What's Cool
jerikson40
New York
Another thread got me thinking about this...
Did it ever occur to you that those people who try to set trends of what's cool in our culture have an increasingly difficult or impossible job? I mean, think about it...there are only a fixed number of ways a human being can dress. And there are only a limited number of possible ways to write a song that people will enjoy. And only a limited number of possible ways a person can dance. And on and on....
And when you think about it, isn't most of the cool stuff in our culture just re-treads of stuff that was cool decades ago? And if it's not a re-tread that's probably because it's kinda stupid in the first place. Which means that cool stuff is getting less and less cool, and trendsetters are now scraping the bottom of the barrel in new fashion, music, art, etc., trends, unless they can copy something done already.
So rappers, instead of writing their own music, just sample a really good song written in the 70's and mix it with some of their useless shit and call it good. And fashion designers take fashions that stopped being cool decades ago and decide that today they're cool again. And look at automobiles. Geezus, the crap that passes for automobile design nowadays is embarrassing. Where are all the cool car designs from the 70's? Now every car looks like the next. And some freaking Korean dude decides that the shark-skin suits and narrow ties and dark shades worn by 1950's lounge singers is now cool again.
I dunno...I think we're fucked.
Did it ever occur to you that those people who try to set trends of what's cool in our culture have an increasingly difficult or impossible job? I mean, think about it...there are only a fixed number of ways a human being can dress. And there are only a limited number of possible ways to write a song that people will enjoy. And only a limited number of possible ways a person can dance. And on and on....
And when you think about it, isn't most of the cool stuff in our culture just re-treads of stuff that was cool decades ago? And if it's not a re-tread that's probably because it's kinda stupid in the first place. Which means that cool stuff is getting less and less cool, and trendsetters are now scraping the bottom of the barrel in new fashion, music, art, etc., trends, unless they can copy something done already.
So rappers, instead of writing their own music, just sample a really good song written in the 70's and mix it with some of their useless shit and call it good. And fashion designers take fashions that stopped being cool decades ago and decide that today they're cool again. And look at automobiles. Geezus, the crap that passes for automobile design nowadays is embarrassing. Where are all the cool car designs from the 70's? Now every car looks like the next. And some freaking Korean dude decides that the shark-skin suits and narrow ties and dark shades worn by 1950's lounge singers is now cool again.
I dunno...I think we're fucked.
27 comments
Plus, everybody should use the word "shizzle".
Show some creativity folks. Go forth dressed like le Roi Soleil saying all sorts of KA-ray-ZEE AZZ shizzle. I bet Juice would be down for that. I can see it now...300 lb coo-el dude walkin' into KFC ordering le poulet XXXtra croustillant wearing some sort of super groovy outfit. Don't get cooler than that!
We ain't fucked jeri-dude...not if we follow my simple prescription!
No.
Hmmmm sounds to me like a tired old rehashed sentiment espoused by a tired old PL who needs to take his iron tablets and get off his high horse.
I think we touched upon this in the discussion about tattoos. Since the late 80's every suburban white kid tries to emulate the "cool" black rappers. So even in year 2013 you have a bunch of pants on the ground, sideways cap, long shirted white kids coming into the club and trying to be THE MAN. yeah, that look was cool 20 years ago. Now everyone dresses like that and has an inked up arm and neck.
How about some originality?????
Pussies are all basicly the same since forever, yet each one is cool AND they don't have to try.
I just called Mojo/Mondo/whatever a complete fucking asshole for doing something that was clearly something that only a complete fucking asshole would do, so now HE can be added to the list of forum members who will hate me until the end of time and attack everything I post.
But I don't recall what I said to sclvr, but it must have hurt him deeply cuz it seems like he's on the list too.
And George...well...he's just George.
Certainly NOT you jerikson40!! LMAO
So I guess you are FUCKED jerikson40, I hope it is by someone you want to be fucked by. LOL
I've decided to change my attitude when I post...from now on, I'll be sweet and lovable, okay?
And hey, I think someone just farted !!!! (How's that, better?)
Clothing design is always changing. Things come, things go, things get added, things get taken away, tweaked, adjusted, modified, etc. Same for music and dance. The statement you just made is virtually akin to saying, "there are only so many ways to arrange colors on a canvas, so eventually we will have seen all the paintings there are to see." That reasoning is fundamentally flawed.
After reconsidering, I'm now convinced my entire argument was flawed.
Look, we live in a beautiful and ever changing world, and there's so much inventiveness and new things coming out every day. In fact, I think we're just at the beginning of an explosion in new and wonderful cool trends in fashion and music and art and films and EVERYTHING !!!
Yeah, I was wrong...but know I've seen the light. Thanks guys. I love you guys.
So while I take no offense to your comments on my post and chose to call you out on this one the two are actually unrelated. Furthermore I don't hate you or anything else you and I certainly will not be stalking your posts and looking for opportunities to flame your thoughts and ideas but take a good look in the mirror and give yourself some afirmations because if you're worried about making enemies here start by being nicer to yourself and stop the nasty tirades that infurate folks.
That's it I wont comment on this subject anymore....OAO