Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Menaces to Society- The Provo All-Star

Some nights I go hot tubbing.. False. Many nights I go hot tubbing. But particularly last night something came up. My buds and I had just ended our workout at golds gym. Now I'm not the biggest, baddest, buffest guy around but I can't say the same for my buddies, they are MASSIVE. Anywho, this girl  asks us if we work for VIVINT the alarm systems sales company. Well, only one of us has participated in sales and has done it for three years and makes good money from it. He was particularly offended when she said that we "MUST then live at alpine village" and not "Glenn-HOOD." 
Obviously a Drug Infested Cesspool! 

The typical story in the media is that if you are 26 years or older, single, living in provo, returned missionary, work out at golds gym, and did summer sales YOU SIR are an All-Star. While this image can be a little stereotypical, I think the portrayal of this stereotype has hyped up even more into desiring to be fitted into this category. Here's a screenshot of the Provo All-Star Instagram.


We can see from this picture that Provo All-Stars like to be naked and look classy. They are a species unto themselves. Refusing to move into adulthood but desperately trying to compensate for the years lost partying due to the mission, and they want to have as much fun as possible without the alcohol. 

We can also see in this image that they are attempting to sell merchandise for people to show off their adherence to the All-Star lifestyle. In a way they have created themselves. While many males used to feel shame for living the single life in Mormon culture they now have a way to make fun of it and not get so down on themselves for not finding the perfect girl to marry just yet. 

2 comments:

  1. I loved the artifacts you used to support your story! Well said!!

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  2. Please sign or label your posts with you last name so that you can get credit for your blog posts. Email me with you last name so that I can give you credit for this one. Thanks.

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