Universal Truth - We are all Dorks

This post isn't about art.

I was in Atlanta a couple weeks ago during Dragon Con. For those that don't know, "Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe!" I got that straight from the website.

All of this sci-fi, pop culture convening translates into lots of people in costumes walking around the streets of Atlanta.

You probably feel comfortable calling someone who dresses up as Captain Kirk a dork. I understand and so does the person who's dressing up.

Fast forward a week...I'm flipping stations while driving to the store and stumble across a country song. The chorus goes something like, "She cain't even bayeeet a hoook!" It was dorky. But to country music fans it's great.

We're all dorks about something. We accept our own brand of dorkiness and make fun of every one else's.

Let's return to our Country Fried Good-Ole boys. It's Friday night and they decide to go to a bar, so they put on their country western costume...boots, big belt buckle with an eagle or a Rebel Flag and a cowboy hat. This is perfectly acceptable to Good Ole' Boys and it's dorky.

I was at Arby's the other day. I saw a guy in his rapper uniform wearing a hat with the tag still attached. Rap fans think rap swag looks great. It's dorky.

Punks wear safety pins, mohawks and combat boots.
Football fans paint themselves and go crazy at games.
Gamers play for hours a day.

Etc., etc., etc.

Everyone has their own ideas about what kinds of Dorkiness are acceptable and cool.

Wouldn't it be nice if we didn't knock other people because they're dorks for something we aren't?