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Originally Posted by jorgelito
This is called market forces. If the mainstream doesn't catch on, then they lose out and some other enterprising people will fill that void/niche/market demand. It sounds like capitalism, free makets are working.
My guess is that since there isn't a demand for English subtitles on Spanish programming there isn't any (just a guess). It is my understanding that there is English subtitles on Asian programming. Also, testing has shown that Americans don't like to read subtitles wheras people from other cultures don't mind as much.
I don't see what the problem is.
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I agree in the capitalism and market forces at work. Looking back at the immigrants that passed through NYC in the 1800s and early 1900s the elders understood that for their offspring to succeed they needed to "immerse" themselves and become part of the melting pot. I no longer see a melting pot, but a smogasbord buffet with separate cubbies for each item.
The problem that I'm pointing out is that in celebrating differences, we tend to then neglect similarities.
Why should there be Grammys and Latin Grammys? What about Asian Grammys? will there be an all encomapssing top dog Grammy? In that instance it's strictly what you are talking about market forces and capitalism.
People are clamoring for people to be all treated equally regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion etc. If there's little mainstream exposure of their interests then their issues are just as marginalized if not demonified by those that don't understand their plight.
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