American Why?
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By Mark R Filippi in Naked Soma Video Published: Sunday, 06 July 08 - 10:46 PM (GMT -05:00) Last Updated: Sunday, 06 July 08 - 11:27 PM (GMT -05:00) |
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The last few years, I've made an effort to make it to the TV in time to see the 4th of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. It's the ideal reality show to me. It's over in 10-15 minutes and you feel every possible human emotion imaginable - it's as American as a foreclosure auction. This year featured an overtime 'Dog Off' where EXO Kobayashi was bested by ECO Joey Chestnut, whose chipmunk style prevailed in the 5 dog sprint eat. Those are the facts. But the reason I bring it up now is that we're at a point in our cultural ethos that this spectacle humanizes us to the world.
It's like that tomato fight they have in Spain every year (1) - It's silly and innocent and it reminds us that we can't always care what people think about us. Being able to not take yourself seriously is an abiity we've lost.
I'm glad Chestnut won. I'm glad America looked silly. We'll get over it.
Chimpmunk style rules, MRF 07.06
For a complete recap of the event, read Ted Berg's brilliant article (2)
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