The joke is it's "rags to riches" because she went from driving her mom's Porsche (a luxury sports car brand) to having her own special ordered Porsche. If they've got a Porsche the only rags they've seen are the ones they use so they don't have to touch poor people
I appreciate it, but you re-explained the parts that I did understand. Who is this Jennie? Why does their parent have a porche? Who's the person commenting (in the event that it matters vs just some random internet person)./
Since this seems to be about a singer (not that I knew, it's in the comments), I guess they refer to before their first album release or something like that.
Honestly, it doesn't really matter, the joke works without knowing who it is. But it looks like this was the singer "Jennie" from a Korean Girl Group called Blackpink. A lot of these groups will swap out members to keep the fame and fans of the group but allow talent to move on/retire, looks like Jennie is a new member and she's doing so well because she was able to order her own Porsche. Yay for Jennie pulling herself up by her gold inlaid bootstraps.
I was curious about the family connection. Was the mother already rich/famous? It implies the subject didn't buy her mom the first car, so I assume so. The wikipedia linked didn't have anything for a ctrl+f on 'mother'
"Jennie is my favorite member of BlackPink, but I dislike being a fan of this group because the fan culture is so toxic"
I did have to look up 'bias' to make sure I was using it right. Kpop fandom is... it's own little microcosm of slang and conceptual worldviews. Very weird phenomenon to look into, I highly recommend it.
Oh no, it's way bigger than the bronies ever were. BTS ARMY (the group name for the fans of the group BTS) (depending on source) either equals or exceeds the Swifties (taylor swift fans) in sheer numbers. It's nuts.
Edit: BTS alone is projected to be responsible for fully ~0.5% of SK's GDP
I'm taking it to mean Jennie is the name of their favorite butt plug (BP) and it destroys their rectum (deadass), but they can't fully enjoy it because they're locked up in one of those genital cages (this fandom is a prison). Must be some weird edging kink.
I still have no idea what the fuck anyone is saying! I can't tell if something important is happening or if if this is just a conversation between 3 people who had massive strokes
Jennie (an Idol) is my Bias (Favourite Idol) from BP (the group names Blackpink), but this fandom (another word for fan base) is a prison (a place of holding prisoners, used here metaphorically)
Delusional fans who think their idols made it through sheer talent and work ethic. Sure, there are some who actually come from ordinary working-class families, but this particular group is far from it and one of the worst to use as an example.
"I agree wholeheartedly, and I'd further say that it's not a phenomenon limited to Blackpink; most of the superfans of any K-pop group will insist that they have a great deal in common with their favorite member of the group, and that said member got to their position of fame & fortune through hard work and talent alone [presumably without any unfair advantages like being born into wealth]. This results in an extremely one-sided relationship between performer and fans, where the fans feel a personal relationship with the performer where none could possibly exist"
I'd guess it's mostly young, easily influenceable boys from poorer surroundings and with a not yet refined taste in music.
"Refined" not meant condescending but in the sense of diversification:
"I know 5 movies. Those are the greatest movies ever!". And "I now know 50000 movies. Those 5 10/10 from before are now the worst 5 movies ever".
54 Comments
PodPerson@lemmy.zip · 34 pts · 49d
Have I reached “old”? I don’t understand any of this.
abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 49d
The joke is it's "rags to riches" because she went from driving her mom's Porsche (a luxury sports car brand) to having her own special ordered Porsche. If they've got a Porsche the only rags they've seen are the ones they use so they don't have to touch poor people
farmgineer@nord.pub · 39 pts · 49d
I appreciate it, but you re-explained the parts that I did understand. Who is this Jennie? Why does their parent have a porche? Who's the person commenting (in the event that it matters vs just some random internet person)./
la508@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 49d
And what the fuck is "predebut"
GEEXiES@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 49d
Since this seems to be about a singer (not that I knew, it's in the comments), I guess they refer to before their first album release or something like that.
orenj@leminal.space · 2 pts · 46d
Ohhh... pre-debut. Not prede-but.
bstix@feddit.dk · 11 pts · 49d
Jennie is a singer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_(singer)
The person commenting is being sarcastic.
abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 48d
Honestly, it doesn't really matter, the joke works without knowing who it is. But it looks like this was the singer "Jennie" from a Korean Girl Group called Blackpink. A lot of these groups will swap out members to keep the fame and fans of the group but allow talent to move on/retire, looks like Jennie is a new member and she's doing so well because she was able to order her own Porsche. Yay for Jennie pulling herself up by her gold inlaid bootstraps.
farmgineer@nord.pub · 1 pts · 48d
I was curious about the family connection. Was the mother already rich/famous? It implies the subject didn't buy her mom the first car, so I assume so. The wikipedia linked didn't have anything for a ctrl+f on 'mother'
yopyop@sh.itjust.works · 30 pts · 48d
Building her Porsche ? Did she become a mechanic ?
