Warren's got the gripes today, people.The word: Edgy
Which meaning? Not edgy as in nervous, edgy as in cutting edge
Who uses it? People who aren't edgy. Consider-
1) Australian TV production companies (not the one I work for, of course) who make hard-hitting dramas, from the mean streets of, um, Parramatta and such. The titles will have 'grungy' looking credits, even though grunge was about a million years ago (not literally), and it will be all hand-held cameras, because that too is all very new and never been done before. Not edgy.
2) Churches. Let's face it, the general public will never think church is cool. That's fine, embrace it. Hymns and pews, y'all. Try and appeal, that's fine- Warren appreciates a bit of that. But as soon as you drop the 'E' word, you've set yourself up for a fall, and you sound like your daggy uncle saying 'I really like to get jiggy and bust a move to 50 cent, dog, for real'. Not good.
3) People who can't paint or draw very well make edgy 'artworks'. Perhaps something multimedia, like An Expression Of Self made with charcoal, twine and doll-parts, and hand made paint ground from earth-tone rocks, painted with their elbows. It may be deep, but it's still bog.
Why's it bother you? It's pretentious and terrible. No edgy person in history actually used the word edgy, especially to describe themselves.
In conclusion: Don't use it, or I'll bite you.
7 comments:
This post couldn't come at a better time for me.
The current bane of my existence is a new multimedia centre for under 25s being created by my workplace. It's called (of course) 'The Edge'. 'Cause it's so edgy....
(Created by people who definitely have no idea what young people are or want, and one suspects are trying to pretend they are young in an oh-so-postmodern way).
So, perfect timing.
Edgy like the middle aged guitarist from U2.
He should change his name. I'm going to mention that.
I'm with you on the grunge thing. Grunge is dead. It died with Cobain and only belongs in Seattle.
Ick, sounds terrible, Amy. Yeah, young people love stuff made by old people trying to be 'down'.
yeah, I remember your post Nath, and heartily agreed. Nice self promotion too.
ps- that wasn't sarcasm, Nathan. I like the whole linking to related posts business.
I like self promotion. It's pretty much the only reason I'm on Facebook.
I also like cross promotion... so I gave you another nice link today.
Rereading this post today I still get a giggle out of, "Don't use it, or I'll bite you." Thanks for the cheery end to my evening. :-)
Churches. Let's face it, the general public will never think church is cool.
this is so true.
I remember being part of a mission at a church who had displayed this advertisement to get people to on of their events; ROCK BAND HERE: 7Pm
I don't imagine many people were driving by thinking, "wow, that place sure must be rocking the establishment....let's go be a part of that"
maybe in the 50's they would have. but not now.
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