The Correctness Glossary : Nicklebackery
A Glossary of Terms that have yet to, but ought to come into everyday usage. Today’s Correctness Glossary term:
Nicklebackery (Nikl-bak-ery) n..pl. 1.) the act of enabling or encouraging mediocrity .
Example: The canceling of Arrested Development was a heinous act of Nicklebackery.
Our society is rife with Nicklebackery, everything being whitewashed for mass consumption, poured over endlessly by suits and every last ounce of creativity is squeezed out of it and what is left is the artistic equivalent of gruel. And we, a nation of abused Dickensian orphans line up and ask for more. Image is calculated, prefabrication no longer anathema but rather standard operating procedure. People go to concerts and talk about what the performers wore instead of what they sang. The press covers the latest Lady Gaga outfit not as if it were relevant, but rather as if it was VITAL.
Personally, I blame Nicklebackery for :
Scott Pilgrim’s poor box office showing
The proliferation of cop shows with initials in them
Two and a Half Men
Keys to the VIP
Katy Perry
The careers of Megan Fox AND Michael Bay
And a whole host of societal ills that are poisoning pop culture and making it every bit as disposable as its critics say it is.
So your job, dear reader is to take this term and use it to label every boring, bland, committee based piece of pop culture garbage there is.
I hope you have a few weeks vacation…it’s going to take awhile.
