In looking into this blog award thing I have found there are entire websites dedicated to giving out awards to blogs. Are we really that needy? Will your cooking improve if you have the Best Food Blog? Will your children grow up happier if you are the Best Mommy Blog? Will you be a better person if you post the Best Blog of All Time? Those are all real things, although I think it might be a little too soon to know which is the best blog of all time.
I think once you are desperate for one of these awards you start pandering. Then what is the point of doing it at all? That is like only writing in your diary what you want your nosey sister to read. Guilty parties know who they are.
Soon we will have the Twitter awards, or #twitties. There will be awards for Best Smileys, Bst Abbv, Biggest Twit. Acceptance speeches can only be five words or less.
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If we accept that 'blog awards exist (and we might as well, since they do) I'd consider this a worthy candidate because of the quality of the writing.
Awards serve a dual purpose. If one chooses not to accept the premise of awards, there is still the opportunity to make a point of one's non-acceptance. Marlon Brando could not have made such a grand show of refusing his Oscar if it had never been awarded to him.
So, ok then I'll vote.... but where is the little voting widget or the voting crinkly tod so I could cast my ballot?
So what about the oscars? We know you like movies so how do you feel about those?
I don't like the Academy Awards. I think they should be used to recognise films and filmmakers who don't benefit from large studio advertising budgets. But that's not how it works. It's the films that need recognition the least who get the most awards.
Brando's point was spot-on, even if his method of delivery was over the top.
The weak-minded feel the need to award themselves because it is an effortless way to improve their social standing amongst their equally weak-minded peers. Where they could be gaining notoriety through noble actions and selfless deeds they are instead courting a fame of sorts through their own self-publicity. Andy Warhol was not online when he said everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. Today everyone can be famous for 15 seconds through the cyber attention span created by a populace that cannot pay attention to anything beyond the time it takes to click a mouse button.
Where do I vote? My categories include Best blog of all time, Best travel photos, Sexiest profile photo, and Sexiest blogger.
I don't think your mind has to be weak to want an award. I can think of a lot of intelligent people who accepted silly awards. But I do think it's needy for small communities to give themselves awards.
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