ignore-ance
Friday, September 28th, 2007Hmmmm, they have a name for it? Does this place sound familiar?
"In fiction fandom, the name Sunnydale Syndrome has been coined to describe the common tendency of mundane characters in horror drama to fail to notice, or to reject as unreal or impossible, the unusual activities taking place under their noses, even when blindingly obvious.
The town of Sunnydale is designed to parody this phenomenon, as its general population is largely oblivious to the ongoing conflict between the forces of good and evil. In the case of Sunnydale, the people are not completely unaware; often it is hinted that citizens realize vaguely that their town is unusual, but most merely do not try to find out why, and when presented with a cause tend to ignore it."
– wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnydale_Syndrome#Sunnydale_Syndrome