In Tarzan (1999) Kerchak is beating his chest with the palms of his hands just like real gorillas rather than clenched fists commonly depicted whit gorillas in both popular culture and public imagination. v.redd.it/99vdmyqki5981
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The thing that's really struck me since Miura passed is how deeply Berserk has penetrated into popular culture. In so many ways it really is the Dune of the 21st Century.
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Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. An influential figure in science fiction and popular culture, Weaver has received several accolades im her career. Comments are welcome. reddit.com/gallery/s36wm7
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Fragrance in popular culture

It struck me that fragrance is rarely referred to in popular culture. On TV shows you never see glamorous people spraying themselves with scent, even when they’re dressed up to the nines.

Joni Mitchell’s β€˜Carey’, a beautiful song, makes a lovely reference to fragrance to convey that she’s missing her home comforts and luxuries:

The wind is in from Africa Last night I couldn't sleep Oh, you know it sure is hard to leave here Carey But it's really not my home My fingernails are filthy, I got beach tar on my feet And I miss my clean white linen and my fancy French cologne

Also Lily Iglehart in Sex Education had a bottle of Alien on her dressing table, which was such a great visual gag.

Any other fragrance references in films, TV, songs? What are your favourites?

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TIL that the "Cool S" symbol, popular in schools, has unclear origins going at least back to 1970s graffiti culture. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coo…
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In which regions of the US is the rodeo culture most popular?
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Why 5'' penis is seen as "tiny" in popular culture?

If the supposedly average penis is about 5'' in length and 4.5'' in girth, why do most women (based on anecdotal evidence of course) see it as "little" or even "tiny". The real "average" in popular culture seems to be 7'' by 6'' or so. All my partners told me that I was the smallest they've had (5.1'' by 3.9'').

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Out of the 3, which one is the least popular in game culture?
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Not much but been gifting these fully built rx7’s to new players in hopes for the drift culture become a little more popular
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Since his return from his self imposed exile years ago, I have found Dave Chappelle’s metamorphosis from β€œjust” one of the greatest comedians working today (as if that’s a small thing), to, quite possibly, one of the preeminent philosophers of popular culture in the 20th century

worthy of serious scholarly examination. But I’ll admit that, initially, I didn’t really β€œget” what he was trying to say in reference to a certain community that he seems to be at odds with.

Until today.

Because now, every major mainstream media outlet is now trying to literally rewrite what what the definition of a man or a woman is, and it appears that a significant portion of society is ready to go right along with it.

He’s not just a comedian, a philosopher, or a thinker.

Now it appears that he is a prophet as well.

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[Serious] Current Teenagers of Reddit, What is a cultural component that you've seen in previous generations' teenage lives (the 80s, 90s, 2000s etc), either in popular media or from someone you know, that you wish was part of your own generation's culture?
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mitski in popular culture?

hey does anyone else secure kinda sad when they see mitski and her music being reduced to feral gay forest cottagecore music? like obv a good majority of us are β €gay and it’s ok to associate some of her stuff with naturey things but it makes me sad that she explores all these deep themes but the general population is like ~mitski is my uwu cottagecore comfort queen~ (no hate to anyone tho!!)

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Iconoclasm in Popular Culture: An Urdu language flim, Hakumat (2001) from Pakistan, depicting a statue of the Hindu god Shiva toppling over when challenged by the "power of Allah". This is a metaphorical reference to the destruction of "idols" by pious Muslims. v.redd.it/nm6j5k4byya81
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Science representation in popular culture
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Ukraine references/ easter-eggs in film, TV and popular culture

Hi all - I've been collecting all mentions of Ukraine in the arts and culture, modern life etc. In all areas where the mention or reference is somewhat unexpected.

Please add yours!

My current list from a year ago:

  • Ukrainian ironbelly dragon in Harry potter
  • Ukraine is game to you? Seinfeld
  • Ukrainian haunting spell Corpse Bride
  • Ross asks Joey if they want to see a powerful Ukrainian film in The One With Rachel's Date
  • How I Met Your Mother Cupcake episode When the guys are at the tailor and the tailor speaks a foreign language, Marshall says he's speaking Ukrainian. (Actually Russian)
  • Your submissions:
  • Carol Of Bells is originally a Ukrainian song. It was used to promote Ukraine and its culture during previous attempts to create an independent state. https://youtu.be/gBDFMD5kLvc /u/bewhite81
  • Christopher Nolan's new film Tenet (wiki link might have spoilers) is largely based in Kyiv /u/neffko
  • Canadian TV series Orphan Black has one main hero who is from Ukraine. /u/iukpun
  • House M.D has a portrait of Taras Shevchenko on his wall. /u/iukpun
  • House M.D subplot with a Ukrainian girl. Curiously, she was played by a polish actress, but does speak actual Ukrainian in the series. /u/kpobococ
  • Oleg, the cook in the show Two Broke Girls was Ukrainian. Sometimes spoke some Russian and some Ukrainian (the actor was obviously American though) /u/medvezhonok96
  • Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver is filmed in Kyiv /u/YuraKuzin
  • Comedy TV series "30 Rock" has a scene where two main characters are discussing where they can sell faulty grills that burn people and suggest Ukraine at first but reconsider because one of them secretly owns real estate near Cherkasy. [/u/Morfolk](https://www.r
... keep reading on reddit ➑

