The
New '90's Consciousness
|
80s
v. 90s
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| CYNICAL
Mocking,
enigmatic, layered
David
Letterman
|
INGENUOUS
Frontal,
scrubbed, direct
Kevin
Costner, Julia Roberts
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| IMAGE
Attitude,
"image is everything"
Ronald
Reagan, Michael Jackson
|
INFORMATION
No
attitude; wants clear data
George
Bush, "Number Five"
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| ENTERTAINED
History
Without Action
Lakers
(The Event)
|
INVOLVED
Action
Without History
Bulls
(The Game)
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| IRONIC
Detached,
Disinterested
"Bill
& Ted's Excellent Adventure"
|
INTENSE
Deeply
Felt, Interested
The
Gulf War
|
| PARTY-MINDED
Propaganda
Is Phony
"Bang
Your Head"
|
IDEA-HUNGRY
Propaganda
Is Necessary
"Something
To Believe In"
|
| NASTY
In-Yo-Face
Confrontation
Andrew
Dice Clay, John McEnroe
|
NICE
Gentler
Kinder Negotiation
Jay
Lenno, Pete Sampras
|
| COMEDIC
"Don't
Worry, Be Happy"
Charles'
& Diana's Wedding
|
CONFESSIONAL
"I've
Fallen Down & I Cant Get Up"
Charles'
& Diana's Marriage/Divorce
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| WEIRD
Ordinary
Is Bizarre, Strange
Twin
Peaks
|
ORDINARY
Ordinary
is Super-Cute
Northern
Exposure
|
| BIG
ON SEX
"I
love You - Babe"
George
Michael: "I Want Your Sex"
|
BIG
ON LOVE
"I
love You"
Brian
Adams:"Everything I Do"
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|
Most
Hated Professions:
Drug
Dealer
Crime Boss
TV Evangelist
Prostitute
Most Admired Professions:
Fireman
Paramedic
Farmer
Pharmacist
("The
Day America Told The Truth" Patterson & Kim:
Prentice-Hall 1991 p. 143-144)
©
1998 Winkie Pratney. Contact at Box 876 Lindale, TX
75771
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