Word: uncool
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Many clamor to differ. Andre DiMino, president of UNICO, the national Italian-American service organization, objects to the term, whether it's self-described or not. He told the New Jersey Star-Ledger: "It's a derogatory comment. It's a pejorative word to depict an uncool Italian who tries to act cool." But is it a generational pejorative? Do younger Americans of Italian descent have a different relationship to the G word? According to Donald Tricarico, a sociology professor at City University of New York/Queensborough, "Guido is a slur, but Italian kids have embraced it just as black kids...
When I turned professional, it was like being a professional Frisbee player. To be recognized for something that was totally uncool when I was a kid is strange. I went to the White House. I was on The Simpsons. It's all so unbelievable...
...Parselmouths to the darkly gleaming hip-hop of Swish and Flick. But if you're trying to get your head around wizard rock, punk is a good place to start. Like punk, this is a subculture in which the fundamental poles of popular culture, cool and uncool, have no meaning. Nerds tend to be very comfortable with powerful, unironized emotion--Harry and the Potters' 2008 tour was titled Unlimited Enthusiasm. As the poet said, they're too busy singing to put anybody down...
...Jobs. He and his Apple army have stripped buttons from iPhones, iPods and MacBooks all in the name of their clean, sleek aesthetic. Apple - trendsetter extraordinaire - has put the button on notice. If this trend continues, the button stands to go the way of the crank or dial: uncouth, uncool, unloved, unremembered. (See pictures of 30 years of innovation at Apple...
...pretty under-the-radar. Well, High School Musical is anything but angsty. And as far as popularity goes—I’m pretty sure the HSM cat is out of its glittery bag.So why do I like it? Well, for starters I like how uncool it is here. Imagine if iPod boy had run into his friend while listening to HSM. The ensuing conversation would be hilariously awkward! I’ve had it many times. And Disney is so uncool, it becomes cool. This is a thing I like to tell myself.As for the angsty thing?...