This is an Ironic Post

Did you ever have a crush in highschool that you were embarressed about?

You probably did. Was the reason you were embarressed about it because although said crushee was hot, they were also really uncool? And "coolness" usually trumped "hotness" in highschool, ergo the crush was embarressing?

Or maybe it's embarrassing because you had a crush on the teacher. I can safely say I never had a Pacey/Taylor Townsend/Rushmore/George Michael style crush on any teacher. Okay, I did think along with all the other girls that the new tech teacher was ridiculously good-looking. But that's all. But maybe that's not all for you.

Anyway, back on topic. Things you like that you are embarressed about. Actually, since we're no longer in highschool, we've kind of grown out of being ashamed of our preferences. It's more likely that we'll admit to liking Mariah Carey with a sheepish grin. And Shaun is happy to display his Buffy boxed set instead of hiding it under his bed. And I really like Celtic music, especially with a bit of 80's guitar solo. Chills down the spine.

But yeah, the point of all this is to say, that I think Jason Bateman, who plays Michael Bluth in teh awesome Boxed Set Arrested Development is good looking. I won't post a picture of him because you'll look at it and say "nah, he's not good looking." You have to watch Arrested Development to understand that he actually is.

He looks like a less hot version of this guy (who is currently shares No.1 place with Josh Harnett. Who by the way is with Scarlett Johansson. Wow. Now that is a hot couple)



Which doesn't matter, because if you think person A is hot, and person B looks like person A only a bit less hot, you'll still fancy person B because the fact that they're a bit less hot makes them seem more attainable. Of course, if they were a lot more attainable, then you wouldn't find them attractive, so that there is a critical balance of hotness and attainability.

Just digging a bit deeper... I think girls feel less embarressed about saying a more girly guy like Josh Hartnett looks hot. But if he looks really manly, then it's almost forbidden to say he's hot. It's like "hot" is a word reserved for females, and has only become acceptable to use in reference to some males due to the feminisation of our culture. So saying a guy is "hot" makes him less manly, more vulnerable and the object of the gaze, as women traditionally are. And it's not the gaze of women he's afraid of, it's the gaze of men. For when he becomes a visual object of desire it homosexualises him and thus it makes him vulnerable.... But dude, I'm rambling again. If you've read this far, good on ya mate*.

As I said in the title, this is an ironic post. Use of the "word" hot is an ironic reference to Paris Hilton, and is intended to make fun of her and the silly celebrity phenomenon she represents.

* Before I leave for USA in a few days, I'm trying to develop a bit more occaness.