very well. Come on those eyebrows, that pastey translucent skin? No way is he the hot guy in school.
2-the morality of creating drama: okay so if you look at this clip and you watch the show you will see that tony behaves in such a way that usually results in hurting other peoples feelings, but he does keep things interesting, and is always looking out for himself. I respect him tremendously on this level. In fact unrelated to tony this was problem of the morning: Selfishness is the only thing when faced with complex social situations that makes sense. But, often selfishness often ends up hurting others, then how to resolve selfishness and the social good? I'm not sure Tony knows either, but perhaps a trip to the eyebrow lady might help
Is this character from the skins the bbc-america's show (whose ass i am kissing in order to try to score some free dvds and buy myself some good karma credit). There are two tidbits about tony that highlight some current conundrums
1-the hotness of british guys. okay, so on this program(me) Tony is suppose to be the hot guy in school. Maybe its because he is actually 17 that i dont find him attractive, or maybe hot british guy' aesthetics don't translate very well. Come on those eyebrows, that pastey translucent skin? No way is he the hot guy in school.
2-the morality of creating drama: okay so if you look at this clip and you watch the show you will see that tony behaves in such a way that usually results in hurting other peoples feelings, but he does keep things interesting, and is always looking out for himself. I respect him tremendously on this level. In fact unrelated to tony this was problem of the morning: Selfishness is the only thing when faced with complex social situations that makes sense. But, often selfishness often ends up hurting others, then how to resolve selfishness and the social good? I'm not sure Tony knows either, but perhaps a trip to the eyebrow lady might help
posted by Laura R Bridge # 8:38 AM 
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I agree that selfishness is the only orientation that is at all feasible in a complex social environment. You have to figure yourself out before the rest of it makes any sense at all. That said, I wouldn't say it's the number one priority, in terms of promoting the greater good. Instead I'd say be selfish, but even if you can't be selfish, be truthful, and never be dishonest in pursuit of your selfish goals. I'm pretty sure if everyone were up front and on the level with everyone else (and obviously there's some leeway here, I'm just saying don't scheme/manipulate) there'd be a lot less social carnage. No?
It does stir the drink, no doubt. I hadn't thought about it being the goal itself. I guess maybe if you just let it be known that you're a conniver, by nature, then it's ok? Better, at least.
I think maybe you have hit on the very thing that makes the show hard to translate into American: the lack of a perfect teen at its center. Tony seems like our candidate, but alas he is hard on the eyes. I think it's a credit to the casting director.
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