Belief in the People

One of the differences between the Frankfurt and Birmingham school was the belief of the people attending the Birmingham schools that people have the power to resist the messages from pop culture when need be.This was an intriguing fact and point of view especially given they created the studies of pop culture. It made me think of a recent viral interview of a famous comedian named Katt Williams. The interview went viral because the comedian gave inside information about situations that have happened in Hollywood. The comedian claimed he only spoke truth and all of what he was saying was the truth. He exposed some secrets if what he was saying was true, and it has the public going crazy.The clip I am attaching is only a short look into the interview with him mentioning artist P Diddy and comedian Dave Chappell, confirming rumors about P Diddy. Pop culture influence is very much evident currently with social media and technology use increasing. Hollywood is at the core of pop culture and the conspiracy theories circulating Hollywood are many. However, there are people like Katt Williams who sometimes prove these theories true. Even with the huge influence of pop culture on today’s world, people still have the power to resist the messages from it. It sometimes takes one person to unveil what is true to awaken the public, but the public will always respond. I believe people will always have the benefit of the doubt no matter how strong a message can be. Although people can be persuaded by the media, there will always be people who look past what they are telling us.