<p>Wait… just because I don’t watch three channels… yet I watch a hella lot of TV means I’m a cultural elitist. You can’t read into everything like that.</p>
<p>Not watching three channels /= not watching tv.</p>
<p>Correction… on that much… I mean much ********.</p>
<p>My day is spent in front of the tv and the computer.</p>
<p>No, I would actually be embarrassed, because I’m sure it’s painfully obvious how much TV -I- watch. :)</p>
<p>No. It’s that person’s choice, and as much as I’m sure we’d enjoy discussing TV, we can find other things to talk about, I’m sure.</p>
<p>It depends, why do they have no knowledge? Do they think TV and movies are pointless?</p>
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<p>Not trying to be a d–k, but you may want to learn how to spell your hero’s name correctly.</p>
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Okay that clears things up, but what was the cuss word you were using in post 21? </p>
<p>Anyways even if you do watch a lot of TV it’s pretty elitist to call TV shows on three channels ****. I don’t like a lot of those shows either, but I respect them for what they are and I don’t think less of people who watch them. That’s the attitude of true TV fan.</p>
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What’s embarrassing about watching a lot of TV? Nothing. You’ve probably just been brainwashed to think that it is an embarrassing habit.</p>
<p>No, because I don’t watch TV…mostly because I’m too busy using the TV to play video games lol. Though I do watch a good amount of movies so it’s not like I’m completely shut away from pop culture. Anyways I wouldn’t lose respect for people if they don’t have much knowledge of TV/movies.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if it’s respect I’d lose for them. But I expect my friends to keep up recognize certain aspects of pop culture. It really isn’t hard to find out what Jersey Shore is. Yes, there’s a bunch of crap on television, but that doesn’t mean you have to avoid it altogether. Not watching television definitely is a choice, but don’t look down on people who do spend time to watch it, and vice versa.</p>
<p>I’d rather be friends with someone who doesn’t live in a cave. But that’s just my opinion.</p>
<p>^I think there are two different questions getting kicked around (since the OP was ambiguous in asking).</p>
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<li>Would you lose respect for someone who wasn’t at least aware of current TV (I’ve seen “pop culture” thrown around, but that would theoretically be a third question)?</li>
<li>As the subject asks, would you lose respect for someone who was not well-versed (or adequately versed) in TV/movies? </li>
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<p>The first assumes that everyone’s willing to watch the same kind of TV (or a smorgasbord of today’s biggest hits); the second leaves more room for broad interests. </p>
<p>In my case, I don’t think I’ve ever seen an episode of Jersey Shore, but I don’t think I’ve missed a single episode of Seinfeld. Just an example, but the two questions create two different answers.</p>
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<p>It doesn’t always indicate cultural elitism, but it does among people that are wont to say things like</p>
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<p>no. the person should have other hobbies though. it’s boring for me to hear about things i already know.</p>
<p>Yes and no. I’m jealous of those who have enough self-control to NOT watch TV/movies often. </p>
<p>But if you don’t know who/what Hannah Montana, Edward Cullen, Angelina Jolie, or Taylor Swift are, then that’s pretty pathetic. <–Yes. I know people who fit this category.</p>
<p>No, but I would feel bad for them. They’d be so deprived of quality entertainment like reality television.</p>