When you live in a cookie cutter world...

[saffronlie]

Recently a friend said this to me: “I think it’s funny how you’re so smart and literary, but then you also like Hanson.”

Well.

Leaving aside the fact that "highbrow vs. lowbrow culture" is a false dichotomy, I’m the first to admit to having some pretty trashy tastes: I love Kraft EasyMac, I watch Gossip Girl, “Push the Button” by the Sugababes is

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[saffronlie]

Who doesn't! From the theme song to the fashions to all the teen stars who actually went on to be in other things. One of my friends and I would always quote Susie Barrett's dumb lines: "I've been to the moon." "Alligators like to fly." "'I saw a dog.' 'What kind of dog?' 'A green one'." GOOD TIMES! :D

[coltsbane]

I love bad 80s music with synthesisers, the Backstreet Boys, low quality sci-fi movies, sappy romance and tear-jerker movies (yes, Beaches is in there) and Neil Diamond. There you go.

[saffronlie]

OMG! I love that you love sap. The Backstreet Boys, man, my sister played me something new (?) of theirs the other day, I was all, whoooaaa. They were pretty awesome, I still have the single (!) of "As Long As You Love Me".

[coltsbane]

I had their Millennium album when I was wee. I know they're totally manufactured boy band, but damn it, they're catchy.

As for the sap? Yeah. Totally guilty. Up Close and Personal is another example.

[gypsytonijane]

I love Hanson (as you well know), Mika, Mandy Moore, I love to dance to the Pussycat Dolls. I love watching Gilmore Girls, Buffy, Angel, Dark Angel, and Girls of the Playboy Mansion (Quite possibly the only one here that I am embarrassed to say I like). I loved reading Judy Blume and The Baby Sitters Club Books. I loved the BSC movie!

And secretly slightly hate those kinds of people who mock me for all of these, especially Hanson. Because they CANNOT judge them.

[saffronlie]

Heee I adore Mandy Moore, especially "Candy". Another of my top ten favourite songs of all time. LOL @ Girls of the Playboy Mansion. :p Hee. But I'm all about the Gilmore Girls and Judy Blume too.

[zhonghua2000]

When Jess wants to watch a movie, I always suggest Shrek. FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER! Isn't it?

[saffronlie]

YES. Shrek and its sequels are wicked funny.

[mothergoddamn]

Jodi Picoult, bb.

Well, there's Savage Garden, Darren Hayes (like Hanson he is judged on his known music but the later stuff is as cred as Goldfrapp. Honest!), chick lit, I feel people look down on me for reading Herbert and King horror and not 1984 but King is even more insecure about this then his fans (I am Poe! I am! I am!) so whatever.

[saffronlie]

Savage Garden have cred! Don't they? I thought they would. More than Hanson? They won an ARIA or something. Well we like them here anyway because they're homegrown. I don't think we like Darren so much anymore since he lives in London full-time. I read chick lit sometimes too and I certainly don't think there's anything wrong with King. <33333

[mothergoddamn]

Not here they don't "Savage Garden's for people who don't like music" is one quote. I think the over produced second album did it!