Pop Cosmopolitanism Summary

Alrighty heres a quick summary of last weeks readings by the god-like HJ.

• A pop cosmopolitan is a person who embraces cultural difference, they seek to escape their own pop culture and embrace culture from another place far away. Because of the globalisation of media a cosmopolitan instead develops a taste for international culture(Example; people who enjoy japanese style comics or "manga").
• HJ thinks that particularly younger people are drawn towards pop culture from other cultures. I think this is changing just like there is an increase in the age of gamers in Australia there is an increase in the age of people who enjoy foreign media. For example I find that people who are true massive japanese manga or anime fans are closer to their mid twenties and thirties. Children do enjoy a good dose of Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh but they rarely go looking for less Americanised products.
• He gives examples of TV shows that have been edited (or Americanised) to be more suitable to our western culture. I would argue that by doing this a product that was originally Japanese begins to lose that Japanese identity. Anyone who only appreciates these mutated "Japerican" TV shows and not purely Japanese products surely could not constitute as a pop cosmapolitan.
• He believes that the amount of media and influence we can obtain from other cultures is larger than it used to be. I agree. I think its a good thing also.