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« Mooninite-driven clash of civilizations? | Main | What's with the pants obsession? » Friday, February 2, 2007More on the Mooninite generation gapI think Chris is absolutely right: perhaps the most interesting aspect of the Mooninite story -- hmm, sounds like Moonie -- is the clash of youth and middle-aged authority. Which side makes Boston look worse is open to debate, but I'm leaning toward authority. The Zebro Sketch Comedy YouTube video points out that after Turner Broadcasting claimed credit/blame, Boston higher-ups apparently didn't believe them at first -- "we're looking into a number of leads" -- which seems both dumbfounding and dumb. On the other hand, I must say that the Zebro video is not even a little bit witty or entertaining or smart. The extensive use of profanity smacks of the middle-school kid who thinks that makes him cool. There's not one laugh there, except perhaps the graphical juxtaposition of the Mooninites with the Lite-Brite toys of my youth, which was an obvious idea to begin with. Sorry to come down hard, Zebro boys, but if someone's going to represent Boston's Mooninite in-the-know gang -- always a tenuous moral position since it's easy to be smug -- let's keep looking. Posted by Evan Hughes at 01:23 PM
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