imo one of the best ways too look at whether or not culture accepts something is to look at how it's used in advertisements
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For example: Black people? Accepted. Gay people? Mostly accepted but not all the way. Polyamory? Definitely not accepted.
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Overweight people? Partially accepted. Poverty? Accepted if it's fashionable. Muslims? Partially accepted.
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Bondage? Partially accepted. Sex workers? Definitely not accepted. Women? Enthusiastically accepted.
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True, although some advertisements targeted for specific groups often play with stuff that may only be widely accepted within those groups.
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that's true! I think my heuristic only works for media that's very general - i.e., fast food, banking, generic clothing lines, etc.
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Racism? Extremely not accepted. Yoga? Totally accepted. Feminism? Extremely accepted.
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