What is Pop Culture?

I believe that popular culture has shaped different aspects of every ones life. Even though everyone is different in their own unique way, we still tend to share many similarities in the things we do, to the things we wear, down to our speech. I try not to "jump on the wagon" as they call it and do what everyone else does, but I still fall prey to certain things at times. Popular Culture has somewhat guided my sense of clothing and the types of music that I listen to. At times I may see clothing on television that appeal to me, then go out to the stores to buy something as close to what I had seen. Sounds silly but true. Sometimes even the hairstyles I wear are imitated from some of my favorite female artists, actresses, and models.


Television I believe is a major source of spreading Popular Culture. Whether it was seen on the news or a TV reality show, trends are spread the fastest by this way through mass media. Mass media is usually the sole distributor of what people think is good or bad in the world. The celebrities and even infamous people have guided our minds into how we should or should not live, dress, and what to listen to, by their actions and clothing styles that they wear. In return guides us on how to choose the friends that we have, because most people that are friends have a lot if not all things in common with each other. I'm generally kind to everyone I meet, but most of my best friends and closest family members all share the same view on the things that I value and think are good or bad. We are most attracted to people that share the same view on certain things as we do, I think thats how most people usually choose their friends.


I believe Popular Culture has defined this generation dramatically. So many fads have come and gone throughout the years that have declined or escalated music sells, clothing styles, and what not. Teenagers are effected the most i believe by pop culture, they want to be like the singers and rappers of the world, because they think they have the best lives. So they try their best to imitate they stlyes and images, in order to look cool to others. For some kids its an escape from their reality which can be good, but in some cases kids take it too far and end up becoming bad. Everyone should just be themselves because in the end thats all you really have is yourself.