Personally, I thought that Shatner was having fun and I did not need to be embarrassed for him. For the not easily embarrassed for others, both Shatner and Nimoy have whole albums and there is one that has both artists(?) on one.
http://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Major-Tom-William-Shatner/dp/B005HMUPYW/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1424093796&sr=1-2&keywords=william+shatner http://www.amazon.com/Spocks-Music-From-Outer-Space/dp/B0000014WR http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000089JE/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687562&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0000014WR&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1WH7GRY22SBXVJV5YHS2 Actually, each one had 5 or 6 titles on Amazon. Something must have been reinforcing the behavior. Rick Stevens School of Behavioral and Social Sciences University of Louisiana at Monroe On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 2:58 AM, Jim Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi > > > > For his offending over 30,000,000 Canadians who worship Bill Shatner > (along with that other great Montreal speak-singer, Leonard Cohen), Jeff > must listen multiple times to the following rendition of O Canada by none > other than William Shatner … and in its entirety! > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRTwPyIzY4A > > > > Take care > > Jim > > > > Jim Clark > > Professor & Chair of Psychology > > University of Winnipeg > > 204-786-9757 > > Room 4L41A (4th Floor Lockhart) > > www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark > > > > > > *From:* Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* February-15-15 12:08 PM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* [tips] Why do we feel "embarrassed for others"? > > > > Hi all, > > > > The question in the subject line is concerned with situations in which the > other person is not embarrassed at all by behavior that, for observers, is > cringe-inducing. The best example I can think of is this clip of William > Shatner "singing" Rocket Man in 1978 (I've been unable to watch more than > the first 25 seconds): > > > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ivimx2lu2kybiy/William%20Shatner%20Rocket%20Man.mp4?dl=0 > > > > The concept of empathy doesn't seem relevant: we typically feel empathy > for another when they are experiencing a negative response (emotion or > physical pain) that we understand all too well. In this case, the person > we're observing, and feeling embarrassed for, seems oblivious to the social > awkwardness of their behavior. > > > > *Does anyone know of any research on my question?* > > > > Best, > > Jeff > > > > -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=42066 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-42066-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f38d&n=T&l=tips&o=42081 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-42081-13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > --- 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=42084 or send a blank email to leave-42084-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
