Two memes on my radar
Jul. 15th, 2005 09:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
New meme:
Suddenly, everyone hates Tom Cruise.
I am not sure why this is. Some strange parodic references to this and that have trickled down to me, but without context they are meaningless. They do provide me with google terms I can use, however. Probably I'll go research them now, but I just wanted to note this here before I figure out what's going on.
Just-noticed meme:
People who run for exercise don't jog; they run. And the word for these people is: runners.
I wonder if this is just regional. I want to jump to the sexier conclusion that it's actually the result of a successful rebranding effort by the running-for-exercise community, since "jogger" is probably right down there with "mime" for most middle-Americans.
Suddenly, everyone hates Tom Cruise.
I am not sure why this is. Some strange parodic references to this and that have trickled down to me, but without context they are meaningless. They do provide me with google terms I can use, however. Probably I'll go research them now, but I just wanted to note this here before I figure out what's going on.
Just-noticed meme:
People who run for exercise don't jog; they run. And the word for these people is: runners.
I wonder if this is just regional. I want to jump to the sexier conclusion that it's actually the result of a successful rebranding effort by the running-for-exercise community, since "jogger" is probably right down there with "mime" for most middle-Americans.
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Date: 2005-07-16 02:33 am (UTC)I agree with the 'runner' rather than 'jogger' rebranding distinction. It's cool to be hardcore athletic at the moment rather than be a chipper flaneur.
As for the Tom Cruise one, I agree with you here too. To understand this, I find myself relating this phenomenon most strongly to A J Ayer's concept of emotivism, i.e. many are just regurgitating dominant culture norms and I assume that they are disingenuously reporting a current state of mind.