When international media (including movies, fashion shows, advertisements and other TV programmes) convey the same messages to the global audience, people argue that the expansion of international media has negative impacts on cultural diversity. What is your opinion?
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Some
people
believed that the expansion of international media
brings negative effects on cultural diversity. Although
there are some drawbacks of conveying the same messages to global audiences, I consider it will not harm cultural diversity.
On the one hand, it is undeniable that international media
affects local culture
. To begin
with, in modern society, people
are exposed to international films, ads, and videos via Youtube, and so on. These media
definitely have some impacts on local culture
with regard to attire, food, and social manner. Therefore
, as time goes by, cultural identity will be weakened to a certain extent. Moreover
, since young generations are like a sponge, they absorb what they watched and got impressed from the international media
. In this
respect, the cultural uniqueness will be weakening due to mixed culture
.
On the other hand
, the concept of cultural diversity has changed in comparison with the past. As the world become globalised, many things on the globe will be shared and standardised. For example
, wherever people
travel, coca-cola and Macdonalds are easy to find. Plus, fashion styles such
as jeans and shirts are common everywhere since Western fashion style is in transition with the traditional ones. However
, it does not mean that the aforementioned culture
dominates the local culture
. This
is because the cultural uniqueness cannot be changed easily due to spiritual and ritual matters so that the globally popular culture
play a role in harmonising with regard to local culture
.
In conclusion, there is no doubt that international media
plays a significant role in changing local culture
. Despite the fact that the local cultural uniqueness will not be disappeared because people
combine new trends with the original value.Submitted by playsocc1216 on
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