I think kind of media that's consumed while growing up has a huge effect on peoples attitudes and perceptions of social/cultural norms and young kids so often emulate the behaviors of people they see in these shows and movies because those characters and celebrities are who they idolize.
Its no coincidence that as tolerance has gone up in media since the millennium, kids attitudes towards these issues have followed suit.
We act how we perceive is acceptable according to the sum of what we've consumed & observed from others, now typically through media.
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