Like Mark Twain, I also believe that no one has an original opinion. I believe we may think that we are coming up with something original but in reality it has more than likely already been said or thought of before. I think that everything we say we already heard before once in our lives and we feel that we are coming up with that idea but really we are not. So I would have to say that I support Corn Pone Opinions.
When someone has an opinion that sounds original usually others are surprised and looks’ at that person with some odd expression on their face. In my community it’s okay to be different and to sound different because that’s what my community is all about. It may be out of norms to some people because it might sound weird but once again I feel that person may have heard that opinion before but just doesn’t remember. For example, as Twain talks about fashion, fashion today, everyone thinks they are being original with leggings, leg warmers, the flat baby doll shoes and etc. but really they are just bringing back the fashions from the 70’s and 80’s. It’s just another case of someone thinking there style and opinions are theirs but really they are just repeating someone else’s, whether it’s from hundreds of years ago or now. So I do believe in Corn Pone Opinions.
I agree that there is no such thing as original opinion. It puts me in the mindset of the experiment where a subject is told to draw something that they have never seen before, and it is basically impossible to do.
ReplyDeleteIt's true that our opinion is limited by the norm and social pressure. But I would like to say there are original opinions event though they are impossible to do so. For example,the leggings and leg warmers were designed by someone long time ago. At that time, leggings and leg warmers are the original opinions of the designer.
ReplyDeleteI agree absolutely with your opinion.I also think there is no original opinion. To follow majority view is part of human nature and people's opinions is certainly being influenced by others. And I also think the example you lay out is interesting!
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