As someone who doesn't watch a lot of TV and last went to the movies in 2005, even I have to admit the whole "fat, slovenly oaf with a non-proportionally attractive woman" thing is really getting old. Sure the formula works in cartoons (starting with Fred Flintstone) but people who develop shows are asking for an incredible suspension of disbelief from the viewing public. It seems like there are at least half a dozen TV shows with a plug-ugly, jerkwad dude with an offensive and child-like personality consorting with women who are witty, sharp and fit. Despite not being an accurate model of the real world, these guys tend to not have any likable redeeming qualities that might increase the plausibility. I doubt teenage girls will have dreamy posters of lazy, sarcastic simpletons anytime soon.

The only reasonable explanation is that the fat, simple oafs are the ones writing the material for these shows, injecting a bit of their own fantasy into the sub-par, brain numbing tripe they put on TV. Again, I don't transfer any of these notions in the real world, where I'd like to think that people are a tad less superficial but it's interesting to see the trend in media.

That being said, an observation I've made in Boulder is that this is the town for bald guys. In fact, it almost seems like being bald is an advantage here, as nearly every woman you see with a bald guy is attractive. Many of my female friends seem drawn to the baldness, especially in younger guys, so maybe my whole view on what women want is skewed--which makes a ton of sense.

I'm waiting for the shows where the girls love the NES playing, mountain climbing, cat-loving, frisbee throwing, skee-ball master guys with goatees.

Posted by James Dziezynski @ 9:15 AM