a circus absurd...
The other day someone called me, sarcastically and in passing, 'Boss Man'. To which I replied 'Wasn't the Big Boss Man the police officer in the WWF back in the day? (And we ain't talkin' the World Wildlife Fund here.) Hadn't thought of classic WWF in quite some time. Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Macho Man Randy Savage, Hacksaw Jim Duggan... Never got into it much, but I remember those guys were larger than life. The good wrestlers versus the bad wrestlers. And in the Midwestern industrial suburbs where I grew up, there were a lot of kids who looked up to those guys because they were tough. A lot of times it seemed like it was the kids who didn't have the best home lives.
Then it occurred to me. A policeman, an indian, a construction worker, all with their shirts off... isn't that basically the Village People? I don't know... just think it is kind of funny that the extremes of urban homosexual and redneck macho end up in the same place... sweaty guys in costumes with their shirts off.
Correlations between pro wrestling, gay pop, Sodom and Gomorrah? Throw in some Marxism and attack fundamentalist Christianity, and you've got the makings of a proper doctoral thesis. Anyone out there looking for a doctorate in Sociology?
Then it occurred to me. A policeman, an indian, a construction worker, all with their shirts off... isn't that basically the Village People? I don't know... just think it is kind of funny that the extremes of urban homosexual and redneck macho end up in the same place... sweaty guys in costumes with their shirts off.
Correlations between pro wrestling, gay pop, Sodom and Gomorrah? Throw in some Marxism and attack fundamentalist Christianity, and you've got the makings of a proper doctoral thesis. Anyone out there looking for a doctorate in Sociology?
posted by yonderincarp at 23:42
5 Comments:
HAHAHA!
Jesse, you never cease to amaze me and make me laugh really hard. your namesake does the same thing...
Joey... Good to see you, man! Checked out your sis' wine shop quickly the other day. When are we going to give it a proper visit?
Heidi... Always fun to be had! Look forward to being able to entertain you kids in person. I think I may make it out there in October.
Got accepted for a Masters in Sociology program. Turned it down to pursue a Masters in Comp Sci instead.
That was quite funny, by the way.
Zombie... I think you probably made a good decision, at least in terms of making a proper living. Curious what attracted you to Soc. You probably would have had the coolest thesis ever: 'Death, Community, and Isolation: The Sociological Ramifications of a Zombie Plague'.
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