Photography did that.
I didn't used to like pop-art, op-art, etc. I do now.
I suspect most things new take a while to sink in.
The obvious problem is that when the same group is committing vicious crimes and horrors, it's very hard to look at about anything they do and be like... well, at least folks were getting laid during Midnight Climax.
"Oh, hey, that's cute: the vicious monsters who torture people to death in a global network of black sites are manipulating us again by exporting pleasant videos of puppets teaching children".
however, i did wonder at the decor at my local thai restaurants and they were definitely using some ethnic pieces, and now I realize...
Or the appearance of nice things. Consider the suburb as promoted by American film which has left a very deep mark on the global imagination and that, regrettably, maintains a strong influence over housing markets and urban planning to this day.