1. By Ethan Johnson

2. Introduction
 Pop Culture is all around us
 It affects us much more than one might
think
 The fads and trends created from it
usually last for a brief time, and are
created rapidly

3. Proposed Thesis
Fads are followed out of several reasons,
and are created by many, whether
intentional or not.

4. Pop Culture and What it Means
 Defined as “cultural activities or
commercial products, reflecting to,
suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the
general masses of people”.

5. Harmless Fads
 Fads are for the most part harmless
 Fads usually are simply for fun or just a
common interest.
 Examples: The Hunger Games, Twilight,
the term “YOLO”, using apps as Temple
Run and Draw Something, etc…

7. Negative Fads
 Kony 2012 (to an extent)
 Other misleading charities/organizations
 Fad diets

8. Positive Fads
 Stop SOPA/PIPA
 Kony 2012 (to an extent)
 Disaster Relief

9. Who Creates these Fads?
 The Clothing Industries
 Several musicians, e.g. Drake, Lil
Wayne, and other popular artists
 High schoolers

11. Why are fads followed?
 Fads could be followed for a number of
reasons
 Fitting in
 The majority is doing it
 Curiosity
 Insecurity
 Peer pressure

13. Example of Fads Affecting the
World
 Indonesian women being driven from
their religious customs due to fashion
and fads
 Due to the extreme negative reaction to
the proposed the SOPA and PIPA bills,
they were reevaluated.

14. Conclusion
 Fads are for the most part harmless and
pointless, mainly for fun
 Fads can affect the world in a much
larger scope
 Fads are created by many, and are
followed for several reasons

15. Works Cited
 http://ourlegaci.com/2012/01/the-death-of-
myspace-are-you-still-using-
it%E2%80%A6/#.T7L-N-tDtCM
 http://nsfl.co/thats-not-planking-thats-rigor-
mortis/
 All unlisted images gathered through the
use of Google Images and Tumblr.