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The meme has made its way into religious life in America. A church in Texas, has re-imagined the JK Wedding Dance as the Nativity Scene. (Urlesque)
- End of the World Parody. (College Humor)
- Drunk four year-old goes on Christmas rampage. (Asylum)
- 10 Hip-Hop Album Cover Cliches. (Street Level)
- Christmas Music Jesus Hates (infoMania)
- Girlfriend 911! (Totally Sketch)
- Gibberish rock song written by Italian composer to sound like English (Boing Boing)
- Obama's Awkward Peace Prize Ceremony (SuperNews!)
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"There's not much that's more irksome than clichés -- the flesh-eating fungus of Hollywood, the virus that makes Tinseltown's already rampant repetition all the more tiresome. They're completely trite and overused, but the cinematic machine clings to them like they're energy-giving oil.
1. The Prostitute/Stripper: Our most beloved actresses flock to the roles because these are the gritty, extreme gigs that bring them critical attention and Oscar love. As the Wall Street Journal has noted, the first woman to win an Oscar -- Janet Gaynor in 1928's Street Angel -- played a prostitute, and thus opened the door to a long history of lascivious leading roles: Greta Garbo, Charlize Theron, Donna Reed, Kim Basinger, Elizabeth Taylor, Jodie Foster...
But at some point, this can't be considered as much of a stretch for an actress when there's almost one hundred years of prostitution productions ... or so I would hope.
2. The Bitchy and Imbalanced Successful Shrews
Always fear the woman in power. She's not like the men. She's a different beast altogether -- the bitch -- the cold, calculating, focused, and detached woman of power who seems to have little to no humanity. In movies, that often means caricatured CEOs who have little social skills or rational thought, but somehow manage to run large companies.
I've never quite understood this trend. It suggests that women have some sort of professional autism, skilled enough to get ahead but not able to function in any other part of their lives. We've grown accustomed to this notion that successful women on the big screen probably won't be successful in their personal lives.
3. The Hysterical Woman
Hollywood loves its female hysteria. Now, I've known a lot of women over the years -- everyone from the most butch tomboy to the most girly girl fashionista -- and none have ever been hysterical. Angry and ranty? Yes. Fly-off-the-handle, screechingly insane? No. Even my friends' most tumultuous of moments have been handled with some sort of dignity, but on the big screen, all bets are off. Do something out of line, and the gals will wail, rant, and throw messy scenes that shouldn't be fit for consumption.
Hollywood needs to learn that the charm of a cold shoulder, a well-written rant, and carefully released burst of anger can be just as cinematic.
4. The Pretty Ugly Girl
This is the one we all joke about -- the "ugly" girl who rips off her glasses, pulls her hair out of its ponytail, and suddenly becomes the most irresistible goddess. Thankfully, there seems to be less pr-ug regularity today as films try to grasp at unique personalities getting loner status, rather than superficial and oft-irrelevant fashion cues likes glasses.
While the ridiculousness can be amusing, this one grates -- as if a girl is toeing the line of uglydom by needing glasses to see. As if any refusal of fashion thrusts her into the realms of the ugly -- not the awkward, not the disheveled -- but the all-out unpleasant to look at. It just breeds a society of snarky, overly critical people eager to pick out the slightest "flaw."
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As we all know, there are so much more -- the shopping obsessed, the money idiots, the femme fatale... -- Hollywood never fails to make sure all clichéd bases are covered.
Which do you loathe?""There's not much that's more irksome than clichés -- the... more
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There are just way too many clichés designed to discourage experimentation with your life, your identity and your habits.
When you're young, whatever you feel like doing is not really what you feel like doing. It's described by others as just a phase. When you're older, anytime you try something new, it's a trend. Then you're going through teenage rebellion. Then you're finding yourself. When you're older still, you're not trying to enjoy life's infinite variety, you're going through a mid-life crisis.
Can't someone just do something new because they feel like it and not have it categorized like a mental illness? Isn't it okay if something is a passing phase, why are the above clichés packed with such scornful judgment?
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Inside every woman is a little girl. And inside that little girl is a littler girl. And inside THAT little girl is a princess, waiting to be rescued by a hot dude with a magical product.
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Target Women is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. In each episode of Target Women, Sarah Haskins takes a look at the often-ridiculous way the media reaches out to women.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Inside every woman is a little girl. And inside that little girl is a littler girl.... more
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A "surge" of overused words and phrases formed a "perfect storm" of "post-9/11" cliches in 2007, according to a U.S. university's annual list of words and phrases that deserve to be banned.A "surge" of overused words and phrases formed a "perfect storm"... more
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