It definitely has caused a stigma, and I think even a lot of internalised homophobia too (not that I'm accusing you of that). There's nothing wrong with finding overly camp gays annoying, of course (I do myself), but when it gets to the point where people obsess over how STRAIGHT they are, I think it becomes a problem. But the attitudes of the gay community are a very tiresome subject, and one for another day! Heh, as a matter of interest, what course are you doing in college?
Well, OK! I suppose watching again would be like just barely escaping being murdered and then going back to the murderer, haha. Your philosophy is ofc 100% correct!
Seriously! It's baffling. I have a decent amount of pop fan friends I think but outside of them, only "credible" chart stuff is allowed and it's so annoying. People are just desperate to look credible, and the internet makes music snobs so much more obvious. I have a few rock fan friends and I just can't discuss music with them. I was once discussing a really talented singer / producer with one of them and they said "So why is she wasting her talent making electropop?" without a hint of irony. That was when I gave up discussing pop with anyone that I don't know for sure is a pop fan!
Oh, you must listen to some of her songs! She's like, indie but the sort of indie that's friendly to pop fans I think. Check out Video Games and National Anthem! And yes, I get that in my head all the time too. Random question but do you know The Nekci Menij Show? They did a parody of S&S and it was hilarious, though you might not get it if you're not a fan. French is quite a difficult language I think, especially when you're starting off. It can be kind of nonsensical in parts but it's no different to English in that respect! Really what I've found is that it's learning the basics (how the tenses work and irregular verbs etc) that's the hardest and once you do that, soaking up the vocab is a piece of cake! And yes, it's a beautiful language (not that I'm biased at all!), though oddly enough sometimes I find French accents can be hard to understand, haha. You should totally try pick it up, anyway. They don't teach foreign languages in US schools, do they?
Yes, the funniest thing is that it doesn't even work for them really. They're beginning to fade in the UK and really they're pretty much one-hit-wonders with GYC in the US. I don't think they'll ever get another hit in your country!
So many people I know are like that in school. "I got drunk and did [insert idiotic thing here] aren't I amazing" and it's just awful. Doing stupid things is not good! When will people learn this?!
Oh, well if it's warm water they need then I guess I can understand - the Atlantic is quite cold by the time you reach Ireland! I must say, I find it admirable that you actually understand hurricanes (though maybe it's more common knowledge in the US?)! It's inspired me to look more into them myself, so thank you!