Another word I don't like

[randy_byers]

Bromance.

I kind of just don't like the cutesiness of the word itself, but it's probably the concept that bugs me even more. It's two dudes, and they, like, love each other. Whoa! Kinda cute, and kinda awkward.

I dunno. It seems smug and narcissistic adolescent to me. Am I just getting old and cranky? I really don't like those ear stretchers that bohemian guys are wearing these days either. They just look ugly to me. Perhaps my worst nightmare right now is a bromance about two twenty-something dudes with ear stretchers. On a staycation together.

Where did I put my bermudas? And my best buds?

Comments

[mlamprey.livejournal.com]

Bohemian earstretchers?

Clearly I need to get over to the city more.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

To be honest I didn't know what they were called until just now. Here's a picture of a guy with one. I see them around the U District quite a bit these days on the rad dudes with tattoos and dreads. Nose piercings clearly weren't rad enough anymore. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I've noticed any women wearing them.

[mlamprey.livejournal.com]

Oh, those. Imagine the versions you can't see.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

I guess the next step will be when I no longer have to imagine. *shakes cane*

Everywhere people stare
Each and every day
I can see them laugh at me
And I hear them say

Hey, you've got to hide your body mods away

[jackwilliambell.livejournal.com]

You don't drink bud.

[jackwilliambell.livejournal.com]

And there is no 'best bud'. It's all bad.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

You've just never seen me do it. I even drink Bud Lite with my Yapese buds.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've never really dug the ear-stretchers look, either, at least not as they get absurdly large. I mean, it's their ears and all but I kinda just roll my eyes and wonder if that choice won't limit their career options later. Unlike even most tattoos, it's kinda hard to cover them with clothes if you apply for a banking job later.

But I have definitely seen them on women as well as men. One of our favorite waitresses at Wild Wheat in Kent has them. We're pretty happenin' down in Kent.

And yeah, bromance and staycation are ugly-ass neologisms. Then again, I think that scientifiction is an ugly-ass paleologism.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Well, we can only hope that bromance and staycation will suffer the same fate as scientifiction. (On other hand, I like "paleologism".)

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

I like 'paleologism' myself. I thought I just invented it. Indeed, I did independently arrive at it from first principles just now, but it seems I was not the first. I guess it's sort of obvious, once you think of it. However, having re-invented it, I will now adopt it as my own.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

I like one of the usages that includes the description, "a word from a barbarian time." Sure fits "scientifiction," eh?

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

You're the second person on my list tonight to ask if they're just old and cranky. I think we probably are and we might as well get on with it..

My latest hate was asking when I was buying a rail ticket what would happen if I went back via London (dearer route) and her saying "oh you'll have to excess it!" Je-sus..

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

That's pretty awesome. "Pardon me, but you have just excessed the English language."

[stevegreen.livejournal.com]

Not mad on the term, but happy to live with the reality. I have male friends I care for at that level, and I'm grateful I do.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Indeed, I would just never use such a cloying, cutesy term to describe a close friendship. You know, bro?

[kdotdammit.livejournal.com]

Only a minute to pop in between maniacal painting projects, but YOU CRACK ME UP. I can't bring myself to get out to any of the freaking bromance movies. I am, however, going to Bruno!

[mlamprey.livejournal.com]

So you're not brobrophobic?

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Ah, Kim, you shame me with your ability to keep an open mind to these young things. I can't get it up for Cohen's provocations either. (Although I loved him in Sweeney Todd.)

[e-compass-rosa.livejournal.com]

I'm clearly not cool enough for you.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Hm. But is that a bad thing?

[kim-huett.livejournal.com]

I was assuming that bromance was invented by the gnomes over at Hollywood to describe the new style of buddy flicks various male directors are making because said directors are getting older and don't relate to being 19 any more. At least that's the only context in which I've heard it discussed.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

It's no doubt further evidence of the metrosexualization of our fair (and once glorious) nation.

[kim-huett.livejournal.com]

if you ask me it's further evidence that Hollywood should not be allowed to create new words unless accompanied by a responsible adult.