Under the Sign of Mickey Mouse and Co.

I had never really thought about all of the American food, clothes, and entertainment that was not just in America but all over the world. This article by Todd Gitlin, made me think about how things like Disney world are not just an American icon for fun but for the whole world. I found it very interesting when Gitlin talks about our movie industry and said that they are all the same story line. If that is so true than why does American Hollywood movies dominate all over the world. Also, since America was founded by immigrants and is known as a melting pot of cultures than why is it such a bad thing? At least, in the McDonald's in other countries they change the menu to have that countries native food, and Coke has that countries language on the can. Do not think I'm not saying it's messed up having most of the countries in the world Americanized, because I'm not I'm just being the devil's advocate here.