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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 2000)
November Monday, November 13, 2000 ventive mus exte •ookie to®i 0I6 minu!|. add a lail loppingjo® AGGIELIFE Page 5 THE BATTALION bands edge out greed as root of all evil •'reate a anything ft living toal a dreidel ft y Ruben Deluna he Battalion A phenomenon is sweeping this eat nation. It is more disturbing an Tom Green’s lone testicle and iarder to understand than a Florida ection ballot. The ongoing popular ly of boy bands in America contin- les to baffle the male population. eason.afot h little itJ ig is alwavij toaddlacel !g, ; the dous:||easons to vote them off this great is- ntionon e cookie lit some clitt into theii aKor every estrogen-filled reason to like a boy band, there are a couple of land we call Earth. I More boy bands are in existence t< lay than people who actually vot- Bd this year. However, the epitome create'. Iff everything evil about a boy band in extra do he middle an be seen in none other than the eigning kings ’NSync. Take, for ex- imple, the resident heaitthrob Justin fimberlake, who, with an iron fist ind a supple afro, continues to lead he dictatorship he calls a band. His Dower comes from the fact that he ;ets more ladies’ undergarments brown at him than Cindy Crawford n a WNBA locker room, but what iris see in this guy is beyond all :omprehension. Think about it: skin ny, big curly hair, unique fashion ;ense, squeaky voice — where have eople seen this before in American iop culture? This description also r its none other than Screech Powers ibm the television show “Saved By he Bell.” As any devoted fan could ell you, Screech was a far cry from a adies’ man. The only action he ever got was from his nerd counterpart Violet, which is not saying much since she was played by the ever-re volting Tori Spelling. What do I have | to change my major to in order to get the job of teen heaitthrob? Of course, Timberlake and the excessive amount of pagan idol wor ship he inspires among teenage girls are not the only problems with boy bands. Many people have qualms j with the idea of all boy bands being I manufactured and fake. Take for in- P stance Lance Bass, who coinciden- f tally sings bass for N’Sync. How made-up is this name? If all musi cians were named after the way they sing, Michael Bolton would have to change his name to “Michael Crap.” Plus, Alanis “Shrill and Occasionally Annoying” just doesn’t seem to have the same ring. The makeup of a boy band is for mulaic, and it includes such person ality types as “the shy one” and “the bad boy.” While hying to appeal to all aspects of the teenage social stmeture, record labels are doing nothing more than glorifying the qualities and physical characteristics they think boys should try to emu late. The same way Playboy and Hustler magazines set harsh goals and unneeded pressures on six-year- old girls, boy bands do the same for the male counterparts. If record com panies are going to continue pander ing to stereotypes, they may as well throw in a new band member who is disabled and confined to a wheel chair. Their next hit single “Timmy!” will go straight to the top of the charts. Since The Beatles, girls have made pop icons the target of their de sires. The chances of the boy band fad vanishing from our culture are about as likely as hearing the phrase, “And the Oscar for Best Actor goes to: Keanu Reaves.” The resentment most men harbor toward boy bands is rooted in the fact that deep down, they would like nothing more than to get the same attention and adoration from girls. Most would settle for be ing the guy with the deep voice who speaks at random throughout the songs. When else can men say, “Baby, you did me wrong, but I still need your sweet loving” and not get a restraining order? So, people will have to accept the boy bands. WE a©8C l ©F THE BE© © ENTER YET? JOIN GOLD’S GYM NOW FOR ONLY $ 7.00 Offer ends Monday, Nov. 13 th OVER 45,000 sq. ft. of PURE FITNESS! Group Fitness Classes * Ladies Only Area * Spinning Classes Free Child Care • Free Personal Training • Tons Of Free Weights Fitness Center * Strength Equipment 9 Kardio Kickboxing Pro Shop 9 Plus More! COLLEGE STATION 764-8000 • BRYAN 822-8000 • VISIT US ON THE WEB - WWW.GOLDSGYM.COM • m BRYAN • COLLEGE STATION JOIN NOW FOR ONLY $ 7.00 + tax HURRY! OFFER ENDS MON., NOV 13 th tit'i pm? 'Mty guilty ty part at it cken nilk in c years > porosis n't nber counts 3t stick Even it in Keep oom t be turn- n- t food m 3 your J.WJ I] — Naiwwnber 14-15, 2000 mmm #£B| m% m Centrot Campus Garage - Grass Area Between Entrance and Exit North Side Saro^e - Concrete Area Between Off ice and Stairwell PA 72 - Parking Space Next to Ticket Spitter University Center Garage - By Cashier Booth ESI] Every Food Donor Receives a Thank You Ticket That will be Put in a Drawing For a Chance to Win 30 DAYS FREE PARKING IN A GARAGE OR MANY OTHER PRIZES!