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Sep 28

The contrasts of two music cultures

Popular Culture This week we are looking at hip-hop and country music videos as an indication of the popular culture that is in place right now. For starters I have never been one to follow pop culture so all of these videos are very new to me. I guess I’ve just been living under a [...]

Nov 22

sub PULP culture FICTION

This week’s discussions of subculture were pretty random and brief so therefore so will my blog post. I did some research and found what I thought is the weirdest subculture out right now- Otherkin! People who reside with the Otherkin culture believe they are essentially non-human. These Otherkin creatures are usually ones that are associated [...]

Nov 15

Truths in Identity and Hip Hop

Identity-one of the most bizarre, yet necessary, human fabrications.  Trying to decipher the readings and develop a quality response for last weeks discussion topics is anything but easy for me.   The fact that you must project an image in this world in order to survive or to attempt to be successful is somewhat daunting.  [...]

Nov 15

Difference

This week we learned about the difference and of course, the most important difference would be the race- this is the first thing that came into my mind when I heard “difference”. When I am thinking of a race, one of biggest factors is the Geographic and Location even though I do take account of [...]

Oct 29

Is it me or…

Does ALL pop music kinda suck? Even if you find yourself tapping your feet to some catchy tunes from Chris Brown or Justin Bieber, at some point these songs make you feel ashamed to be a fan. It is so hard to defend why you like a certain artist lately. I will admit that I [...]

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