What
happened to make serial killers, vampires, werewolves, witches and zombies such
sympathetic figures in American popular culture?
The
corporate right wingers who control American culture and politics made ruthless
evil fashionable. That’s what happened.
Popular
culture is a funhouse mirror that distorts — but actually reflects — the
society which spawns it. Ruthless predatory behavior is admired and rewarded in
American society, so what's wrong with monsters? Nothing. They just want to
rend and tear. Is that so wrong? They only want to eat your brains, just like
American advertising does.
Even
Superman is only acceptable now if he breaks some necks.
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