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American Pop culture has spread like wildfire. Music, television/ film, and social media are three big ways the U.S. has shown their impact. The trends in America will continue to grow and change, but one thing that will stay the same is the world being influenced.
"Some authors viewed American pictures as
a threat to national identity. Others embraced their influence and discovered ways to
incorporate themes or narrative devices featured in them into their poems, short stories, or novels,"
(Angel, Miquel).
The amount of Netflix users outside of the U.S were found to exceed the amount of users who are actually in the U.S. As for Snapchat, the app is used on the daily and Belgium was
ranked as the number one user in 2014.
Social media has reached across the world to help unify, entertain, and get things done quicker. In fact by pushing the button below, you can quickly share this article with your Facebook Friends! America’s social media impact has benefited the world.
Social media has become part of our everyday lives. Activities such as business, shopping, and ordering is right at our fingertips. It has helped millions come in unity and get things done in a more quick and convenient way.
A majority of social media was developed in the U.S. Apps like Netflix, Snapchat, and Twitter have become popular not only with the youth but for older generations too; as proven by our daily tweeter, President Donald Trump.
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The world of entertainment is important in every country. America is a role model in the cinematic industry. However, it wasn’t always this way, especially in Mexico.
During the first 3 decades of the twentieth century, Mexico mostly gained artistic inspiration from Europe and Native Americans. When American films started to gain popularity, the Mexican society developed strong opinions on them. While many became inspired to use American techniques in their films, popular Mexican writers like Ramón Lopez Velarde disagreed, believing it would negatively affect Mexican culture.
Television/Film
Social Media
Even though Americans value these apps, the world is showing just as much use for them as us.
Not only was Mexican culture threatened by the American impact, Mexicans were also badly stereotyped in Western American films. Often times, they were represented as the antagonist, the evil bandit.
“Mexicans were
viewed by
American cinema
simply as enemies,"
stated García Riera, actress in the 1910's. In return, American characters were portrayed as evil in Mexican films.
The American Pop cultural influence in television and film was not pretty for Mexico, but an influence is an influence, whether it's good or bad.
