[lbo-talk] noble savages and village taste

[joanna]

African textiles, carvings, and hut decorations; Amish quilts; 
indigenous music; shaker furniture; persian carpets...all undeniably, 
classically beautiful and defined by traditional crafts and practices....

Farrah Fawcet haircuts; black velvet paintings; kitsch; ...nauseating 
commercialized erzats popular culture; cultural genocide.

"Popular culture" embraces a lot of possibilities.

Joanna