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I'd argue it's an attempt to appeal to 30 and 40 somethings who feel out of the cool demo. It's praying on their insecurities by allowing the reader to think,
by base698 7y ago
I'd argue it's an attempt to appeal to 30 and 40 somethings who feel out of the cool demo. It's praying on their insecurities by allowing the reader to think, "I know Beyonce, I'm still cool."
Definitely isn't an appeal to wider community--specifically targeted to NPRs demo.
- untog 7y agoI’d argue... not that. It’s a pop culture reference. Beyoncé is known by people of pretty much every age group. Are you saying Gen Zers wouldn’t get the reference? Because I’m not convinced by that at all.