Why does mainstream American Pop-Culture ignore Atlanta?

[speeddemonz]

Originally Posted by TBClub

Has anyone noticed that Atlanta, now the 8th largest metro area, gets little to no attention from pop-culture and media?

When was the last time a major motion picture was set in Atlanta? (this does not include tyler perry films or ATL, im talking about mainstream!)

And we cannot blame it on a "sunbelt" thing. Dallas was the setting for the most popular sitcom of the 1980s, and Houston was the setting for the quintessential GenX film Reality Bites. Why hasnt Atlanta had anything???

Its never mentioned in songs...(rap songs dont count - "im goin bust a cap in yo a$$ in atlanta" is not mainstream)

Real World has never come here...

Its rarely the setting for TV sitcoms (besides Designing Women). For example, why isnt Grey's Anatomy or House set in Atlanta?

Do you think the mainstream pop culture/media thinks our city is just a joke, on the same level as Detroit, Cleveland, or Birmingham, AL?

I'm not from here but have lived here for 10 years and watched this state or city grow to where it is today. Finally somebody feels my pain yes real world america thinks Atl is joke. This city is not diverse and is still ran by the "The good Ole Boy" network!!!

This place is a joke and my and my wife are outta here in less then a year!

[BooneTX]

Originally Posted by BillyJacc

Well, I live in a HUGE complex with a LARGE number of whites, armenians, persians, asians, greeks, latinos, etc; & guess what they're playin? Ludacris, Lil John, Rick Ross, & all those others that get more air play on Top 40 Pop stations than they do on so called "urban stations" I hear that crap all darn day & night, & they know it word for word.
I shoot on music video sets & the cast may be black but if their doing a show in town & we get tickets guess who fills the audience?
Almost everyone except blacks?
No darn body's blasting Britney & singing her stuff line for line,,,..

Also because it's a predominately black metro with lots of high profile residents & businesses, then your gonna see some of those residents & their rich backers make movies there & the ones they'll start with will be about "Black Folks".

Hi, I'm new here and I stumbled upon this forum after searching for views around the world on American pop culture and the impact it has. I came across this forum and I'm highly enticed.

I wanted to respond to your post about the people that live in your complex. It seems as though you mentioned races which were all, for the exception of one, whites, that are minorities. Depending on the socioeconomic level, it makes sense that these people would be listening to rap music. Rap music is a way of release for most who are the "little guy." I know rap, and I listen to it from time to time, but it's not my number one genre to listen to for pleasure. There's a big correlation between the minorities and the reason why the listen to rap with that of Japanese culture and their hip hop scene. It's a way of definition and expression to a highly stigmatized view of what is correct, and acceptable in Japanese society. Although given the context it is somewhat different, and less "hardcore" then say American rap, but the what it stands for and what the means that they use it for are to define what they want to be known as, as well as breaking away from the norm. I may be wrong but I love to delve into Anthropology articles, and more specific Urban Anthropology articles.