In need of some help

[antigone921]

As I'm planning to do my thesis on empathic embarrassment ( friends-locked research proposal), I'm in need of recommendations of any embarrassment situations from films/television shows that may be potentially useful in the study. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, as would some of you guys linking to this entry in your journals.

Film/television clip requirements:

• The embarrassed individual must be a FEMALE character.


• I need two types of embarrassment situations: a romantic rejection situation and a general-type embarrassment situation.


• A romantic rejection situation is defined as an emotionally laden, highly embarrassing situation with a romantic rejection aspect.


• e.g., an individual being harshly rejected by a potential romantic interest


• Romantic misunderstanding (e.g., an individual thinking that someone is interested in them, only to find out after approaching them that they are not) or any type of embarrassment situation that occurs in the presence of a romantic interest would perhaps suffice as well, as I'm kinda "pioneering" this area of empathic embarrassment research.


• A general-type embarrassment situation is defined as a highly embarrassing situation that lacks both a romantic rejection aspect and an emotionally laden basis.
• e.g., an individual dancing about freely and unusually without knowing she is being watched until significant time has passed


• NOT someone being teased or harassed by a third party, as this would be considered an emotionally laden embarrassment situation


• Ideally, a single character would have both a romantic rejection situation and a general-type embarrassment situation that could be used. (Unfortunately, this will probably not happen.)


• If it is a television program, NO LAUGH TRACKS.
• No embarrassment situations that are completely over-the-top. Looking for "serious" embarrassment situations here, not "extremely funny" embarrassment situations.
• Slightly-less-than mainstream media would be preferred. Certain scenes from the Bridget Jones films would be perfect -- unfortunately, as my prospective sample (female undergraduates) has most likely been previously exposed to the films, the specific scenes will probably be too familiar to be useful.