Comments on: 10 Weirdest Trends for Teens in 2010

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:17:10 +0000

Okay wow. This is slightly accurate but it’s not how it is. It’s not “social” to be sad. Alot of teens are actully sad. But since emo started people are more accepting about coming out and not stuffing there feelings in. And I actully laughed at the generation thing. This has been happening since stereo came out. Also video games? That’s a trend for everyone. My dad is 59 and has been playing video games since they first came out. It’s not a teen thing. Your way of putting everything is shallow and misleading.

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By: Vanessa Van Petten

Vanessa Van Petten — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:27:56 +0000

So true and thank you for this addition, Ashley. I loved Napolean Dynamite and I think you are right in it being the catalyst for this trend.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:50:11 +0000

On #6.

First, small typo. It’s Michael Cera.

Second, my response would be that awkward is not only the new normal, it’s the new ideal. The examples that immediately come to mind are the sensation that was Napoleon Dynamite and “hipsters.” Napoleon Dynamite was absolutely huge when it came out. This small, indie flick with relatively no big stars was an instant favorite. In the movie, Napoleon is ultimately celebrated for being himself, his completely socially awkward weird self, and letting all hang out there for everyone to see. He said, I’m going to do what I want and whatever, like it or not. This idea – I’m gonna go what I want and either you like it or you don’t – has always appealed to teens. I think it’s the badassness of it. The check out my private rebellion thin.

Now, with “hipsters,” there’s even a term for kids who feel like they always have to be doing something different. Finding the next best thing before anybody even got tired of the last thing. And, from this idea, stems a whole new idea of cool.

At least for me, in a given situation it would be cooler to be the kid “dancing to the beat of his own drum” then the kid that so seamlessly fits in with the “cool crowd.” In the end, the leader of the “cool crowd” is gonna be the kid that figures out what’s cool before it IS cool and then has the cajones to pull it off.

It would seem that awkward is not the new normal. Awkward is the new cool.