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Third, after the [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled that the [[First Amendment]] protected certain forms of literature and motion pictures that were previously considered [[pornographic]] in ''Miller v. California'' in 1973, the case law developed that applied local community standards when deciding whether a particular work was to be protected.  This had the effect of decoupling national values from Hollywood values and started a race to the lowest common denominator.

Third, after the [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled that the [[First Amendment]] protected certain forms of literature and motion pictures that were previously considered [[pornographic]] in ''Miller v. California'' in 1973, the case law developed that applied local community standards when deciding whether a particular work was to be protected.  This had the effect of decoupling national values from Hollywood values and started a race to the lowest common denominator.

Finally, over time, the media has shifted from being concentrated to being dispersed.  The three major television networks ([[ABC]], [[CBS]] and [[NBC]]) shifted to thousands of cable channels, and the adoption of the Internet by the general public made controlling the spread of news and the fabrication of false public images by movie studios impossible.  As a result, tabloid journalism and [[reality television]] spread the full impact of the Hollywood lifestyle throughout American culture. <br>

Finally, over time, the media has shifted from being concentrated to being dispersed.  The three major television networks ([[ABC]], [[CBS]] and [[NBC]]) shifted to thousands of cable channels, and the adoption of the Internet by the general public made controlling the spread of news and the fabrication of false public images by movie studios impossible.  As a result, tabloid journalism and [[reality television]] spread the full impact of the Hollywood lifestyle throughout American culture.

The shows these television stations transmit has continued to become more and more vulgar; [[The Simpsons]] has become one of the most influential animated shows of all time, spawning other adult animated programs such as [[Futurama]], [[Family Guy]], [[Robot Chicken]], and [[Rick and Morty]]. Before [[The Simpsons]] premiered, Republican presidents had won 4 out of the last 5 American Presidential elections; afterwards, Bill Clinton won two elections back to back, the first Democrat to do so since FDR.

 

The shows these television stations and networks transmit have continued to become more and more vulgar and trashy; ''[[The Simpsons]]'' has become one of the most influential animated shows of all time, spawning other adult animated programs such as ''[[Futurama]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' and ''[[Rick and Morty]]''. Before ''The Simpsons'' premiered, Republican presidents had won four out of the last five American Presidential elections; afterwards, Bill Clinton won two elections back to back, the first Democrat to do so since FDR.

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