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re: Kanye fans have no idea who Paul McCartney is
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:57 am to Peazey
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:57 am to Peazey
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They were a pop culture phenomenom
Were. Many decades ago.
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Not knowing who the Beatles are is not quite as bad but approaching the same sort of level of not knowing the basics about what the cold war was or about the cuban missile crisis.
Those are things that are taught in school pretty much universally. Not really the same IMO. I don't see what's so crazy about saying young people today don't know one particular member of the Beatles.
I'd bet a lot of so called sports fans couldn't tell you much about the '85 Bears other than knowing their defense was good.
This post was edited on 1/5/15 at 10:58 am
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 11:11 am to LNCHBOX
I know you mentioned earlier sarcastically that you must have missed the music history class in school. Honestly you must have. I had a dedicated music history class in high school, college, and I even touched on some in elementary school. Pop cultural movements are also taught in school as part of history and also just by being aware of the entertainment that you consume. Granted I do probably pay more attention to these things than others, but I still consider this something of a sin of ignorance given the historical significance, although less than the other historical examples that I gave.
That said, I do agree that the Beatles are fading from common thought. I just think your ages are shifted a bit up.
That said, I do agree that the Beatles are fading from common thought. I just think your ages are shifted a bit up.
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