Popular culture, or pop culture, is defined as something transmitted via mass media and ain't particularly at younger people. In our society we rely heavily upon media and pop culture to tell us what to my what to wear, and who to be up SAST with. Popular culture has a undeniably strong influence on our societal taboos. Things that are not widely excepted, become normalized when they are presented to us by the means of pop culture. One of the biggest examples of this is homosexuality and sexuality in general. Your recent example of this is a song written by Hayley Kiyoko entitled, Girls Like Girls.
In Hayley Kiyoko's indie pop song, she boldly writes, "Girls like girls, like boys do, nothing new". She sets the preface for the entire song with this sentence. By saying this, she is telling the audience that it is completely normal for girls to like girls, as boys do, and that this has always been so. Throughout the song she continually expresses the normalcy of the attraction between two females. Kiyoko handles the taboo topic of homosexuality extremely well by treating it as a normal experience. …show more content…
Kiyoko writes, "We'll be everything that we'd ever need. Don't tell me, tell me what I feel. I'm real and I don't feel like boys". By singing this, she is saying that no one can tell her how she should feel, or who she should have feelings for. Kiyoko is presenting the taboo of homosexuality as nothing out of the ordinary. Kiyoko acknowledges that some may think she shouldn't have these feelings, but is unapologetic about her
In Hayley Kiyoko's indie pop song, she boldly writes, "Girls like girls, like boys do, nothing new". She sets the preface for the entire song with this sentence. By saying this, she is telling the audience that it is completely normal for girls to like girls, as boys do, and that this has always been so. Throughout the song she continually expresses the normalcy of the attraction between two females. Kiyoko handles the taboo topic of homosexuality extremely well by treating it as a normal experience. …show more content…
Kiyoko writes, "We'll be everything that we'd ever need. Don't tell me, tell me what I feel. I'm real and I don't feel like boys". By singing this, she is saying that no one can tell her how she should feel, or who she should have feelings for. Kiyoko is presenting the taboo of homosexuality as nothing out of the ordinary. Kiyoko acknowledges that some may think she shouldn't have these feelings, but is unapologetic about her