Anna Shimonovitc - Week 2: Embarrassment is a social construct, I guess?


There are many things that people are embarrassed about for no reason. I think it's the one thing everyone can relate to. Even if a few people are only embarrassed about things that make sense, as much as any emotion can make sense, I refuse to believe those people actually exist. I don't like the idea that there might be someone out there who feels nothing while sneezing or burping in public. That's just creepy. I thought of this while trying to think of a topic to write about and only thinking of seemingly dumb topics. This is partially due to the fact that I am fighting the urge to write a 1,000-word essay about whatever show/movie/celebrity I'm obsessed with that week. That might be an actually sensible reason though, because I can't really think of a way to start a conversation with how the cast of The Bear connects to the cast of the Willow series. So that would probably be a normal thing to be embarrassed about. Anyways, there are some things that seem completely normal but have a strangely embarrassing feeling attached. Like, the word "lunch box." I know that I made my own lunch and there isn't really any other word to call it, but it feels so child-like. It's not even bad, but I can't imagine being an accountant or something like that and saying "Let me just grab my lunch box from the break room, Debrah." I know you could just say "lunch" but that's the first example that came to mind.

This concept is comforting, though. To know that it's not embarrassing to be embarrassed is ironically calming. I mean, some things are just me, and that's okay too. Because even the things that I specifically find embarrassing may be shared with some people, even if it isn't everyone. Is there anything that you might find weirdly embarrassing, that doesn't need to be? Or do you even know what I mean and have never wanted to cry after having to say "excuse me" more than four times? (Okay, maybe that was me projecting, whatever.)

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2023 at 5:53 PM

    You're so right about some words or phrases sounding embarrassing/cringey. I sometimes catch myself saying something and then regretting it, like ew I hate that word.

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