A "wannabe" (slang for "want to be") is a person with an ambition to be someone or something that they are not. The term is mildly pejorative, intended to convey the foolish nature of the desire due to the incompetence of the "wannabe" to accomplish the goal.
There you go. The Wikipedia borrowed perfect introduction to my blog post. I bet my old English teachers would smirk at this.
Those guys who wear their jeans so low you can see their apple red Jockey underwear.
Those guys who flash the Yo/Peace/I think this means the metal sign symbol.
Those guys who show off their interest in music by rattling off all the genres and sub-genres of metal, with no idea what's the difference between death metal and progressive. The wannabe girl says "Oh, what's your favorite song, guy-I'm-so-impressed-with <3 <3?" And he says In The End, that Linkin Park song. The anthem of the wannabe.
Those guys who think saying "Kewl" is so cool.
Those guys who say "Ssup Bro" and think it rolls as smoothly off their tongue as a typical American teen.
Those guys who think unbuttoning the top 3 buttons of their shirt makes them so much more attractive.
Those girls who think using the F-word five times in a sentence makes them a mama from the hood.
Those girls who buy that tight tight t-shirt without looking at their bulging t-t-tyres.
They don't understand something critical.
It's okay not to be American. And it's perfectly all right to prefer samosa to sushi. Faking your music or literature interests can only get you so far.
Who are you trying to ape, anyway? Those bunch of morons in 90210?
Seriously. Wake up, smell the coffee beans and get real.
You have one life. Don't live it like someone you are not.
P.S. I sound like a motivational speaker. :O
P.S. I sound like a motivational speaker. :O
10 comments:
There are points I agree with and points I disagree with.
Some of the things you've mentioned might also be genuine. And as long as people are true to themselves and expressing themselves the way they want to, it's not an issue.
It becomes one when they try and be someone they're not right?
But I guess we all know who the wannabes are at the end of the day. So yeah.
The whole wannabe culture just serves to speak of how much soft power America wields with their all-pervasive pop culture. And well, whether one comes across as cool or not seems like an all-important thing when ppl are in their teens. It just takes a lot of perspective growing up to realise that in the end it doesnt even matter. :D
I know I made a lot of generalisations in this post, but still, stereotyping is fun once in a while, even if not completely accurate.
And you can spot a wannabe from a mile away, anyway so :P. In the end, it really doesn't matter. :D
Hahahaha, TUIB, the last part of your comment actually made me laugh!
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i thot that red-jockey thing was passe.. . i mean its pretty old.. and they still do it??
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"Those girls who buy that tight tight t-shirt without looking at their bulging t-t-tyres."
this happens not only in colleges but in workplaces...
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so .. he likes "In The End"
the doesnt make him wannabe...
its metal music (nu-metal..purist dont agree) ..it doesnt matter if he doesnt know difference between doom or death or progressive..
i mean ..its like someone knows a lot about bikes after reading bike mags..but ask him which is fave bike .. he says .. pulsar (which is not the best bike out there but he loves it)
.. i hope u get my point.. i mean i m not sayin there arent wannabe's .. i m just saying not all are wannabe...some are just open-minded..
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and this thing happens only in our country as we call Himesh Reshamiya a rockstar..
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we all are wannabe's in some way or the other...and i mean everyone..we all are trying to be someone...
its just that some people are overdo it than others..
... so clearly the concept of "be yourself" is flawed...
ok i m changing topics..i will leave it that...
but i do agree.. this thing about indians wanting to be like their "cool" american counterparts.. is because they want to stand out.. from others who have no idea about AMericano style.. and they end up overdoing it...
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ok.. that was one long comment..so i will keep this short
can we plz hv a new post coz we r sick and tired of googling nitisha pande in high spirits off seeing a new blog rather than"THE WANNABE"...so plz write somethin
Well said, Nitisha. It is indeed something that looks unnatural with many people. The whole issue is that people sometimes don't really like what they are, and always look up to others. It is good to look up to others, and have an admiration - or various admirations as well. Trying to become like someone is okay ...but everyone needs to love the way each one is, and change as per convenience or and not so as to look cool.
And I must admit - even I was, at certain times like this - not to this extreme though ...and then I would tell myself, there's no point trying to imitate others. As far as I am concerned, the way I am is "cool" to me, and the way you are is "cool" to you. And ever since I made this point get into my head, I even stopped giving any concentration to what the other person is wearing. And I hate it when someone comments about the external appearance of the other person.
Very well said, Nitisha. Everyone - not just Indians, must realise this, and must learn to love and respect themselves, and be happy with what they are.
good one...!
so... when do you hold ur weekly 'pravachan'?
;-)
***new post***???
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