It is quite common for mainstream culture to modify symbols identified with 'cutting edge' subcultures and present these to a larger audience.Such cultural products undergo a process of ________, by which their original meanings are transformed by outsiders.

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The process described here is known as cultural co-optation, where symbols and practices from subcultures are taken and transformed by outsiders for mainstream consumption. The original meanings are often lost or changed in this process. The other choices are not relevant to this specific process.

It Is Quite Common for Mainstream Culture to Modify Symbols