I have heard of The Weekend. I have no idea who they are, what they're famous for, what they look like, if they're a person or a group, or anything about them. I also legitimately have no idea if you're meant to pronounce the 'e' in Grande, people have told me, I just don't care enough to remember.
But if you printed out 9 pictures of a vaguely hispanic woman singer, and 1 picture of her, I would have a 1 in 10 chance I point her out.
Same thing with The Weekend.
And I'm sure you could name 20 names, 10 of them famous people, 10 are random names from the phone book. I would have zero confidence in knowing rather than guessing, who the famous people are.
This comment is outrageously funny to me. Because Ariana grande is not Hispanic in the slightest. Like, she's so white she would stand out in the middle of a group of even vaguely Hispanic women like a sore thumb. But it just adds to the comedy.
Tig Notaro used to have a show where celebrities would come on, she would interview them, and at the end she had to guess who they were. So, yes, even famous people who live in LA don't necessarily know who other famous people are.
Absolutely, and there no shame in that whatsoever, our world is currently full of people who are famous for being famous, a singer/rapper for every citizen, everyone is a dj, or an influencer, even politicians and faceless droops, you know who you know and the rest are just background noise
I know who The Weeknd is (and how to spell his name — it always irks me that it's missing a letter, but it makes his name more memorable, because it makes one think about how it's different). I'm not familiar with his music.
There are people in the world who don't know who a lot of famous people are. Consider someone in Europe who knows quite a bit about association football (called soccer in the US, but they just call it football). In the US, you might know David Beckham was a soccer (sorry, football) player. You might even know what team (sorry, squad) he was on, but you might not know too many more. Someone in Europe might be able to name ten footballers off the top of their head, maybe tell you what position they play and who they play for.
American music and movies are pretty much known everywhere, but it's also kind of regional. I've moved around a lot, and I've met people who swear up and down they never heard of bands I grew up listening to. They're objectively famous, they sold many millions of albums, they were on MTV, but it's possible to have just missed them. Same with movies and games.
I only know who The Weeknd is because Cœur de Pirate did a cover of his song "Wicked Games". It's fucking hilarious to hear a French Canadian woman play the piano while singing "Let me see that ass, look at all this cash". I've never heard the original version, and I don't plan to.
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forrgott@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 129d
Yes. And there's also famous people you have never heard of.
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leadore@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 129d
Of course
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 129d
Like what else is there to say lol
Todd_cross@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 129d
I have heard of The Weekend. I have no idea who they are, what they're famous for, what they look like, if they're a person or a group, or anything about them. I also legitimately have no idea if you're meant to pronounce the 'e' in Grande, people have told me, I just don't care enough to remember.
Klear@quokk.au · 15 pts · 129d
Who the fuck is The Weekend?
Almacca@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 129d
I have no idea, but I do know it's spelled The Weeknd, for some reason. That's pretty much all I know, though.
Klear@quokk.au · 5 pts · 129d
Search engines. Same reason behind "Linkin Park".
Almacca@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 129d
Or he could have just picked a more distinctive name.
bus_factor@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 129d
Same reason it's called "Blu-Ray" and not "Blue-Ray". It's much harder to trademark a normal word.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 129d
But it also has the effect that I tend to read it as 'the weakened'.
TheV2@programming.dev · 1 pts · 129d
NY Times
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 11 pts · 129d
Uhhh... the first one's a pop singer I've still never heard a single song by, and the 2nd one's how we spend our SAT & SUN's?
Heh, am I close?
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 129d
Just use your first answer for both of them, and you've nailed it!
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 3 pts · 129d
Lol... that's too much. Pretty soon we'll be able to construct ordinary sentences out of nothing but pop stars & rappers names, I guess.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 129d
Sounds fun! Whoever builds the longest sentence out of stage names wins!
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 2 pts · 129d
I've found seven such words / phrases so far, which might be knit together in to: Future Common Logic-- Why Prince's Fun Weekend?
Oh well, it's a start.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 129d
At some point in your life, you didn't know who any famous people were.
Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 129d
I'm sure my parents don't know who either of them are.
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 129d
Like Saturday and Sunday?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 129d
I know Ariana Grande and The Weekend are singers.