Obi@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 48d
She means selecting the option package and the rims..
87Six@lemmy.zip · 26 pts · 49d
Ah yes "how do you do, fellow commoners"
plutopos@lemmy.zip · 23 pts · 49d
Riches to riches
Avicenna@programming.dev · 8 pts · 49d
Ah yes, such humble beginnings
raptore39@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 49d
Building? Does that refer to customizing the build?
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 49d
solidheron@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 48d
Lol must me a Gucci x Calvin Klein rags
MadamLarp@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 49d
Jennie is deadass my BP bias but this fandom is a prison
phar@lemmy.world · 206 pts · 49d
I...don't understand this sentence at all
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 105 pts · 49d
"Jennie is my favorite member of BlackPink, but I dislike being a fan of this group because the fan culture is so toxic"
I did have to look up 'bias' to make sure I was using it right. Kpop fandom is... it's own little microcosm of slang and conceptual worldviews. Very weird phenomenon to look into, I highly recommend it.
zewm@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 49d
Isn’t it just bronies that moved from Japan to Korea?
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 49d
Oh no, it's way bigger than the bronies ever were. BTS ARMY (the group name for the fans of the group BTS) (depending on source) either equals or exceeds the Swifties (taylor swift fans) in sheer numbers. It's nuts.
Edit: BTS alone is projected to be responsible for fully ~0.5% of SK's GDP
AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today · 10 pts · 49d
It's much bigger and much more intense.
Hoimo@ani.social · 1 pts · 49d
What do you think bronies are? That question makes so little sense to me, I don't even know where to start.
zewm@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 48d
4chan incels. You know the type. Anime, basements and body odor.
Hoimo@ani.social · 2 pts · 48d
And they're bronies, you say? What were they doing in Japan?
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 49d
Doing the dark lord's work 🫶🏼
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 49d
Pass
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 49d
Thank you for sharing?
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 49d
Np
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 49d
I'm taking it to mean Jennie is the name of their favorite butt plug (BP) and it destroys their rectum (deadass), but they can't fully enjoy it because they're locked up in one of those genital cages (this fandom is a prison). Must be some weird edging kink.
Vespair@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 49d
It's so refreshing to see somebody who is savvy in young-speak.
phar@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 48d
I mean that definitely makes sense
amedd69@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 49d
Glad I'm not the only one
Skyline969@piefed.ca · 77 pts · 49d
Curtains for Zoosha?
Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 49d
I still have no idea what the fuck anyone is saying! I can't tell if something important is happening or if if this is just a conversation between 3 people who had massive strokes
MadamLarp@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 49d
Jennie (an Idol) is my Bias (Favourite Idol) from BP (the group names Blackpink), but this fandom (another word for fan base) is a prison (a place of holding prisoners, used here metaphorically)
did_you_find_violets@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 49d
All the Blackpink members come from wealthy families. I don’t know why people keep trying to portray them as self-made🥴
scytale@piefed.zip · 27 pts · 49d
Delusional fans who think their idols made it through sheer talent and work ethic. Sure, there are some who actually come from ordinary working-class families, but this particular group is far from it and one of the worst to use as an example.
MadamLarp@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 49d
ikrrrrr, and it’s not just BP, most k-pop stans wanna make their Biases look self made/like them, which is literally like so parasocial
herrvogel@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 49d
I thought I knew what the word bias meant but I'm not so sure anymore.
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 17 pts · 49d
Awesomematter@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 49d
It’s just your fav member is your bias, not sure of the origin tho.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -2 pts · 49d
Trust me, I don't think @madamLarp@sh.itjust.works knows either.
MadamLarp@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 49d
it’s kpop stan ideology for your favourite idol of a group
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 49d
Are you stroking out?
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 49d
Translated:
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 49d
oh.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 49d
... It's an information dense jargon.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 49d
So much more efficient.
MadamLarp@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 49d
helpp I keep forgetting not everyone knows kpop stan terminology
Starik@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 49d
What is the main demographic of this fandom?
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 48d
I'd guess it's mostly young, easily influenceable boys from poorer surroundings and with a not yet refined taste in music. "Refined" not meant condescending but in the sense of diversification: "I know 5 movies. Those are the greatest movies ever!". And "I now know 50000 movies. Those 5 10/10 from before are now the worst 5 movies ever".
MadamLarp@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 48d
idk I feel like the majority of the community are girls/fem presenting ppl
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 49d
I was gonna say, a porsche is crazy expensive in Asia
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 49d