Of course, there is "something for everyone." (Although, here again, I reject your emphasis on the "product" of culture rather than on the "activity" of culture.) It all boils down to a question of taste. The point is that people are not necessarily born with their tastes. In some cases, it has been refined by education, exposure, etc.; in other cases, it has been debased, also by education & exposure (or the lack of both). A good teacher at the right time may make all the difference in an individual's taste. Or a bad teacher at the wrong time. Or a parent who uses the TV for a baby-sitter. Or a parent who throws the TV out of the house. In short, taste is formed partially by temperament & intelligence, partially by environment. Never by law or regulation. If, after all that, Z. still wants to read porno -- be my guest, Z.
You also seem to forget that some people can grow up without ever knowing there is anything better than what they are used to seeing & hearing. Such people don't really have a "choice," because they have not been exposed to the full menu, so to speak. |