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Asexual representation in media and popular culture

The asexual community lacks representation in popular media. I think this sentence already says it all, but I still want to elaborate a little bit more on that, because this topic really upsets me. When I was 18 and in my first relationship, I had such a wrong view on intimacy. Even though I would consider myself pretty aware that movies and TV- shows do not present reality, it is shocking how much they shape our society. It would helped me so much to see some realistic asexual characters or at least on the asexual spectrum. I know there are some asexual characters, but a lot of them just got labeled from the director/producer/writer at a later point, but that doesn't really count for me. It is also possible that the representation is out there and I just haven’t seen it yet, so if you have some good recommendation, I would be happy if you let me know so I can check them out.

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Had a dream that there was a new Doctor Who companion and everyone, including people who had no interest in Doctor Who, were simping over her. It became a huge part of internet and popular culture.
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Are abandoned houses (akiya) squatted sometimes in Japan? How popular is akiya in Japanese culture?

I learned that due to demographic drift and decline there is a lot of abandoned houses in Japan. Where are those houses predominantly located (in what regions of Japan)? Are there any wholly abandoned settlements and if yes, are they remote or can be close to the populated areas?

Do Japanese people sometimes use these houses illegally simply for squatting (hermits or runaway youth communes) or maybe as a compounds for criminal activity? Were there any notorious incidents related to akiya?

Are there any (crime, mistery or horror probably) popular Japanese books or films using akiya as premises?

In my country (Russia) thousands of villages became extinct as well. Not anywhere very close to me though, I didn't manage to visit any and get a feel yet.

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Why is the Byzantine Empire not popular in popular culture?

Hello guys. Thank you for responding to my movie ideas post that I made a couple days ago. Many great ideas. Now, I am back with another post about why the Byzantine Empire is not popular in popular culture. If you have any other reasons, it would be much appreciated.

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An Indian Guy's Personal Opinions on The Representation of Indian Culture in Popular Media

So, I'd like to open this up by saying that I don't read a great many books. Like a lot of people, I kind of get the majority of my entertainment out of comic books, manga, anime, video games, and tv shows, so if there are some works that do a good job of representing my people and my culture, well, feel free to list them and I'll consider checking them out once I finish reading Joe Abercrombie's First Law series. This is mainly just supposed to be my personal perspectives and opinions based on the content I've been exposed to over the course of my entire life and it isn't meant in any way to generalize, undermine, or insult popular culture as a whole.

With that being said, as an Indian-American, I've always felt like my culture has been something that few people in the West seemed to really understand beyond the surface level and have often found that the majority of media just seems to be incredibly lazy in their depictions of us and cultures based on us. A lot of it tends to just be heavily sensationalized or simplified depictions of our ancient civilizations and of Hinduism as a whole which fails to understand the complexities and nuances which form our collective identity. While on a national scale we're collectively addressed as one people, we're a large hotpot of numerous cultures who'd needed centuries to unify on any sort of large scale. Our history is intricate and full of all sorts of interesting events and ideas which are at times directly reflected in the mythology of the numerous religions and sub-sects of those religions that had formed across the vast subcontinent we call home. Yet despite that and despite the incredible insight you could easily gain from even a surface-level understanding of the Mahabharata (basically the Hindu Iliad, to put in the simplest terms that I can really think of, which you should definitely consider reading at some point because its metal as fuck) and other well-known epics, it just seems like a lot of writers only seem to see us as, well, a bunch of jungle people with curved swords, elephants, and a caste system. It feels insulting and at times borderline racist, it's almost like the Orientalism perpetuated by many English writers during the 19th and 20th century never truly died and that some traces of it still exist today.

Really, I don't want to come off as some whiney, ungrateful ass. I'm glad that some people are willing to even give us the light of day at all. It could genuinely be a lot worse, but that

... keep reading on reddit ➑

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Which game is the most popular in meme culture?

I had this weird thought about how there's literally a billion memes from this series. At first I though 5 had the most but the more I thought about it I came to realize just how much each game has.

Which one have you seen the most of?

