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The main problem in discussing American popular culture is also one of its
main characteristics : it won’t stay American. No matter what it is, whether it
is films, food and fashion, music, casual sports or slang, it’s soon at home
elsewhere in the world. There are several theories why American popular culture
has had this appeal. One theory is that it has been "advertised"
and marketed through American films, popular music, and more recently,
television. (46) . They are, after all, in competition with
those produced by other countries. Another theory, probably a
more common one, is that American popular culture is internationally associated
with something called "the spirit of America". (47) The
final theory is less complex: American popular culture is popular because a lot
of people in the world like it. Regardless of why it spreads,
American popular culture is usually quite rapidly adopted and then adapted in
many other countries. (48) "Happy Birthday to You. " for
instance, is such an everyday song that its source, its American copyright, so
to speak, is not remembered. Black leather jackets worn by many heroes in
American movies could be found, a generation later, on all those young men who
wanted to make this manly-look their own. Two areas where this
continuing process is most clearly seen are clothing and music. Some people can
still remember a time when T-shirts, jogging clothes, tennis shoes, denim
jackets, and blue jeans were not common daily wear everywhere. Only twenty years
ago, it was possible to spot an American in Paris by his or her clothes. No
longer so: those bright colors, checkered jackets and trousers, hats and socks
which were once made fun of in cartoons are back again in Paris as the latest
fashion. (49) The situation with American
popular music is more complex because in the beginning, when it was still
clearly American, it was often strongly resisted. Jazz was once thought to be a
great danger to youth and their morals, and was actually outlawed in several
countries. Today, while still showing its rather American roots, it has become
so well established. Rock ’n’ roll and all its variations, country & western
music, all have more or less similar histories. They were first resisted, often
in American as well, as being "low-class", and then as "a danger to our nation’s
youth". (50) And then the music became accepted and was
extended and developed, and exported back to the U. S..
A.As a result, its American origins and roots are often quickly forgotten. B.But this theory fails to explain why American films, music, and television programs are so popular in themselves. C.American in origin, informal clothing has become the world’s first truly universal style. D.The BBC, for example, banned rock and roll until 1962. E. American food has become popular around the world too. F. This spirit is variously described as being young and free, optimistic and confident, informal and disrespectful.