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Oh god no... Selena Quintanilla.
by M_Grey 9y ago
Oh god no... Selena Quintanilla.
- Mz 9y agoShe died in 1995 and Selena Gomez is apparently the most followed account on Instagram. So, I am guessing that Gomez is the better answer. Only old fogies know who the hell Selena Quintanilla was (old fogey here, so, yes, I know the name -- but it doesn't seem like the best explanation here).
- M_Grey 9y agoThat's certainly possible, but you have to consider that comparing Selena and Banksy is apt, while comparing Selena Gomez and an underground graffiti artist would be... bizarre.
- pavel_lishin 9y ago> comparing Selena and Banksy is apt How come?
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- nommm-nommm 9y agoBanksy bought graffiti art into mainstream and Selena brought Tejano music into mainstream? Just a guess.
- jpd 9y agoBut was does Tejano music have to do with the internet or instagram?
- ____a 9y agoThe full quote is "In other words, kids these days are less Banksy and more Selena." I am familiar with both Selenas and side with Mz. It isn't a comparison, it is a contrast.
- jedberg 9y agoLook at the context. The previous paragraph talks about how kids are making a name for themselves on Instagram and Youtube instead of on the streets. Selena Gomez made a name for herself on Instagram and Youtube.
- kyle-rb 9y agoSelena Quintanilla is still the one more referred to by only her first name. Despite Selena Gomez being much more relevant in the mainstream, a Google search for "Selena" still turns up results almost exclusively (excluding news) results for Quintanilla.
- jackvalentine 9y agoThe context here is everything - including the zeitgeist. It's Selena Gomez. (FWIW I'm not American and have never heard of Selena Quintanilla before who seems to be a very US/Mexico centric person and The Register is a British publication so...)