How Popular Culture Is Changing Us

In class we discussed how popular culture is changing they way people act by seeing everything in the media. I do not think it's making people any one certain way, but I do think people are just changing in general. I especially think people are getting meaner. If someone doesn't look or act socially acceptable like seen on TV and in magazines, they get picked on and teased for it. Personally, I think they should look and act as they choose. It's their lives and they should be free to do what they'd like. Some people get messed with so bad about the way that they are it leads them to take their own lives, such as the Tyler Clementi case. I do not this this is healthy for the culture at all. If things are like this now, how will they be ten years from now? Everyone is going to keep pushing toward everyone looking and being like the ideal person. Magazines and television shows are going to keep finding the 'hottest' people they can to star in their shows. Not only does that make society unhealthy, it makes people unhealthy too. Some people take things to extremes just to look like those 'hot' people. I believe all these things are effecting society equally. Some things are noticed more then others, but some things people do are also sometimes kept secret. Nobody never knew making fun of Tyler would lead him to do what he did, but it's our society's fault as a whole. If there were gay people in the media would he not have been made fun of? I don't think he would've. If anyone is like, or trying to be like someone in the media their considered 'cool.' It's time for popular culture so accept everything to make our society healthier as a whole.