Okay, guys, here's a question. What is up with pop culture and spelling bees? I mean, the musical, the movies, and now, get this, a Frosted Mini-Wheats commercial? I just don't get it. Were spelling bees ever really that exciting or cool? No! They weren't! The kids that win them think so for a few years, but even they have to admit that the prestige quickly fades. I mean, when it gets to a certain point in a battle of wits, throwing out "Well, I won the all-school spelling bee in fifth grade!" really doesn't further your argument. Why, then, has the world gone spelling-bee crazy?
I, of all people, understand the thrill of big words. Don't get me wrong there. I was the kid that got really excited for a box of 500 vocabulary flashcards and played games with them for fun. I mean, prefixes and suffixes are some pretty cool things. Even I, however, know that this is not really good material to make a movie about.
So why is this so popular? Why is Starbucks endorsing it? Is it the whole geek chic thing? The thinking that America is so stupid that intelligence is novel and cool? I couldn't tell you, honestly. I kind of thought geek chic was over. I could be wrong though, easily. I am in no way a pop culture expert, in fact I'm far from it. However, the spelling bee fad has intrigued me. Tell me what you think, kids...
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If this is a pop culture revolution, its the lamest one I ever could have thought possible.
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