Mimics!

Hello,
In the past two decades or so American media in all its forms has become part of people's lives all around the world and it has certainly left an impact especially among Arab youth. The inflow of movies, shows and sitcoms from the US, has affected the way people think. American entertainment comes with a completely different set of morals, values and traditions than what people in the Arab world were taught to accept. They promote a lifestyle that includes a different perception of relationships and religion and most social issues. Although, one may argue that people watch it for mere entertainment and will not change what they believe in or go against their culture because of a show. But messages in entertainment are usually not direct rather they follow a peripheral route, and these messages accumilate to gradually affect the person's thought, and that especially applies to teenagers. I mean its enough to go out to the mall and see how most teenage guys are dressed like all the rap icons and so on and they all believe themselves to be the next 50 cents, or look it also affected the dress and behaviour of young girls. I believe that viewing entertainment from other cultures is a good way of getting introduced to them, however it should not be all you watch! Now most Arab youth know more about the American or Western culture in general because that is what they are exposed to. People should be aware that the youth's concentrated exposure to Western culture, and deattachement from their own culture will only create mimics that are not aware of who they are. People might think I am exaggerating, but I think that the great dose of Western entertainment that is not balanced by anything from their own culture is not healthy.