Want to understand why Trump won the election? Look at pop culture.
Want to understand why Trump won the election? Look at pop culture.
How entertainment, from Morgan Wallen to Twisters, predicted the MAGA pivot.
Summary
In 2024, pop culture reflected a conservative resurgence, marked by increased popularity of hyper-masculine “bro” figures, country music, and traditional femininity.
Stars like Sydney Sweeney were embraced as symbols of a backlash against “woke culture” and the Me Too movement.
Country artists like Morgan Wallen and Zach Bryan dominated charts, while conservative films, such as Reagan and Am I Racist?, saw box office success.
Analysts suggest this cultural shift is both a response to progressive movements and a strategic attempt by conservative media to shape public sentiment.
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I honestly can't fathom people identifying with what one would describe as "backlash against the metoo movement"
"Can't stand hearing all those women say they were raped or sexually harassed. I just won't tolerate it."
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“You’re not allowed to say anything these days! Next they’ll come for me!”
Bro if what they’re saying about rapists and harassers means they’ll come for you then you are a bad person and they should come for you. But probably also you’re just victim complexing and nobody is going to accuse of anything other than being an annoying ass
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There was major backlash to black people saying that their lives matter.
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It's easier to blame the movement than taking a look at themselves.
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"hearing about all that stuff makes me uncomfortable, and I personally didn't do anything wrong"
This is literally the argument.
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I guess in a society that is increasingly lonely especially for young people, it's easy to get dragged into the redneck incel rhetoric. I don't really know where this activity is taking place but it seems to be everywhere.
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The backlash makes more sense when you consider it's a purely emotional reaction. It's a backlash against "feeling bad." Nevermind that feeling bad when seeing someone who was wronged is appropriate.
Rather than even try to reckon with those feelings, the part of the nation that is not being victimized decided it's too hard to empathize with victims. They didn't like feeling bad. And happily for them, there were plenty of conmen and women, influencers, and other people more than happy to tell them they shouldn't feel bad, in exchange for money and power.
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It just makes me conclude that they're pro-rape
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