Snob

I have to admit something.  I am not a snob.  Devin, on the other hand...

We got into a discussion on this tonight, mostly because I was trying to explain it to a friend.  Well, that and they guy we overheard at dinner who said that he didn't like "That 70's Show" because he's not from the 70s.  Because that makes perfect sense. 

Anyway, if a snob is "a person who believes himself or herself an expert or connoisseur in a given field and is condescending toward or disdainful of those who hold other opinions or have different tastes regarding this field" according to dictionary.com  Yep, I'll give him snobby.  

Caricature by Steve Nyman

Me?  I have no such feelings.  If anything, I am the opposite of a snob.  Or can you be a snob of terrible things?  I love terrible movies, terrible music.  I revel in the awful-ness.  Now, there are certain lines I won't cross, certain movies I can't enjoy no matter how bad they are ("Talladega Nights" and "Knocked Up" come immediately to mind), but some?  I love them because they're bad.  "Transformers"?  Completely useless.  But oh so fun.  Ke$ha?  Really?  Yeah, but because she's a train wreck.  After all, how many 20 year olds think that Mick Jagger is actually sexy?  Not many.  But the line, and everything it implies, is hilarious.


Maybe it's a meta thing?  I know how bad it is, and enjoy it for that reason?  Or maybe I just love all things terrible.  Either way, I really want to watch a campy Tim Curry movie right now...