A Silent Majority : A Response to The Rising of Popular Culture: A Historiographical Sketch by LeRoy Ashby

One of my favorite arguments made in this article are that of the distinction between popular art and elite art. Many people still believe that elite art is true culture. That somehow experiencing and understanding elite art makes one better than the average man around them. In the article, it explains how Russel Nye explained that Popular art uses less to appeal to a Majority and that Elite art uses more to appeal to a minority. Maybe I'm wrong but I much more value something that unites than something that separates. The truth is that Popular Art, Popular Culture, these ideas speak to people in a way that makes them better understand the world around them. It still educates, it still questions, and it still empowers. Just because it is popular, doesn't mean that its average, sub-par, or below that of other projections around it.