tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post1688257610654063185..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Awkward is the New CoolAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-54698780525449079192018-01-19T21:58:05.527-05:002018-01-19T21:58:05.527-05:00My awkwardness involved acne, cured only with 2 an...My awkwardness involved acne, cured only with 2 antibiotic pills swallowed twice daily, which ripped my stomach apart within a half-hour. And you weren't supposed to drink on them. (Ooops!) Nor were you supposed to take Tylenol, especially not to deal with hangovers! (OOOPS!)<br /><br />I was also what we now call gifted, in that I rarely studied, and ended up 6th in our senior class out of 450, only because I used to ditch gym all the time (too awkward to be any good at any kind of sports...plus too disinterested), so it brought my grade down. And NOBODY wants to date "curve-buster", the "brain on two legs." Ah, the good old days that were really crappy!Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-15116952936802200762018-01-09T09:43:02.184-05:002018-01-09T09:43:02.184-05:00I do think that a taste for awkwardness in a woman...I do think that a taste for awkwardness in a woman is yet another manifestation of preferring a child-like presentation, along with traits like extreme thinness. Both of these could also be seen as keeping a woman from seeming threatening. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-85038917997203359932018-01-09T05:57:16.811-05:002018-01-09T05:57:16.811-05:00I do think awkwardness in a character can be human...I do think awkwardness in a character can be humanizing. However, you're quite right in pointing out the danger of hopping on an "awkwardness" bandwagon.<br /><br />And yeah, I remember those skirts. I had one when I was in grade school. Fortunately they'd become passe by the time I reached high school!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-71022464617418432952018-01-08T19:20:37.259-05:002018-01-08T19:20:37.259-05:00A good writer can make awkwardness an essential fa...<i>A good writer can make awkwardness an essential factor in a story.</i><br /><br />Two words (plus three heart emoticons): Charlotte Stein! <3 <3 <3Jeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-45252923296321409872018-01-08T15:00:42.073-05:002018-01-08T15:00:42.073-05:00And speak of narcisicism! How about one third of t...And speak of narcisicism! How about one third of the US thinking it's a good idea?Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-27193409753941128312018-01-08T14:50:12.491-05:002018-01-08T14:50:12.491-05:00Could it be that authors writing erotica substitut...Could it be that authors writing erotica substitute awkward for the youth we're restricted from including in an erotic scene?<br />I'd think that most modern 18 year olds are way past the innocent/awkward stage when it comes to sex. So instead of youth, we use the awkwardness of someone of age but unusually innocent/hesitant to fill in.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.com