Not sure it's that simple. Civil disobedience connotes disobeying laws that one perceives to be unjust (Thoreau, ML King, Cassius Clay). Not just f'g around as if whatever rules you don't like don't apply because you feel like "expressing yourself."
Anyway, not sure how much you can read into these things. Kind of like those bumper stickers "Dissent Is The Highest Form of Patriotism." Equally at home on the rear end of a Olbermanish Bush-hater in 2005 or a Limbaughnista birther in 2009.
Millenials
I was in the generation right before Mtv Trl. The one where they would beat you up if you were ugly, awkward and gross. The heathers generation X. Now, Generation Y comes along and cause of liberal PC brainwashing they made it seem okay to be ugly and gross. Then all of a sudden you'd see a ocean of ugly gross pubescent nerd kids everyday with braces and acne just lollygagging into the camera shouting shit to their friends as if anyone cared on what they voted on as #1 even though the show was totally rigged and bought for with payola. Inhuman beings without shame, angst, self introspection or any of the shit that john hughes and cameron crowe inculcated into us. Then the aftereffects of TRL happened and they were bad side effects. Paris Hilton, Soulja Boy, hell the entire reality television fad can be blamed on Mtv. How the hell did we let the innocence of Adam Curry introducing a Dire straits or information society video morph into subliminal pederasty and the de facto cultural bankruptcy of mankind?
Men
No coincidence methinks that both the researchers conducting the study and most of the commentators below a) are men and b) believe these results are not only plausible, but even obvious. Men have always enjoyed ascribing to women opinions that are not actually our own...
FYI, a personality trait that is actually generally going to give both sexes an advantage in sex is confidence. Given that society encourages us to believe that men with muscles and money are going to be more attractive to women, these men are likely to be more confident - and therefore more successful in love.
Personal opinion: on a purely aesthetic level, the golden medium is best - not too skinny and not too muscular. But any bias based on looks can be overcome by a winning personality.
FYI, a personality trait that is actually generally going to give both sexes an advantage in sex is confidence. Given that society encourages us to believe that men with muscles and money are going to be more attractive to women, these men are likely to be more confident - and therefore more successful in love.
Personal opinion: on a purely aesthetic level, the golden medium is best - not too skinny and not too muscular. But any bias based on looks can be overcome by a winning personality.
SNL
*Sigh*
The annual SNL housecleaning. I'll miss Casey Wilson. Great beauty, great talent. I don't remember a thing about Michaela.
Sadly, the core issue (poor writing, probably having to do with the outdated Tues-night cram session approach) will probably never be addressed as long as Lorne Michaels is there. The only consistently funny part of the show (news) is developed/edited throughout the week. Ditto Mad TV (usually funnier across the board).
You nailed it with the cram session... The sketches are single sentence punchlines drawn out for waaaay too long. The reason Timberlake and Baldwin are such popular guests is that they can add some personality to an otherwise dull topic. SNL should be bi-monthly and they should shorten the skits. ...and Kenan has to go.
The annual SNL housecleaning. I'll miss Casey Wilson. Great beauty, great talent. I don't remember a thing about Michaela.
Sadly, the core issue (poor writing, probably having to do with the outdated Tues-night cram session approach) will probably never be addressed as long as Lorne Michaels is there. The only consistently funny part of the show (news) is developed/edited throughout the week. Ditto Mad TV (usually funnier across the board).
You nailed it with the cram session... The sketches are single sentence punchlines drawn out for waaaay too long. The reason Timberlake and Baldwin are such popular guests is that they can add some personality to an otherwise dull topic. SNL should be bi-monthly and they should shorten the skits. ...and Kenan has to go.
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