Popular culture, I believe, is derived from what once was. Look at Ariana Grande, for example, she is always doused in 60's glam, but the question is, how much does she actually know about the 60's? I think the problem with popular culture is that there is no meaning to it. No one asks why they are doing something. Why are you taking selfies? Why are you listening to Justin Bieber? Why?
Every day brings in new news about some celebrity doing something stupid or doing something great. But why do we care so much? I think one of the reasons why popular culture is dead is because we give what it craves the most: attention. Pop culture is a spoiled child whose omnipresence is embraced by everyone and it grows every single day because it feeds on our attention. The beauty of not knowing something is forgotten; everyone seems to feel obligated to know the latest news or gossip. The word "mainstream" is too frequently seen and portrayed by the mass media. Maybe this is partially why I am drawn to Indie music; it is something undiscovered, showing the beauty of the unknown.
10.09.14
-Lucy Yeho Hwang-
Every day brings in new news about some celebrity doing something stupid or doing something great. But why do we care so much? I think one of the reasons why popular culture is dead is because we give what it craves the most: attention. Pop culture is a spoiled child whose omnipresence is embraced by everyone and it grows every single day because it feeds on our attention. The beauty of not knowing something is forgotten; everyone seems to feel obligated to know the latest news or gossip. The word "mainstream" is too frequently seen and portrayed by the mass media. Maybe this is partially why I am drawn to Indie music; it is something undiscovered, showing the beauty of the unknown.
10.09.14
-Lucy Yeho Hwang-
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