R.I.P Culture of the U.S.
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its really weird, its intended for people my age but everyone i know fucking hates that show with a passion, we realize how big of douchebags every single person is on that show and that it is basically the spawn of the shitstain of american underwear. the sad thing is just about all of my older relatives love watching the show....they think it makes them "cool and hip" to watch it and fills them in on "youngins these days"...and i have major facepalm to that.xXAsherahXx said:
honestly, if your foreign, please do not judge america from those horrible fucking shows like that..
/facepalm
The US has a ridiculous amount of culture.
That culture is changing. History won't remember some stupid show. No one would judge the Roman Empire on what Flatulus Decimus did on his way to the salt mines everyday.
The US has a ridiculous amount of culture.
That culture is changing. History won't remember some stupid show. No one would judge the Roman Empire on what Flatulus Decimus did on his way to the salt mines everyday.
pop culture(in the US atleast) has gone down the crapper in recent years. Hell i won't watch anything related to MTV, or listen to modern music. Its all garbage. I will gladly stay in my subculture cavern, and watch under-the-radar TV shows, and listen to good music(anything before the abomination known as MTV started leaching the creativity out of mainstream music, and starting spitting out shit called The Hills, Jersey Shore, and shitty 'dating shows')
A guido is a racist term for Italians. Mostly Sicilians and Neapolitans. Today it's been adopted by rich, spoiled children of successful Italian Americans in the same vein as the "n" word has been by blacks.lizards said:
I wouldn't think that it makes a lot of sense for the United States to have a specific culture the way European or Asian nations do because it's such a hereditary smorgasborg. As much as we Canadians hate to admit it, we don't really have a single distinct culture anyway. Unless you're in Quebec, in which case it's an archaic version of French culture. The rest of Canada might be a bastard English, but that's becoming more and more diluted as the mainstream becomes more and more expected to bend over for every foreigner who wants to live in Canada without actually being Canadian.JRShield said:
Unless, of course, by "culture" we are referring to that high nosed arts, literature and theatre type of "culture", then the US had plenty of culture. Literature, theatre, music, film, art, all that. I'm not going to prepare a painstaking list of all examples because I shouldn't have to.
I do not like false prophets, lets hope you are correct.D Bones said:
Jersey Shore... I am another disconnected person it seems. America is full of culture, there is however no one culture. I view this as a good thing. We have a nice mix and that helps us gain new ideas? You can't lose what you don't have, as there is no one culture we cannot lose it.
Two things that can go to hell: 1) Jersey Shore. 2) The Wall Street. I'm not a big fan of the current culture, anyway, and I personally think that it can only get better from here....I hope.
My point (even though I put a bit of a dramatic spin on it to create a sense of slight humour) is that if we think that letting the cast of that damn show ring a bell as supposedly significant (I don't see it myself) as that is a good idea, then what the hell does that say about us Americans?Gindil said:
Of course these things have to do with culture. Our culture, as such, was built around the ideas of freedom, responsibility, and democracy. The things i listed are showing the slow degredation of these beliefs, and thus our culture. I'm also curious as to how you can consider the political climate irrelevant to culture?HonorableChairman said:
as a sociology major Im pretty much obligated to tell you to go look up the definition of "Culture", but I will save you the time. Basically culture exists wherever people do. Our culture isnt "dead" as the thread title suggests, it has simply changed. Thats what happens over time.ScarletRider said:
Now you could say we have lost all sense of our heritage. That makes more sense, but you cant just say "The U.S. has no culture." That makes as much sense as saying oxygen isnt there because you cant see it, but you are still breathing it. "Culture" by definition, isnt set in the boundaries of any one thing, idea, place or people group. Culture is simply human interaction shaping systems of social norms, policies, ideas etc etc.
Now granted I agree with the many who voiced displeasure at the thought of where we are as a country. But I wouldnt be concerned with the "Fist Pumping" crowd. Let them play with their little childish ideas of popularity in their own corner and they are pretty harmless. And if that is how people are basing the level America in... well whatever... then it only stands for 1% of the population.
He means that politics have nothing to do with the latest fashions, top tv shows, music artists etc. At least, that is what I gather, so I could be wrong.spartan231490 said:
I went into this thread assuming that OP had finally realized that "US culture" is a soulless facade, a simple mask for making money. And while I was disappointed by the fact that this wasn't a thread on that topic it's interesting to note that the topic kind of proves the point.
US culture is considered dead when stock exchange traditions aren't held properly? Really, I feel sorry for all you people in the US, more than I do us Canadians even though we're in almost a worse position. The only culture we have left is pop elements monopolized to make money. The only real things of worth in life is a new TV or getting a job promotion so you can work even harder. And it's a shame, because the US really has some incredibly unique past cultures and opportunities for interesting societies, even those guys down south that a lot of people seem to not want to associate with. Now it's all the exact same picture perfect life which isn't really a life at all, more of a detour around life. Working for 9 hours a day in the middle of the big city while spending the rest of your time still slaving away to your boss, worrying about paying your bills, and sitting in front of the TV? Yeah, it's a big fucking loss that the bells of liberty at the godsend stock exchange weren't tolled with the right golden hammer to mark another day of people scurrying over eachother trying to get as much money as they can.
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US culture is considered dead when stock exchange traditions aren't held properly? Really, I feel sorry for all you people in the US, more than I do us Canadians even though we're in almost a worse position. The only culture we have left is pop elements monopolized to make money. The only real things of worth in life is a new TV or getting a job promotion so you can work even harder. And it's a shame, because the US really has some incredibly unique past cultures and opportunities for interesting societies, even those guys down south that a lot of people seem to not want to associate with. Now it's all the exact same picture perfect life which isn't really a life at all, more of a detour around life. Working for 9 hours a day in the middle of the big city while spending the rest of your time still slaving away to your boss, worrying about paying your bills, and sitting in front of the TV? Yeah, it's a big fucking loss that the bells of liberty at the godsend stock exchange weren't tolled with the right golden hammer to mark another day of people scurrying over eachother trying to get as much money as they can.
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