But if you printed out 9 pictures of a vaguely hispanic woman singer, and 1 picture of her, I would have a 1 in 10 chance I point her out.
Same thing with The Weekend.
And I'm sure you could name 20 names, 10 of them famous people, 10 are random names from the phone book. I would have zero confidence in knowing rather than guessing, who the famous people are.
dustyData@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 129d
This comment is outrageously funny to me. Because Ariana grande is not Hispanic in the slightest. Like, she's so white she would stand out in the middle of a group of even vaguely Hispanic women like a sore thumb. But it just adds to the comedy.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 129d
How is her last name so Spanish then?
dustyData@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 128d
Bro, Grande is a word in like 4 different languages, but it's a last name only in one, Italian.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 128d
Thanks for the explanation
bufalo1973@piefed.social · 8 pts · 129d
Famous where? I bet you don't know famous people that are only famous in their country.
Edit: tell me who Lola Flores, Camarón de la Isla or Robe Iniesta are.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 129d
Enrique Inglesiás?
bufalo1973@piefed.social · 3 pts · 128d
The son of Julio. What?
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 6 pts · 129d
Who?
What?
Lydon_Feen@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 129d
You went with Ariana Grande and The Weekend as your example?
There's a lot more famous people out there.
markz@suppo.fi · 5 pts · 129d
Those are people and not the last part of a week and a font?
vext01@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 129d
Grande Condensed Italic
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 129d
Like totally
Stormy@thelemmy.club · 5 pts · 129d
vext01@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 129d
Yes. We just have different priorities.
tmyakal@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 129d
Tig Notaro used to have a show where celebrities would come on, she would interview them, and at the end she had to guess who they were. So, yes, even famous people who live in LA don't necessarily know who other famous people are.
farmgineer@nord.pub · 3 pts · 128d
I have no idea who "The Weekend" is.
Shamber@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 129d
Absolutely, and there no shame in that whatsoever, our world is currently full of people who are famous for being famous, a singer/rapper for every citizen, everyone is a dj, or an influencer, even politicians and faceless droops, you know who you know and the rest are just background noise
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 129d
Of course.
Not everyone consumers mainstream media.
I hadn't heard of the weekend until a couple of months ago and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Also https://m.xkcd.com/1053/
LettyWhiterock@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 128d
Damn are y'all actually falling for such obvious bait
dragontology@retrofed.com · 2 pts · 129d
I know who The Weeknd is (and how to spell his name — it always irks me that it's missing a letter, but it makes his name more memorable, because it makes one think about how it's different). I'm not familiar with his music.
There are people in the world who don't know who a lot of famous people are. Consider someone in Europe who knows quite a bit about association football (called soccer in the US, but they just call it football). In the US, you might know David Beckham was a soccer (sorry, football) player. You might even know what team (sorry, squad) he was on, but you might not know too many more. Someone in Europe might be able to name ten footballers off the top of their head, maybe tell you what position they play and who they play for.
American music and movies are pretty much known everywhere, but it's also kind of regional. I've moved around a lot, and I've met people who swear up and down they never heard of bands I grew up listening to. They're objectively famous, they sold many millions of albums, they were on MTV, but it's possible to have just missed them. Same with movies and games.
Watermark710@piefed.social · 1 pts · 129d
I only know who The Weeknd is because Cœur de Pirate did a cover of his song "Wicked Games". It's fucking hilarious to hear a French Canadian woman play the piano while singing "Let me see that ass, look at all this cash". I've never heard the original version, and I don't plan to.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 129d
Famous people are like fashion trends and pass like the seasons, and are about as meaningful. Eventually you give up caring about trying to keep up.
They're all narcissists, anyway.
zxqwas@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 129d
Very much possible. I have seen the names you mention but I've got no idea what either are famous for.
If I had to guess I'd say porn star and binge drinking.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 128d
It's pretty much the entire concept behind a Funny or Die show with Tig Notaro
https://deadline.com/video/funny-or-die-under-a-rock-with-tig-notaro-amazon-alexa-something-fierce/
MolochAlter@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 129d
Yes.
HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social · 1 pts · 129d
This thread is the first time I became aware that there exists a person called The Weekend.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 129d
He did that one song blinding lights