Pop Culture

Defined by the dictionary, popular culture, or so-called "pop culture" is a group or pattern of characteristics that are generally liked by most people, or maybe even trending between masses of people mostly because masses of people are looking at them. It is accepted by the general population.

Popular culture is... well, popular.  In my own words, popular culture is much like a craze or a trend. It's not something that lasts that long. It sort of starts out strong, and fades away after a while, and when not as many people are into it.

I chose the famous "Tebow Mania." This is a picture of some high school guys that were tebowing in the middle of school... not even in Colorado! I would say that this is okay if it were just in Colorado, since, he is the starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos, but to have this going nationwide...is craze. The fact is this, he's not even that good, but why is everyone drooling over him? Because everyone else is! He's popular. There are traits in Tim Tebow that the general public absolutely approves of and love.

Planking is something that I honestly don't even understand...but people that I know, and people all over the place are taking pictures of themselves "planking." It's another thing that's kind of on the edge of being dumb, but huge numbers of people are doing it. It's something that the younger population of America is getting into, and it's something that they all approve of. That's why it's popular. They all think it's fun to see who can get the best planking position.