Comments on: What the fad? http://www.oakmonster.com/2009/07/11/what-the-fad/ News. Views. Random thoughts. Occasional rants. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:25:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1-RC1 hourly 1 By: oakmonster http://www.oakmonster.com/2009/07/11/what-the-fad/comment-page-1/#comment-521745 oakmonster Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:40:57 +0000 http://www.oakmonster.com/?p=2019#comment-521745 Thanks both Linda and Traci for the feedback. Linda, you're right, doing better and being more conscious of the environment is a good thing. I don't have a problem with people doing their parts i.e. using recycled stuff for the wedding. It's that flaunting thing that bugs me. Oooh look at me I'm doing a green wedding. But yeah, I'm silly like that. :) Thanks both Linda and Traci for the feedback.

Linda, you’re right, doing better and being more conscious of the environment is a good thing. I don’t have a problem with people doing their parts i.e. using recycled stuff for the wedding. It’s that flaunting thing that bugs me. Oooh look at me I’m doing a green wedding. But yeah, I’m silly like that. :)

]]> By: Linda http://www.oakmonster.com/2009/07/11/what-the-fad/comment-page-1/#comment-521735 Linda Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:22:33 +0000 http://www.oakmonster.com/?p=2019#comment-521735 I see your point, and going to the courthouse would probably be the greenest option available. But at the same time I can't help but think that although green may be a fad, it's a good fad. Some people feel that they have to have a full on wedding with all the fixin's for emotional reasons, and if they are, they might as well use some compostable plates and serve sustainable food. Environmentalists have actually marketed "green" to become a fad, so mainstream society would adopt greener behaviors and products. I think it's great in a marketing sense, and if someone has a green wedding (even if they're doing it to follow the trend), and encourages others to be just a little bit "greener" in the process, if it means just making a small change like switching to buying post-consumer products, then I think that's a good thing. Sure it's sad that some people are doing it to follow the crowd and not necessarily to save the planet, but at least the fad is a beneficial one. I see your point, and going to the courthouse would probably be the greenest option available. But at the same time I can’t help but think that although green may be a fad, it’s a good fad. Some people feel that they have to have a full on wedding with all the fixin’s for emotional reasons, and if they are, they might as well use some compostable plates and serve sustainable food.

Environmentalists have actually marketed “green” to become a fad, so mainstream society would adopt greener behaviors and products. I think it’s great in a marketing sense, and if someone has a green wedding (even if they’re doing it to follow the trend), and encourages others to be just a little bit “greener” in the process, if it means just making a small change like switching to buying post-consumer products, then I think that’s a good thing.

Sure it’s sad that some people are doing it to follow the crowd and not necessarily to save the planet, but at least the fad is a beneficial one.

]]> By: Traci http://www.oakmonster.com/2009/07/11/what-the-fad/comment-page-1/#comment-520848 Traci Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:02:39 +0000 http://www.oakmonster.com/?p=2019#comment-520848 I take your fad, and raise you Religion. Being Green by purchasing green things is about the equivalent to going to church... often done to be seen doing 'the right thing' and to allow one to claim superiority because of it. I take your fad, and raise you Religion. Being Green by purchasing green things is about the equivalent to going to church… often done to be seen doing ‘the right thing’ and to allow one to claim superiority because of it.

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