Townley
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i wish i could remember the author of that essay about camp vs. irony...
Susan Sontag?
I think cheesiness has something to do with the expressed sentiment not seeming 'realistic' - so it might seem fake because it's expressed in a sketchy or cliched way that doesn't ring true, or because it's unrelenting in a way that outlasts your ability to empathise - in fact ,*unwillingness* to empathise could also explain your considering something cheesy, which perhaps explains why the cultural output of ethnic minorities, gay men, and (to a lesser extent) women is most often considered cheesy...
I'm going to listen to Babs Streisand 'Guilty' really loud now.