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/ˈpɑptɪmɪzəm/ · noun
The belief that pop music (or pop culture in general) is worthy of professional critique and interest..
Rockism lost, and poptimism won. All cultural snootiness is now tedious.
Soon poptimism—an ideology that maintained that authenticity was a pose and conventionally unserious music (and, later, film, TV and books) had inherent value—became the status quo.
Use poptimism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Poptimism means The belief that pop music (or pop culture in general) is worthy of professional critique and interest..
Common synonyms include popism.
Possible antonyms include rockism.
Rockism lost, and poptimism won. All cultural snootiness is now tedious.
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