Thirdly, there is the fact of virtually no Polish-Canadian or Polish-American presence in the North American pop-culture.
Indeed, Polish-Canadians have faced the withering effects of North American pop-culture from the 1960s forward. The scintillating allure of pop-culture usually overwhelms young people of Polish descent, resulting in quick Polish language and identity loss. The younger generations have virtually disappeared into a conformist, mass-mediated North American identity. It may indeed be argued that the exciting pop-culture overwhelms everything that appears "stodgy," "old-fashioned" and "unprogressive."
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