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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 618810" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Cedar, I LOVE that you are finding such positive lessons in such "trashy" television shows. It really does exemplify the idea that there's some good in all of us.</p><p></p><p>As for the appeal of the show, I have a feeling that the hokey-ness and bumpkin-esque behaviour is exactly it, and I don't think it's a criticism or a negative either. People get tired of having to be smart and sophisticated and on their best behaviour all the time. They relish the idea of kicking back and acting like a buffoon sometimes.</p><p></p><p>Here's a perfect example. The mayor of my hometown (yes, THAT guy, the crack-smoking drunk fellow) was all over the news last fall with scandal after scandal. But his popularity remains strong as ever, and he gets mobbed by adoring fans wherever he goes in the city. People love him <em>because </em>he's rough around the edges, a bit of a slob, he makes spectacular gaffes in public and he says out loud all the stuff that people think but don't dare actually speak.</p><p></p><p>And on a personal note, that same mayor lives just around the corner from me and I've met him at many social functions, and he is The. Nicest. Guy. In. The World. Flawed, yes. A buffoon, ABSOLUTELY. But he is such a loveable guy nonetheless, warts and all.</p><p></p><p>I think THAT is the appeal of the daughter crowd. They're like everyone's embarrassing uncle, the one who always wore a lampshade on his head at parties, but he was so much fun and not so stuffy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 618810, member: 3907"] Cedar, I LOVE that you are finding such positive lessons in such "trashy" television shows. It really does exemplify the idea that there's some good in all of us. As for the appeal of the show, I have a feeling that the hokey-ness and bumpkin-esque behaviour is exactly it, and I don't think it's a criticism or a negative either. People get tired of having to be smart and sophisticated and on their best behaviour all the time. They relish the idea of kicking back and acting like a buffoon sometimes. Here's a perfect example. The mayor of my hometown (yes, THAT guy, the crack-smoking drunk fellow) was all over the news last fall with scandal after scandal. But his popularity remains strong as ever, and he gets mobbed by adoring fans wherever he goes in the city. People love him [I]because [/I]he's rough around the edges, a bit of a slob, he makes spectacular gaffes in public and he says out loud all the stuff that people think but don't dare actually speak. And on a personal note, that same mayor lives just around the corner from me and I've met him at many social functions, and he is The. Nicest. Guy. In. The World. Flawed, yes. A buffoon, ABSOLUTELY. But he is such a loveable guy nonetheless, warts and all. I think THAT is the appeal of the daughter crowd. They're like everyone's embarrassing uncle, the one who always wore a lampshade on his head at parties, but he was so much fun and not so stuffy. [/QUOTE]
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