2008 Woodie Awards
Girl's Best Friend
Kristen Brownell
Issue date: 10/10/07 Section: Blogs
I get really upset when I see my peers conducting themselves like idiots. Given where I live and have lived, the reality of encountering such behavior is virtually unavoidable.
Admittedly, I've made some pretty idiotic decisions in my life, but I've never conducted myself like an idiot. I've never hidden my intelligence or acted like a bimbo simply because that's the societal role the media created for me.
When I see a fellow peers engaging in such behavior, I incredulously ask myself, "What does that person possibly have to gain by dumbing him/herself down?"
"Nothing" would be the logical answer. However, the fact that young Hollywood wannabes are gradually taking over the universe has caused me to ask myself a new (and perhaps more crucial) question:
"Where'd all the smart people go?"
I've been changing channels and I definitely don't see them on the TV shows.
In fact, I see all kinds of 'em right here on campus.
In a blog I posted a couple weeks back, I expressed concern over things my classmates seem to value most in life (Starbucks, "The Hills", designer jeans, etc.). In addition, I talked about how the conversations I overhear in various places of student congregation cause me to lose more and more faith in our generation.
I used to think conversation subject matter circulating in the quad and dining area couldn't be topped, but lately I've realized it has some stiff competition in comparison to conversations I overhear in another place on campus:
The women's restroom.
(I didn't include the men's restroom simply because I don't know what goes on in there)
Take a look at this example:
The other day, the line for a certain women's restroom on campus was extremely long. I didn't have my earphones on like I normally do, so my tendency to overhear was even more adept.
Here's one of many similar conversations I overheard:
Young Hollywood Wannabe 1 (loudly): "So, like, ohmigod, did you see how bad Britney Spears looked on, like, the cover of US?"
Admittedly, I've made some pretty idiotic decisions in my life, but I've never conducted myself like an idiot. I've never hidden my intelligence or acted like a bimbo simply because that's the societal role the media created for me.
When I see a fellow peers engaging in such behavior, I incredulously ask myself, "What does that person possibly have to gain by dumbing him/herself down?"
"Nothing" would be the logical answer. However, the fact that young Hollywood wannabes are gradually taking over the universe has caused me to ask myself a new (and perhaps more crucial) question:
"Where'd all the smart people go?"
I've been changing channels and I definitely don't see them on the TV shows.
In fact, I see all kinds of 'em right here on campus.
In a blog I posted a couple weeks back, I expressed concern over things my classmates seem to value most in life (Starbucks, "The Hills", designer jeans, etc.). In addition, I talked about how the conversations I overhear in various places of student congregation cause me to lose more and more faith in our generation.
I used to think conversation subject matter circulating in the quad and dining area couldn't be topped, but lately I've realized it has some stiff competition in comparison to conversations I overhear in another place on campus:
The women's restroom.
(I didn't include the men's restroom simply because I don't know what goes on in there)
Take a look at this example:
The other day, the line for a certain women's restroom on campus was extremely long. I didn't have my earphones on like I normally do, so my tendency to overhear was even more adept.
Here's one of many similar conversations I overheard:
Young Hollywood Wannabe 1 (loudly): "So, like, ohmigod, did you see how bad Britney Spears looked on, like, the cover of US?"
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