The Anchoress on the Death of Pop Culture
I’ve been meaning for some time to link to The Anchoress’ The Death of Pop Culture post. In yet another classic Anchoress rant, she observes with her typical flair the Red Audience’s increasing distaste for the Blue Media’s offerings. Here’s just a taste:
People are weary of being lectured to by the media and the culture it promotes. They are tired of being told via sitcoms that their values are silly or via senators that the people they elect are losers. They are tired of reading that the traditions they wish to share within their communities are divisive if they insult an atheist, with no corresponding recognition that an atheist’s tirade is often filled with hate. They are sick of turning on a good cop drama, looking for an hour’s simple entertainment, only to learn that people like themselves, who hold with deeply-held religious beliefs, are really monsters of unenlightened hatred. To get away from that, they flip to C-span, just in time to learn that their traditional family units are insultingly heteronormative.
Treat yourself to the whole thing. I think she’s right that red-staters have a thirst for media and that while they are more than willing to tolerate diverse opinions, they are growing tired of being ignored and insulted. More and more of them are tuning out in droves, and that makes it even more difficult for the rare red media alternatives to get any traction for their products. The Anchoress’ blue pugilist may be going down for the count, but what will rise in its place?
