For the sake of this post, I am going to treat "pop culture" as an animal.
Pop culture appears to be a very confused, impressively conflicted, and deeply depressing beast. Realistically, some Beta Blockers would really help it out.
More and more pressure is placed on this organism to act as a platform for consumerism, a catalyst for possible future mainstream trends. This is the biggest problem pop culture has to deal with. It is now, more than ever before, influenced by the accessibility we have to different culture, different views, different ways of life etc. We are all hooked up to the internet, which has made the world a smaller place filled with loud, incredibly polarized voices. So what does it do? It makes some incredibly crazy statements that sometimes go way wide of the mark in order to appeal to every single one of us.
Over the last few weeks in the gymnasium, while seeking out the "body beautiful" image I'm told I need to achieve (as opposed to the "be happy in your skin" image I should also be proud of), I have been aware of the "interesting" dance music channel that drums "waiting for the drop" tracks deep into my knees for the hour or so I'm in there. A first thank you to pop culture for making dance music hip, and incredibly un-experimental. But the worst thing about it all is...
- Every song sounds the same, with some wild variations in poorly created videos lacking any care and appreciation for their art!
- Each video seems more and more driven to trying to sell me something by loading the screen with hundreds of laughing-gas-loaded, scantily clad human beings having the time of their lives in things, while drinking things, then, after towelling each other off, driving things
- I am sure that there must be some message in there teaching me the importance of acceptance of stuff or something
Look, she's having the time of her life, don't be so subjective (or something).
Relevant (or something).
Cultural (or something). Globally hated though apparently.
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