In a message dated 9/22/2005 5:07:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't think there is a firm dividing line between "pop culture," and, well, the rest of our culture. Indeed. But especially today, pop culture is disposable. "Real" culture endures. And pop culture is a lot...LOT of the time just plain wrong. Look at the notion of the flapper in her fringed dress, stocking rolled down and doing the Charleston . Yes, there's a basis for it but the REAL range of attitudes and clothes [and dances] from the 1920s is much more interesting and better. Even closer to home is the hippy. I saw a bit of Milos Forman's [dreadful] film of "Hair" recently. The hippies had elements of hippy-dom, but I don't remember seeing any of them dressed quite like that. And the film is all flower power and free love, whereas the real "Hair"....and real hippy movement was very much more: down with the establishment, man...protest...f-you...aggressive. I remember. Pop culture skims the surface. "Real" culture digs deep. And is always more interesting. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
