A wonderful feature of the high cultures of the world’s countries - their arts and traditions - is that it makes a heterogeneous world. A pathetic feature of the pop cultures of the world's countries is that it makes a homogeneous world. James Watson:
Who is to say that Mickey Mouse is not Japanese, or that Ronald McDonald is not Chinese? To millions of children who watch Chinese television, “Uncle McDonald” (alias Ronald) is probably more familiar than the mythical characters of Chinese folklore.
(Quoted from page 10 of Golden Arches East: McDonald’s in East Asia (2nd edition), edited by James L. Watson, Stanford University Press, 2006. The passage appears also in Cries of Joy, Songs of Sorrow: Chinese Pop Music and Its Cultural Connotations, by Marc L. Moskowitz, University of Hawaii Press, 2010.)
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Who is to say that Mickey Mouse is not Japanese, or that Ronald McDonald is not Chinese? To millions of children who watch Chinese television, “Uncle McDonald” (alias Ronald) is probably more familiar than the mythical characters of Chinese folklore.
(Quoted from page 10 of Golden Arches East: McDonald’s in East Asia (2nd edition), edited by James L. Watson, Stanford University Press, 2006. The passage appears also in Cries of Joy, Songs of Sorrow: Chinese Pop Music and Its Cultural Connotations, by Marc L. Moskowitz, University of Hawaii Press, 2010.)
For a brief biography of James L. Watson, click here. For images of and relating to James L. Watson, click here. For information about Marc L. Moskowitz, click here.
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