American popular culture
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| - | [[American]] [[popular culture]] has expressed itself through nearly every medium, including movies, music and sports. [[Mickey Mouse]],[[Britney Spears]], [[Barbie]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Babe Ruth]], [[Baseball]], [[American football]], [[Basketball]], [[screwball comedy]], [[G.I. Joe]], [[jazz]], [[Blues|the blues]], [[Rap & Hip Hop]], ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[Michael Jackson]], [[Superman]], ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'', [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Michael Jordan]], [[Indiana Jones]], ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22]]''—these names, genres, and phrases have joined more tangible American products in spreading across the globe. | + | [[American]] [[popular culture]] has expressed itself through nearly every medium, including movies, music and sports. [[Mickey Mouse]],[[Britney Spears]], [[Barbie]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Babe Ruth]], [[screwball comedy]], [[G.I. Joe]], [[jazz]], [[Blues|the blues]], [[Rap & Hip Hop]], ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[Michael Jackson]], [[Superman]], ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'', [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Michael Jordan]], [[Indiana Jones]], ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22]]''—these names, genres, and phrases have joined more tangible American products in spreading across the globe. |
| It is worth noting that while America tends to be a net exporter of culture, it absorbs many other cultural traditions with relative ease, for example: [[origami]], [[soccer]], [[anime]], and [[yoga]]. | It is worth noting that while America tends to be a net exporter of culture, it absorbs many other cultural traditions with relative ease, for example: [[origami]], [[soccer]], [[anime]], and [[yoga]]. | ||
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American popular culture has expressed itself through nearly every medium, including movies, music and sports. Mickey Mouse,Britney Spears, Barbie, Elvis Presley, Madonna, Babe Ruth, screwball comedy, G.I. Joe, jazz, the blues, Rap & Hip Hop, The Simpsons, Michael Jackson, Superman, Gone with the Wind, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jordan, Indiana Jones, Sesame Street, Catch-22—these names, genres, and phrases have joined more tangible American products in spreading across the globe.
It is worth noting that while America tends to be a net exporter of culture, it absorbs many other cultural traditions with relative ease, for example: origami, soccer, anime, and yoga.
It can be argued that this ability to easily absorb parts of other cultures and other languages is its greatest strength and helps American culture and language spread. Americans in general do not worry about protecting their "indigenous culture" (see below) but instead eagerly create and adopt new things and then change or modify to make them their own.
Exportation of popular culture
The United States is an enormous exporter of entertainment, especially television, movies and music. This readily consumable form of culture is widely and cheaply dispersed for entertainment consumers worldwide.
Many nations now have two cultures: an indigenous one and globalized/American popular culture. That said, what one society considers entertainment is not necessarily reflective of the "true culture" of its people. More popular syndicated programs cost more, so overseas entertainment purchasers often choose older programs that reflect various, and dated, stages of United States cultural development. Pop culture also tends to neglect the more mundane and/or complex elements of human life.
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