UMA English Conference and the "crush factor" concept
1. Some of you may remember my mentioning that my English professor asked me if I'd read my Rochester paper at an English Conference. I submitted it for the conference. There was no guarantee it would get picked since my professor wasn't running the conference. I did get in, and I presented my paper at the conference yesterday. It felt good. Lots of the professors, as well as the other attendees, seemed to like it. Only thing was I disagreed with one professor's ideas about Bertha and the reasonableness of writing a book about her.
2. I don't watch American Idol, I tried it when it first started, but it's never held my attention. However, I happened to read this story about a big upset this season -- Five Theories on Pia's Shocking "Idol" Ouster: Is it that girls don't like girls? Her clothes? Lack of guidance from judges? by Shirley Halperin--and something in it got my attention. The author in her "Is it that girls don't like girls" bit said...
Blame it on same-gender envy or the crush factor (this year's prime beneficiaries: Scotty McCreery and Paul McDonald) but it's simply a fact of 'Idol' life.
I don't care for the perpetuation of the idea, "girls don't like girls," but I did like the idea of, "the crush factor." I know, while there are plenty of women I like, real and fictional, I tend to gravitate towards men. Edward Fairfax Rochester is my favorite character in Jane Eyre, rather than Jane, or Bertha. From what little attention this season's crop of would be Idols has managed to draw from me, Paul McDonald seems to be the one I would gravitate towards if I was following the show. It's interesting to think of my tendency as hanging on a "crush factor," especially given I'm not some hormone laden teenager. I'm 36 going on 37.
2. I don't watch American Idol, I tried it when it first started, but it's never held my attention. However, I happened to read this story about a big upset this season -- Five Theories on Pia's Shocking "Idol" Ouster: Is it that girls don't like girls? Her clothes? Lack of guidance from judges? by Shirley Halperin--and something in it got my attention. The author in her "Is it that girls don't like girls" bit said...
Blame it on same-gender envy or the crush factor (this year's prime beneficiaries: Scotty McCreery and Paul McDonald) but it's simply a fact of 'Idol' life.
I don't care for the perpetuation of the idea, "girls don't like girls," but I did like the idea of, "the crush factor." I know, while there are plenty of women I like, real and fictional, I tend to gravitate towards men. Edward Fairfax Rochester is my favorite character in Jane Eyre, rather than Jane, or Bertha. From what little attention this season's crop of would be Idols has managed to draw from me, Paul McDonald seems to be the one I would gravitate towards if I was following the show. It's interesting to think of my tendency as hanging on a "crush factor," especially given I'm not some hormone laden teenager. I'm 36 going on 37.