People are Sheep

[marcus_sez_vote]

That is all

Oh...and school has been preemptively canceled for tomorrow impacting a TON of various holiday activities. Glad I'm not the Winter Concert Musical Director...because that's a recipe for a brain aneurysm.

Be well.

Comments

[matt_rah]

Apparently my school never gets snow days. :-( I suspect alot of the kids who come into the city from NJ won't show though.

Matt

[matt_rah]

OK, so we get them if and only if the NYC public schools close. Which is moronic, because of how far away our kids and faculty come from compared with the average city public school population.

Matt

[jjmarika]

Wow. Pre-emptive cancellation? That's sort of impressive.

My company's holiday party is tomorrow, and we have been informed that it will be proceeding as normal. I suspect I will be stealing some food and beer and bringing it home to D, rather than having him join me there, as planned.

[gaiaturtle]

Unrealistic portrayal of relationships in romantic comedies is, indeed, a scourge. However, I have still guiltily watched them and, to my dismay, internalized many of their ideals. The idea that True Love is when you just know when you meet someone that they are The One is a misconception that has persistently warred with my pragmatic side throughout my life in relationships. I'm probably not alone in this internal struggle

[lily_shrike]

Catherine & Heathcliff are what love should be? That seems really messed up to me.

[gaiaturtle]

I have heard them referred to as one of literature's classic romantic couples, or some such.

But I think it's less common than Romeo and Juliet... although R&J were pretty screwy, too...

[lily_shrike]

Yeah, but at least Romeo and Juliet have the excuse of being idiot teens, and the play is a tragedy, not a romance. Catherine and Heathcliff were just fucked up.

[ornithoptercat]

I kind of wonder about the casuality on this one. Is it the movies making people think that way, or braindead women who think that way watching all these crappy chick flicks? (I happen to be that apparent rarity, a woman who HATES HATES HATES rom coms and most other chick flicks.)

For that matter, I thought rom-coms were all about "no matter how much you hate each other at first sight, you will inevitably fall in love if you just keep pestering her", not "I instantly knew he was the one". Apparently there's more than one version of AUGH STUPID GO AWAY in those things. The latest appears to be "sneaking into an aquaintence's bedroom to watch her sleep is teh romantic!", if reviews of Twilight and Seven Pounds are any indication. Which, no, I'm grabbing the shortsword I have laying around from a costume and then calling the cops.

[vastin]

No need for a chicken & egg quandry.

With psychological concepts of this sort, causality is frequently two-way and self-reinforcing. People who like goofy romance flicks go watch them, and over the course of the story their outlook on the subject is confirmed and reinforced, further strengthening it (assuming they enjoyed it).

Those who disagree with the concept are less likely to find the movie entertaining because it conflicts with their outlook. If the experience is poor enough to be unpleasant, it will reinforce their negative impression of the concept.

Those in the midrange are perhaps the most likely to be influenced. They may have not had a strong outlook previous to watching the movie, and unconciously shift their view after watching it.

[vanora27]

They did the same thing at my school today and I totally sympathize with your music teacher....I'm just glad my concert was today!

Have a great holiday!