What does
GUILTY PLEASURE look like to you? By Rayma Abdallah Guilt is a negative feeling that can only be described by the person feeling it. Pleasure, on the other hand, usually carries a positive connotation. How can those two antonyms be used to describe the same thing? How do considering the vast perspectives that exist on the matter. I took this question to my trusty Instagram story and let the people speak for themselves. The answers I received were rather interesting, and ranged from topics such as music to hobbies. Some of them were even things I enjoy that I never considered being guilty about, but their explanations really made me think. Stand up comedy specials, rewatching Keeping up With the Kardashians, throwback music, TikTok, Youtube rabbit holes, Taylor Swift, Glee, dating tv shows, rewatching the same shows over and over again, alcohol, crime shows/documentaries… the list goes on. These are just a few responses that my Instagram questionnaire revealed. I asked each person to elaborate on their response in order to really decipher why they would feel that way about something they clearly enjoy. Rob Pilarski, sophomore at Temple University, discussed his guilt around falling down youtube rabbit holes.
if you Bulong said. may be all too familiar. Country music is often equated to being weird, having no taste, and sometimes even racism. Even the criticism from your close friends can be enough to hide that part of your identity. Taylor Woolford, a sophomore at Temple, admitted to liking white rappers. Namely, she enjoys listening to Ghostemane and Lil Darkie. Never hearing of this artist, why she feels guilty about it. Lil Darkie, on the other
Having to separate the art from the artist is a discussion that is rather prevalent as allegations are being made against famous people all of the time. Obviously not being Black and saying the n word is always wrong, and this example just speaks to the fact that some people people are willing to admit that they like. Even though no
This guilt is valid, because he is not guilty about the is wasting precious time. This speaks to the importance we, as humans, put on productivity. Exchanging work for pleasure at times does not have to be a bad thing, but humans are conditioned to constantly compromise. Another sophomore here at Temple University, Michael Bulong, came clean about his appreciation of country music.
ostracized, even just for a short period of time, causes good thing if the guilty pleasure could put someone in harm. If not though, nobody should be ashamed of what never apologize for it.
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