Pop Culture: The Latest Trends, Fads, and Movements
Pop culture is constantly evolving, with trends, fads, and movements appearing and disappearing rapidly. From fashion to technology and everything in between, the popularity of products, topics, and ideas can skyrocket overnight and quickly burst. For those that are up-to-date, pop culture allows people to connect and understand each other. Here we discuss the latest dynamics of pop culture, offering a brief overview of trends, fads, and movements of 2020.
Trends
Trends are among the most prominent forces in pop culture. Trends are general behaviors and popular habits that attract attention in the world of entertainment, fashion, tech, art, and more.
Fashion Trends
Certain fashion styles become popular for a limited amount of time. This year saw the comeback of chunky dad sneakers for men and women, as well as scrunchies and slip dresses for women. Animal-print clothing is also prominent in 2020.
Tech Trends
Tech trends revolve around the new gadgets, software, and applications become available. This year, 5G networks taking over the market, smart home devices dominating households, and digital payments becoming more convenient and secure.
Art Trends
Popular art practices often make an appearance in pop culture, this year, virtual reality art and digital art are both gaining ground. For traditional art enthusiasts, modern abstract art and street art are both popular trends this year.
Social Trends
Social trends refer to popular customs or behavior patterns shared by many people on social media. This year, online challenges such as the “baby yoda” challenge, the 10-year challenge, and viral lip sync challenges have all taken off online.
Fads
Fads are short-lived behaviors or products that become popular only to fade quickly. Many fads sweep through quickly and are forgotten just as soon as they are introduced.
Food Fads
Food fads come and go, this year, TikTok has been the source of many food-related fads. First, the “bhakri pancakes”, next the dalgona coffee, and now the whipped feta. These TikTok-fueled fads gave rise to some interesting recipes that disappeared just as quickly as they came.
TikTok Fads
TikTok is home to many short-lived fads. This year, the most popular trends are the “Gonna Tell my Kids” challenge, the green screen challenge, and the slow-motion video challenge.
Movements
Movements typically involve people uniting around a shared cause or set of beliefs, gaining speed and followers throughout.
Feminist Movements
Feminism is an incredibly prominent movement in pop culture today. This year, the Black Lives Matter protests took the world by storm, with people from all walks of life uniting to express their collective voice and fight for equality. Additionally, gender-equality movements are gaining ground in many countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, which have begun granting rights to women such as the right to drive or participate in the workforce.
Climate Change Movements
Environmental and climate change movements are becoming increasingly popular throughout the world. From social media campaigns to large-scale events, activists and concerned citizens are uniting to urge governments and corporations to take action and fight climate change.
Pop culture can be a fun way to stay up-to-date and connected with the rest of the world. Although trends, fads, and movements come and go quickly, they can foreshadow the trends, beliefs, and opinions that will prevail in the coming years. It’s an exciting way to stay informed and inspired at the same time.
