[melsec]

He has a point about the infusion of American culture into other societies. As an Australian, a country with many shared experiences as well as similar beginings, we have had little problem in either understanding or excepting most aspects of American culture. The problem with American culture though is that it is so powerfull. I'm not whinning here rather I wish to point out that along with the multitude of great things about American culture comes also the things which we don't enjoy such as the pop culture and porn etc. This is what the other countries find repulsive and having had there own culture swept away in one or two generations they find (more than America itself) that their young become obsessed with whatever is presented from such sweethearts such as Eminem, Slipknot, The internet Porn Industry.

For myself I love your baseball, football, pick-ups, your political system, your heart, your bravery, your intelligence, some of your art and music, your Constitiution and your people but you can keep that rap cr*p, porn, and loose attitudes to sex, drugs, relationships and responsibilies that seems to permeate your current pop cuture. Hey I know it ain't all your fault but your previous Vice- President did invent the internet!!

:) Keep Smilin,

Mel

[CatoRenasci]

But, no one makes you accept the popular culture or the porn. All you have to do is ignore it. Or change the channel. I don't like it either, but I like the fact that we're free to have it.

[quidnunc]

Melsec wrote: He has a point about the infusion of American culture into other societies. As an Australian, a country with many shared experiences as well as similar beginings, we have had little problem in either understanding or excepting most aspects of American culture. The problem with American culture though is that it is so powerfull. I'm not whinning here rather I wish to point out that along with the multitude of great things about American culture comes also the things which we don't enjoy such as the pop culture and porn etc. This is what the other countries find repulsive and having had there own culture swept away in one or two generations they find (more than America itself) that their young become obsessed with whatever is presented from such sweethearts such as Eminem, Slipknot, The internet Porn Industry.

Allow me to point out that we don't force our culture aon anyone.

If you don't like our music don't listen to it.

If you don't like our fast food dont buy Mac donalds' hamburgers.

If you don't like our TV, watch something else instead.

As for porn, that's not unique to the US and as a matter of fact non-American TV is much more likely to show full-frontal nudity and explicit sex than ours.

We don't force anything on anybody at bayonet point so don't blame us.

[stop_fascism]

I pretty much ignore American popular culture, why can't the rest of the world do the same?

[kezekiel]

As an Australian, a country with many shared experiences as well as similar beginings, we have had little problem in either understanding or excepting most aspects of American culture.

Rock on, Ozzies. Love you guys.

[MattAMiller]

I've been wondering recently whether the entertainment products put out by American companies can really be considered American culture when they are so often so much more popular overseas. Could it be they're just products produced by Americans with American money that happen to sell for some reason? Or am I missing the forest for the trees?

[happygrl]

Ditto.

Solution ?

Bomb Hollywood.