When I started using the word Quirky in 2009 as part of a show title Quirky View, and the goal to tell positive upbeat stories, it took awhile for others to warm up to the word. It got a reaction as I pitched it. Some thought it negative until I explained the playful aspect I envisioned. For some, it had almost a weird vibe to it, and not a positive one. Some embraced it immediately of course and agreed to be interviewed over the years.
When I googled the word quirky 7 years ago, only the inventor organization quirky came up. Now I see pages and pages of use of the word, even my blog, website, youtube channel and show titles Quirky View come up, yet used by others. More quirky the merrier I suppose. That attitude is quirky all in its own right, right?
So quirky, or at least thinking one is and using the word, is becoming mainstream. Does that mean it loses its power? Can being quirky be mainstream if it means "something different"?
