On Feb 15, 2015, at 6:33 PM, Paul C Bernhardt <[email protected]> wrote:
> The difference between William Shatner (ironically or unintentionally) > singing badly and American Idol’s penchant for showing ordinary people > singing badly is huge. I got to where I couldn’t watch American Idol because > of empathic embarrassment. Yes, there are many examples of this phenomenon, which is why I asked the question. And there are many individual differences in our experiences with this. In my case, I've never watched American Idol :-) Best, Jeff P.S. William Shatner wasn't being ironic, which is why my "I'm-so-embarrassed-for-him" meter went off the charts when I first saw that clip back in the late 1970s. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=42080 or send a blank email to leave-42080-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
