As such, the mainstream includes all popular [[culture]], typically disseminated by [[mass media]]. The opposite of the mainstream are subcultures, countercultures, cult followings, underground cultures and (in [[fiction]]) [[genre]]. Additionally, mainstream is sometimes a codeword used for an actual ethnocentric or hegemonic subculture point of view, especially when delivered in a culture war speech. It is often used as a pejorative term. In the United States, ''mainline churches'' are sometimes referred to synonymously as "mainstream."[1][2] | As such, the mainstream includes all popular [[culture]], typically disseminated by [[mass media]]. The opposite of the mainstream are subcultures, countercultures, cult followings, underground cultures and (in [[fiction]]) [[genre]]. Additionally, mainstream is sometimes a codeword used for an actual ethnocentric or hegemonic subculture point of view, especially when delivered in a culture war speech. It is often used as a pejorative term. In the United States, ''mainline churches'' are sometimes referred to synonymously as "mainstream."[1][2] |