re: Kanye fans have no idea who Paul McCartney is

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What exposure would most 25 and under people have to the Beatles?

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Like I already said, 25 is old enough for a decent proportion to have parents who grew up listening to the beatles. 20 might be where this cutoff really becomes apparent as the generations start to grow apart.

There should have been references to the beatles in some history classes during education. A lot of people don't really remember that shite anyway though. There have already been references to pop culture events that McCartney has played in recent years.

In that right at 25 age group, not knowing the Beatles and at least the main two members is approaching simple willful ignorance, although some people are simply just not into music at all. Getting younger than that I could see starting to get the disconnect, although there is a question of level of education unless the person simply does not care for music at all.

I mean compare Paul McCartney and the Beatles to other icons in the field. Should the majority of people in western culture have forgotten about Mozart, Beethoven, Louis Armstrong, or Elvis Pressley as well?

Anyway this has gotten quite involved for an OP that was about likely trolling tweeters.