Athena, for example, knows that she hates sitting in Medieval Times, which—even if one can’t quite specifically verbalize what kitsch is, specifically—most people can agree is kitschy as hell.
Here’s a list of things Athena hates that others might agree are kitschy: garden gnomes, pink plastic lawn flamingos, Chinese characters tattooed onto people who don’t speak Chinese, the little “antique” ceramic sylvan/pastoral figurines with big cute eyes, excess usage of exclamation marks in normal text message exchanges, suspenders when the plants are plenty tight, daytime soap operas, laugh-track sitcoms, political speeches and rallies, wedding toasts, birthday parties, Santa hats, Tiki bars, The Olive Garden.
You know: kitsch.
Does she hate each of these things individually, each for their own particular stupidity—they each, in turn, simply irk her—or is there a common thread?
In other words, what do garden gnomes and The Olive Garden have in common?