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References to "the Seven Seas" are found throughout history, but the exact list varies by time and culture. Here are three of the most popular lists
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Is vodka as big a part of Russian culture as portrayed in popular media and why?
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If you’re interested in learning about the philosophical arguments that TENET (and by proxy Christopher Nolan) makes...you can read the only published academic article on the film: β€œTenet as Philosophy: Fatalism Isn’t an Excuse to Do Nothing” in The Palgrave Handbook of Popular Culture as Philosophy link.springer.com/referen…
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You can now read the first published academic article on The Mandalorian TV show entitled: The Mandalorian as Philosophy: β€œThis Is the Way” in The Palgrave Handbook of Popular Culture as Philosophy link.springer.com/referen…
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"His impact on rap, and popular culture in general, is undeniable. If he wanted to play the industry game, he’d have every accolade there is. But he doesn’t care to..." Chief Keef Is an Icon in an Industry He Doesn’t Care For complex.com/music/2020/08…
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Why are Black people so common in UK media and popular culture, but Asian's despite being a much larger demographic are so often AWOL?

As the question stands, Black British people make up just 2-3% of the population, yet make up 23% of roles in UK media from what I've read, yet British Asians make up around 6-8% of the population, yet seem so often completely missing in action from media representation, around 3% from Ofcom's report.

What has caused this disparity? By watching UK media you would think British Demographics were far closer to US ones, than what is actually reality.

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Iconoclasm in Popular Culture: An Urdu language flim, Hakumat (2001) from Pakistan, depicting a statue of the Hindu god Shiva toppling over when challenged by the "power of Allah". This is a metaphorical reference to the destruction of "idols" by pious Muslims. v.redd.it/nm6j5k4byya81
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The Cool S, also known as the Stussy S, Super S, Superman S, Universal S, Pointy S, Middle School S, Graffiti S, is a graffiti sign in popular culture that is typically doodled on children's notebooks. Might have originated from Geometry textbooks in the 1970s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coo…
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Here's a hypothetical dromaeosaur based off of averaging four of the most popular ones (Velociraptor, Utahraptor, Deinonychus, and Dromaeosaurus). I also made it domesticated because why not. It'd be about the size of a Labrador, maybe a few inches taller. Criticism accepted!
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Psychedelic Perceptions in 2021: Popular Culture & Controversy - Psilocybin Alpha psilocybinalpha.com/news/…
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Where does the modern image (in popular culture) of a crown come from?

Whenever one imagines a typical crown of a monarch or simply googles a crown, usually it will be a round crown with pointy spikes. Example:
https://ibb.co/FYc11wv

Where does this image come from and is there any particular prototype for such design? The closest design I can find is the Bohemian crown or the Imperial crown of Austria but they still seem slightly different as they are "filled" inside with a middle part. Thank you!

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[1998] Still In Bed With Medinner - Stand-up comic Bob Mills specialised in a cynical view of life and its everyday objects, and in pastiches of popular culture icons. S04E17: We meet the rudest motorist ever, who can't contain his rage when he gets a speeding ticket. youtube.com/watch?v=0BHJs…
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Found an INCOMPLETE "in popular culture" section on Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/O…
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A common trope in popular culture is a "primitive" society upon contact with a "modern" society believing that taking one's photograph would steal their soul. Is there any truth to this? Has this been a belief that any indigenous cultures have had?
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Let’s play a game, guess the popular pop culture characters based on these toona fish styles ( hint: none of them are in Fortnite )
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This a fortune cat, he is waving to bring us fortune. Popular symbol in Chinese and Japanese culture. We have this in sales and restaurants. Bought the coin cause cats bring us fortune! Huat brothers!!!
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Iconoclasm in Popular Culture: An Urdu language flim, Hakumat (2001) from Pakistan, depicting a statue of the Hindu god Shiva toppling over when challenged by the "power of Allah". This is a metaphorical reference to the destruction of "idols" by pious Muslims. v.redd.it/nm6j5k4byya81
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Why is the Korean War often neglected in Western popular culture?

This question is inspired by this news article: America's war in Afghanistan is over, but the country's true longest war with North Korea continues

The article mentions that "The most popular film in the world right now β€” breaking all box office records, bigger even than the latest James Bond β€” celebrates China's victory over the American army in Korea 70 years ago." - referring to the film The Battle at Lake Changjin.

In Australia, the Korean War is neglected in school textbooks. When I was in high school we had exactly one day where it was covered in history class. The Korean War also seems to be neglected in popular culture (at least compared to the Vietnam War and the War on Terror). Why is it so neglected?:

  • It is a frozen conflict which could restart even today (so it's important to teach the context of this).
  • Our side didn't start it (Kim il-Sung's invasion of the south started it).
  • While our side backed a murderous totalitarian dictator (Syngman Rhee), we also teach a lot about Vietnam despite our side backing the murderous totalitarian dictator there (NgΓ΄ Đình Diệm).
  • The Korean War hasn't ended in an embarrassing defeat of our side unlike the Vietnam War.
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What Came First In Popular Culture? I understand they are essentially the same thing but what did folks hear most in current main stream culture around you reddit.com/gallery/qnshxr
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Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. An influential figure in science fiction and popular culture, Weaver has received several accolades im her career. Comments are welcome. reddit.com/gallery/s36wm7
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Most popular sport in MENA culture
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