The thing about American pop-culture

As i wrote my year in review, i had to make mention of tv shows, movies and music... Why?
Because we are an entertainment driven society.
Yes, the entertainment world drives us.
This is why athletes and actors get paid so much money - because entertainment is the most important thing to us.
We skip school to be entertained. We wouldn't want to live if we're bored...

And the entertainment industry shapes people's beliefs & values...
The people most followed on twitter? Justin Beiber, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry...

Mark Driscol wrote this earlier this week too.

And being here in the states, see (and hear) how much the entertainment industry influences us... and we usually don't even notice.

Tv is telling us homosexuality is ok... normal... good.
Tv also tells us that premarital sex is a given - a given! Not an if, a certainty.
Tv tells us sleeping around is good. And it says divorce is accpetable... and often better than marriage.
We just watch it and accept it as normal.


GLEE
- they did a show about religion and prayer and a grilled Jesus(cheeses)... It didn't matter who they prayed too. They just prayed so they could feel good. They sang songs for themselves, not for God.

Outsourced
- this show shows American culture... and what does it say about American culture? It is consumed with sex.



Music?
Its worse. Sure, the songs are catchy, but should we be listening to it?
They can't even sing! Katy Pery? Lady Gaga? Basically, they all use auto-tune...

Teenage dream. Ugh. Giving away your virginity... or just having sex casually...

The stuff we watch, the stuff we listen to... it affects us, it affects our hearts, our values, our belief system. What goes into us, comes out.