Before taking
this honors class, the term popular culture was rarely brought up in my life,
nonetheless me having to try explaining what popular culture is. With popular
culture constantly changing, it is hard to keep track of what is popular. Susan
Smulyan commented on how most people are born into a life where their outlook
on popular culture forms from what the mass-mediated entertainment is. What
Smulyan is saying is that people are born into a popular culture which they
gain a part of forever.
After taking this class, thinking of
popular culture is hard to stop. Everyday, I wake up in the morning and put a
cell phone in my hand, turn on the television, and put on designer clothing.
Before this class, I would have said popular culture is what possessions
everyone wants to have; but now, I see popular culture is what shows a majority
of unity between the people in our nation, majority being the key word because
there are some that do not like certain popularities.
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