American culture

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27 Responses to "American culture"

14 says:

July 9, 2009 at 11:24 pm

The person who put this must not of heard about the American West, philly cheesesteaks, or Hummers? I vote hippies to stop making dumb oxymorons here.
jason112222 says:

January 10, 2010 at 5:18 pm

Ever hear of the American Indians?
fafaewafwfweafwea says:

February 12, 2010 at 7:22 pm

its not cuz of thatamerican culture.. hahaamerica has NO culture whatsoevertheir language is made of different languagesthere are NO american roots whatsoeverand their culture is O% own too hahaits all hispanic, european, and all that. haha
Fashizzle Dizzle says:

February 20, 2010 at 4:27 pm

A culture made up of different cultures is also considered a culture. To take up your theory is to say the all the countries in the world don't have their OWN cultures because they're made up of different ethnic groups (migration is what makes cultures and countries). Europe was made by Homo erectus travelling from Africa, Hispanics are a mix of a bunch of ethnic groups…you, my friend, don't have culture!
SoCalian says:

March 28, 2010 at 4:54 pm

haha i love how this is an oxymoron
William-mangham says:

June 25, 2010 at 9:57 am

what is american culture? sense americon culture can mean north or south america and the u.s is such a melting pot .
Modern Furniture says:

August 29, 2010 at 8:36 pm

Is it Oxygen Moron? Could anyone explain to me what does this really mean?
KV says:

August 30, 2010 at 12:41 pm

american roots are those of the settlers arriving from different countries and planting their roots. that means that australia has no roots, neither does Canada…or you might just be wrong…yes, i think you are!
kv says:

August 30, 2010 at 12:42 pm

look it up man
dopamine says:

October 24, 2010 at 10:38 am

brilliant!
dopamine says:

October 24, 2010 at 3:38 pm

brilliant!
Mstrishcharles says:

February 27, 2011 at 6:18 pm

American Indians were not the first here. In fact they were drop offs in about the middle of the migration of man as he spread from Africa to the Americas.

For those not understanding what the commenter was trying to tell you, you should probably watch ” the journy of man” if describes how over 50,000 years man migrated from Africa to all other parts of that world.

However the poster who said that culture is created it correst. Groups that dropped off and began living according to values they created, along with languages they created and more. became cultures.
Sparkyblech says:

July 20, 2011 at 12:36 am

Anthropologist here…
This is a load of crap. The end.
thank you, have a good day
Jen Reilly says:

August 13, 2011 at 6:49 am

Second anthropologist opinion here. If the United States population’s collective history, connections, beliefs, and current actions by your definition is not ‘culture’ because the people themselves have genetic roots from around the world, then let us examine the question, “How far back does one’s genetic history have to go in a region before one is considered integrated ‘culturally’ within that region?” If we make recent immigration and settlement the criteria by which we disqualify a prospective cultural presence, then we must also define ‘recent’ within that context. Under your theory, one might possibly say that the only human settlement on earth with a culture is the San tribe in Africa. Everyone can from somewhere. Most Americans may have emigrated more recently from their respective countries of origin, but it is hardly the first time a country’s inhabitants have blended their cultures, languages, beliefs, and lifestyles together- nor, of course, will it be the last.
Jen Reilly says:

August 13, 2011 at 6:57 am

Second anthropologist opinion here. If the United States population’s collective history, connections, beliefs, and current actions by your definition is not ‘culture’ because the people themselves have genetic roots from around the world, then let us examine the question, “How far back does one’s genetic history have to go in a region before one is considered integrated ‘culturally’ within that region?” If we make recent immigration and settlement the criteria by which we disqualify a prospective cultural presence, then we must also define ‘recent’ within that context. Under your theory, one might possibly say that the only human settlement on earth with a culture is the San tribe in Africa. Everyone can from somewhere. Most Americans may have emigrated more recently from their respective countries of origin, but it is hardly the first time a country’s inhabitants have blended their cultures, languages, beliefs, and lifestyles together- nor, of course, will it be the last.
Jackbegloom says:

October 7, 2011 at 3:59 am

Anthropologist here… America has a culture… it’s just been vilified and depleted because of disgraceful people like the ones on this site. Thank you…
Dwasser says:

October 8, 2011 at 3:06 am

Ever hear of a little thing called Rock and Roll, what about Jazz or the Blues?
Francis says:

June 17, 2012 at 1:25 pm

American culture is not,in fact ,an oxymoron. Americans are a culmination of people who have immigrated as well as the American Indians. Culture is what a group of people decide how they wish to live and develop what we call a democracy.Ever here of the constitution?
TinyTim says:

July 30, 2012 at 2:48 pm

We Canadians could have had it all: British government, French culture and American productivity; instead we ended up with French government, British productivity and American culture.
unitedwestand says:

July 31, 2012 at 10:08 pm

to define America and those that make up the fabric of American as a culture is an oxymoron. Can we define the greatest gift that any country can provide, as a disision made by one culture or another? Who cares who arrived first. We are free to call America what ever we want, and have the guns to back it up. Go liberate the socialistic independence of Europe. Cheers
Cultural Anthropologist says:

August 20, 2012 at 3:18 pm

I do not expect to received an answer to my statement! Can someone tell me where the writers before me learn to write. The same way they write is the same way they think!!! They probably will elect a “Flip-Flop” for president…
573012 says:

October 16, 2012 at 12:44 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture of the United States

A country from which produced rock ‘n’ roll, blues, jazz, punk rock, bluegrass, hip hop, swing, ragtime, transcendentalism, tin pan alley, country music, rhythm & blues, abstract expressionism, skateboarding, snowboarding, volleyball, paintballing, decorative impressionism, dark romanticism, and has a rich history of cinema, literature, theatre, etc. has no culture?
In addition, just because the culture of the US is younger than most countries does not prove that the US has no culture.
573012 says:

October 16, 2012 at 12:45 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture of the United States
jasminegosch says:

February 7, 2013 at 8:36 pm

It’s an oxymoron because America is a melting pot. The word “culture” usually pertains to nations of a single race. (ie Mexico, India, Africa, China)…they have a culture because they aren’t all mixed up.
Rachel Willis says:

May 21, 2013 at 11:05 pm

“American Culture” is an oxymoron, because America has no distinct culture, at least not that can be accurately described as being originally, uniquely, and solely “American”. All of our cultural practices, customs, and habits are derived from a previous practice, custom, or habit of a different culture. Besides the fact that American culture is not originally American, there cannot really be a single culture or ethnicity, even, labeled as such. America is such a culturally diverse region, consisting of cultures from all over the world. The practices, ideas, and beliefs of almost every culture in existence can be found, to some degree, in America. How can we pick one and call it “American”, without seemingly belittling every other culture we are home to? In most nations, culture is the unifying, centripetal aspect of the people’s lives, and how they identify with themselves. In America, our culture sets us out as individuals, and we are rather unified through our strong sense of nationalism. No matter the culture, if you speak to an American citizen, they are EXTREMELY likely to show a strong sense of American pride. We all stand up every morning and say the Pledge of Allegiance, and lay our right hands over our hearts and sing “The Star Spangled Banner” before a baseball or football game. America does not have a culture. America has a sense of nationalism in the place of culture, and lets its citizens hold onto any individual culture they might choose. There is no true “American Culture”.
Lyle says:

September 6, 2013 at 9:57 pm

When you say Hispanic you mean Latin
Bill Yearwood says:

February 8, 2014 at 2:57 pm

Hello,Anyone out there?

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