Popular Culture and Media Overview

A genre of music focusing on rural themes and simple life.

A music genre with two categories: classic (1970s-1980s) and contemporary EDM.

A mix of pop, rap, rock, techno, and other genres.

A broad genre combining various jazz, blues, and swing music periods.

A genre of music with classic and contemporary works by rap and hip-hop artists.

Music and drama from the romantic period.

Some examples of each music genre mentioned include names like Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Richard Wagner and so on.

Categories of music, such as country, disco, eclectic pop, jazz and blues, opera, rap and hip-hop.

The evolution of video games, from early arcade games to modern consoles and online platforms.

Different types of video games, like adventure, strategy, and action.

The video game business faced challenges in the mid-1980s, almost collapsing.

Japanese companies like Nintendo revived the industry with new technology and popular games.

Netflix and other platforms revolutionized movie and TV distribution, replacing physical rentals and video recorders.

Original programming produced by Netflix for their streaming platform.

Television shows created to educate and entertain children, like "Batibot" and "Sine'skwela."

Any electronic game played on devices like computers, consoles, mobile phones, or online.

Filipino dialects frequently borrow words from each other due to a shared ancestry.

Slang terms often have their meanings altered over time, sometimes losing their original negative connotations.

Vulgar words in pop culture can lose their original shock value when used frequently and in harmless contexts.

Pop language uses abbreviations to efficiently convey meaning, sometimes as part of expressing individuality.

For slang to spread, it needs significant usage and cultural representation by different people.

Some musicians, notably hip-hop artists, adopt unique spelling styles to express their individuality.

Popular culture can change the implications of words previously considered offensive or inappropriate.

In order for a trend of a certain word to become slang, there needs to be wide adoption throughout several groups.

Unique language used on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, often including acronyms and slang terms.

Specific slang and abbreviations used on Facebook, separate from regular language.

The set of words and phrases specific to Twitter, often abbreviations and slang.

A concept where artists, like rap artists, create their unique styles, defying traditional grammar and spelling norms.

Spelling style can show how well someone communicates, in addition to their education level.

The development of particular languages within different social media platforms.

Platforms like Facebook and Twitter act as intermediaries that shape language by establishing their own conversational and written styles.

Shortened words or phrases used in specific contexts like social media conversations.

Intentional use of words with localized versions, typically puns.

A subset of slang, specifically a coded language in the LGBTQIA+ community that uses words from various languages and names in creative ways.

Using similar-sounding words, often foreign words with local equivalents.

Using celebrity names, local or foreign, to describe other words.

An alternative term referring to Swardspeak, a coded language among LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Mixing different types of culture online, encompassing everything from ideas to music.

The deliberate changing of word spelling or syllable placement, common in Cebuano swardspeak.

Popularity based on virality (e.g., YouTube videos) and memes—ideas shared through images, words, or other means.

A variation of swardspeak using Cebuano language or expressions.

A hidden language, often used for secret communication between specific groups.

Celebrities, trends, and other popular elements adapted for the internet.

Using pictures or images to express concepts or messages.

A group of people who identify with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

The degree of favor or admiration something receives, in this specific case: popularity on the internet.

The word "sward" in Filipino slang refers to gay people or their language

A coded language for the LGBTQIA+ community; now widely known and used, showing its evolution and spread to everyday language.