User talk:Mr Spunky Toffee/Popular culture in Wikipedia

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Highbrow
Interesting essay. I don't agree that "highbrow" things like opera aren't pop culture. They are music/books/films just like any other (and defining a specific line between highbrow and lowbrow is impossible). Why would you exclude them? The term "Pop culture" seems to imply popularity, but I don't really think it does - any book/music/tv/film would probably be considered pop culture, even if the audience for it is relatively small. --Milo H Minderbinder 17:10, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I completely agree with you that there is no bright line between highbrow and lowbrow culture. It all depends on the social group, as you say. Hannibal Lecter's popular culture is very different from say, the average video game afficionado. I am just suggesting that there is a relatively homogeneous population of self-described "geeks" who like scifi, video games, and anime and flood decent articles with references from their favorite entertainment. Fans of Family Guy are the worst offenders. Mr Spunky Toffee 18:14, 15 November 2006 (UTC)