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A Marvelously Dire Addiction: From television to movies to music to the internet, pop culture is everywhere and causes a craze amongst young adults across the country. So why do many people look at pop culture with a negative connotation' Is it because it constantly surrounds us and we are consumed by it' Or does popular culture act as the necessary evil to balance things out in our lives' The lyrics from the song “Capitalism Stole My Virginity” by The International Noise Conspiracy come to mind: “Robbed out of our bleeding hearts, smashed our illusions, tore them all apart, now we are unsentimental, unafraid, to destroy this culture that we hate.” As the author of “Bitch on Heels: Confessions of a Pop Culture Junkie”, Lisa Miya-Jervis discusses the reasons she can not stop indulging herself in the wonderfully appalling world of American popular culture. Her first and foremost argument is that popular culture is inescapable. No matter where you go or what you do, advertisements are everywhere, continually providing the unnecessary desire for someone or something. It is almost impossible to shelter yourself from these things. Miya-Jervis explains, “The mass media are collectively compelling, repulsive, culture, popular, miya-jervis, about, world, things, really, pop, way, out, matter, just, every, 284, media, herself, cultural, critic, being, americans, advertisements, women, without, whether, type, thing, should, says, sample, perhaps, people, opinion, nothing, movies, manipulative