Friday, January 15, 2010 9:44 PM
Will blog about Remy and his unfortunate perception of lies and the world.
However, i'm not going to discuss that here.
Instead, i would like to talk about what i shall now term as "The Unorthodox theorem"
Remy, the said theorem may apply to you or it may not. Its hard to determine.
Not an accusation but its me critiquing an increasingly common trend.
The Unorthodox Theorem is a critique on people who act in an unorthodox manner, so as to assert their uniqueness.
Oh no.. i have just triggered off a philosophical web. You the reader may think "what defines unique and what doesnt then?" "Haven't you fallen into the trap of the Unorthodox theorem by in fact, writing about the theorem itself?" The questions go on and on.
Not a solid theory, but good for explaining cases which fit in the particular criteria.
Basically, people try to prove that they are "special" or assert their "identity" through being the unorthodox one. Because (i hesitate to use this word) being a rebel, shows unconformity and what better way than not conforming to the masses to assert one's uniqueness.
For the sake of example, i will talk about Remy. Remy believes that the world revolves around lies (although now he believes in a mixture of truth and lies Tim&Trini combo ftw) I'm not saying that Remy is trying to be different. In fact, he approaches the topic from a very rational point of view. However, assuming circumstances were different, Remy could very well have pulled together a few sensibile arguments and since the arguments are somewhat sensible, assert his individuality in the sense that he is not like those fools who believe that truth and love is the way that the world functions.
This escalates into the initial idea, being blownup to his own personal Gospel truth ( see the use of language where i present contrasting imagery gospel and remy)
This "Unorthodox Rule" applies to pop culture as well. In truth, i embrace all music. I do not appreciate screamo like matthew does, but my tastes stretch from metal, rock, to mellower stuff like blues and jazz, to pop and even to stuff like disney. However, there are a certain group who denounce good old pop like lady gaga, Britney, Beyonce, Taylor Swift (yaya u may call her country whatever..) and instead claim that only indie is worth listening to.
I dont mean that indie sucks. The Kills rock! (not the killers although they rock too) but their support for indie has resulted in a blinding of their sonic-palette and in the end, it becomes more of an insistence that indie beats all, rather than true preference.
It doesn't end there.
But my examples end here.
I'm presenting to you a half baked theory which i myself am guilty of falling prey to.
Nevertheless, you understand that i express some discontent towards such treatment of things. Like, rather be "Real". Then again...does being "real" really make you "real" ?(i feel really stupid constructing such a sentence. If anyone can provide me with better phrasing i would be glad to acknowledge your sentence constructing skills) or is it just another trend?
PS. If anyone has a picture of JakeSully on the Toruk (badass dragon) I'd like that please = )