Post #9: Assigned Nov. 18, 2010
Select a popular culture artifact (company, celebrity, brand, sports team, etc.) that you can discuss in terms of "religification." How has this artifact been "religified"? How do people discuss this in reglious terms? What people follow this particular "religion"? Who are the people who directly oppose this popular culture "religion"?
I think something that has been religifed is the NFL. The NFL makes millions of dollars off the sport team franchise, selling everything from caps to beer holders. You are almost defined by what football team you like, in modern day society. "ohh typical bears fan." The NFL has a team on the roster buildt for taking down and dominating anyone that tries to make money off anything they own. You cant even buy aftermarket sewing patterns of NFL teams without getting it directly from the NFL. I feel like the NFL has made its way into almost every household between 7-9pm on monday nights, kinda like going to church sunday at 11AM
The NFL doesn't really "take down and dominate" people who break copyright laws. They generally send out a simple cease-and-desist order, which usually works. Violence is not involved.
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