TV, movies, and especially now the Internet. American mass media has a peerless global reach. The only thing remotely comparable is the Indian film industry, which in bigger in some terms than Hollywood.
And it doesn't hurt that official Iranian policy condemns anything and everything American. Nothing like that forbidden fruit ... >http://tinyurl.com/dyukj > >However, through the article I see that the influence of American >Culture is extremely pervasive, with Iranians youths embracing Heavy >Metal, and US Basketball. They don't sing Calypso, or do the >Riverdance in other words ;-). > >How are they exposed to so much American culture, as opposed to >culture from other parts of the world such as Europe. I mean I know >why we in Trinidad are, we're close to the US. But why is it the same >in the Middle East? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191854 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
