Yes, I have largely moved past tirades on the matter, but I cannot get over that once in a while, when I decide to show 2 pics side by side, around 9 of 10 people under 25 choose the unrecognized screamo band as more 'creative' than a pinnacle creative genius of western civilization.
Fashion marketing and branding have a huge effect on perception these days. Case in point, I showed the 2 pics below side by side and asked a few of my GF's son's friends which group they thought was the more creative of the two. They were, I guess, between 15-17. I didn't do it in a taunting or mocking way. Was just curious. Here are the pics. One is of Willem de Koonig and lover, and the other is of a run of the mill screamo band. From the previous paragraph and post title, it is obvious which picture they selected. How shallow and pathetic are we becoming?
It seems like a harmless cultural anomaly and that I am repetitive and carping, but this sort of flawed perception can actually hurt society, particularly when a more 'creative looking' person is chosen for a task that would have been better suited to someone who was actually more genuinely original as opposed to someone who bought their templated uniform at Hot Topic. Is this a valid topic of discussion?
Edited by Brafarality, 06 March 2012 - 07:09 PM.