Blog 4 pop culture thingy

I brought in the book “Sex, drugs, and Cocoa Puffs” by Chuck Klosterman. This book is actually called a low culture manifesto by the author and critiqued as pop culture analysis. Therefore, I thought to bring in this for my piece of pop culture for the obvious reasons. This book is a very good read even though it is rather episodic in form with each chapter having nothing to do with another.
Chuck himself is a writer for a variety of music magazines, most commonly SPIN magazine. I do not consider myself in his vein of character, as I do not follow music closely enough to be an expert. This book however is more about other forms of pop culture and therefore quite enjoyable for most people I believe. Some topics include serial killers, The Sims, breakfast cereal, and of course porn. All of these topics, despite how they sound are actually done with tact and insight inconsistent with what you would expect in the most delightful manner.
My favorite section of the book is one where he puts forth a very bold proclamation about the very nature of the effect of pop culture. He claims that many people decide to imitate the personalities of characters on shows, in particular the reality show The Real World. I never would have accepted his hypothesis of pop culture archetypes if I did not read this book and listen to his impressive line of thought. He suggests that the first season was the only real one and ever since all reality, programming has people who fill the “roles” made in that first season. I hate reality TV, but can see how the copycat nature of TV would allow for this, and I can even see some fools acting the part in their lives. I suggest you read it for your own impressions.