Our society loves our youth and our young people supply us with POP Culture. Look at any news site or new broadcast and the categories have changed from National and Local news, Sports and Weather to Entertainment, Video, Music, Fashion, Health, Shopping, Politics, Tech, Business, Media and Opinion. There are features on LGBTQ, Black, Asian and Latino, Conservative, Progressive, Rural, Urban, Immigration, Science, Pollution, Crime and Sex all with analysis, examination, inspection, study, scrutiny, evaluation and interpretation of the POP culture.
POP culture has it’s own speech. There are magazines, television shows and social media to keep everyone aware of the latest style, reads, philosophy, dances moves, food, art, hairstyles and hip terms. POP culture also has it’s own brand of music.
At a certain age, we lose touch with POP culture. Perhaps it is the distraction of paying the bills, getting the roof fixed, taking the dog to the vet, or the kids who have already created another generation of POP culture you don’t understand.
My parent’s POP culture was Frank Sinatra and Fred and Ginger and they also participated. My POP culture started with the ‘beat’ generation of poets and folk singers then shifted to the Beatles and mods and long hair. The Hippie POP culture just was early grunge and the Disco POP culture blended the white/black music.
Today’s POP culture is unknown to me. I don’t know the terminology, the celebrities, the music, and games, dance moves or social media sites. Whatever trends are ‘happening’ I can read about but am not part of.
Whether age or just no interest, when the announcements of the Emmy winners or the Oscar nominees or the birthday list, I don’t know any of the names or faces. I find it disturbing we spend so much time on the frivolous and nonsensical.
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