I wonder if the fluctuations in the level of irony in culture over time can be pegged to fluctuations in styles of facial hair. Are beard years sincere years?
That Alanis Morisette joke might have been fresh in 1997.
Everyone knows that “irony” means “coincidental irony” rather than “ironic irony” these days. Even the dictionary says so. Any desire to stick to the traditional meaning of “irony” is an act of semantic fascism, and an attempt to keep language out of the hands of the people who use it.
May 30, 2009
Fun idea, I wish I knew about teh musics to appreciate better.
June 21, 2009
I wonder if the fluctuations in the level of irony in culture over time can be pegged to fluctuations in styles of facial hair. Are beard years sincere years?
June 23, 2009
I suppose it depends on how you weigh the sincerity-irony ratio of the 1960’s. But for 1970-2010, certainly.
June 23, 2009
I don’t think sincerity is ever in vogue.
December 8, 2009
That Alanis Morisette joke might have been fresh in 1997.
Everyone knows that “irony” means “coincidental irony” rather than “ironic irony” these days. Even the dictionary says so. Any desire to stick to the traditional meaning of “irony” is an act of semantic fascism, and an attempt to keep language out of the hands of the people who use it.
Long live the dictatorship of the proletariat!
November 9, 2010
Sincerity is good and if you can’t do it, just fake it!
March 3, 2011
I don’t think you actually got that specific Alanis Morisette joke.