Pop Politics Mar 02, 2016 marketing media & entertainment social consciousness celebrities politics ... Politics are becoming increasingly entrenched in pop culture. Politics and pop culture have long been intertwined—think Elvis visiting Richard Nixon in the Oval Office, actors like Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger being elected into office, or MTV’s longstanding Rock the Vote initiative—but the relationship between them has never been as tightly bound as it is today. Each is mired in the other, a circumstance that owes as much to the way that young people today follow news ...
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POPulism Jun 05, 2014 media & entertainment news politics TV video ... Young audiences are increasingly eager to learn about and enhance their awareness of politics through the lens of comedy.Politics has long been considered fair game and easy fodder for comedic treatment in popular culture. Satirical political commentary, in particular, has been an ingrained part of Millennials’ cultural upbringing and news consumption since their preteen years. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has been on the air for a venerable 15 years, and The Colbert Report began a full ...
Live, Not Buy: Gen Z Activism Mar 22, 2020 ... they’re supporting causes online or via social media and not donating money or calling their officials. The term slacktivism is derisive and implies laziness, as sharing about political and social causes online has the appearance of lacking effort. However, this is not how young people see it. They’re focusing on what they can do, getting the message out, and influencing others through their personal actions. While some brands choose to be at the leading edge of politics and social causes, others ...
No Joy in Division Mar 21, 2020 ... adults are numb to political and social content, which has become commonplace on social media. A focus group participant noted that her friends believe that politics don't affect them. To them, going out of their way to unfollow or unfriend is just not worth the effort. Therefore, they are left with a sentiment of polarization paralysis—having to encounter this type of uncomfortable and even contentious content, but, nonetheless, scrolling onward."I talked to some friends and they're like, 'Oh ...
Would You(th) Care For A Cause? Mar 20, 2020 ... politics today. They know both sides are firmly entrenched in their beliefs, and that trying to change the views of the other side is futile at best. It follows that they still want to purchase the products and services they desire, regardless of a brand’s political affiliation, because to them, abstaining from a purchase due to a brand’s political stance is less likely to make an impact politically. On the other hand, Ys as a generation are more idealistic, and more apt to believe in brands being ...
The Hive Mind Dec 16, 2019 ... resulted in the formation of differing echo chambers, or hives. And these hives, which garner public attention and rally opinions, have become unignorable and drive culture at large—from entertainment to politics to pop culture. This collective of decentralized hive minds (because there are MANY that proliferate on the internet) encompasses many ideologies, opinions, and grassroots Internet movements, and can be a volatile, unpredictable, and sometimes unreasonable force that characterizes the ...