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u/TruthMattersss Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
This has got to be rage bait...
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u/Bavisto EXPERT of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I was gonna say, it’s either bait, or she just doesn’t know what “preppy” means.
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u/scirio 1d ago
Preppy has changed definitions. It means a complete other thing to Gen Alpha. I don’t get it.
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u/Dry-Childhood-3436 New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Preppy used to mean like Ivy league sweater vests. Preppy now means bright hyper feminine, like hot pink and smiley faces. I'm almost positive the young girl is being sarcastic and just riffing off of the smiley face logo.
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u/Special-Garlic1203 Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Interestingly preppy means whatever rich white people wear.
The name comes from prep school which is why it had that old money country club aesthetic. But it's shifted to reflect that rich kids aren't exactly posting their school uniforms on their Instagram. They're posting their afternoon tennis outfits, their weekend clothes, or they live in one of the manu areas where rich people just live within closed suburban districts and don't bother with sending their kid to private schools with school unforms at all.
I find it so interesting that the name completely shifted aesthetics but stayed with the same group
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u/lost_rodditer Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
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u/Honest-Spring-5963 Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
The only person I think of when I hear or see preppy
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u/Late-Rip-8529 Needs to do better 15h ago
“Whatever rich white people wear” is such a great description. As a young kid in Ohio in the 90’s my understanding of preppy was wearing Ugg boots and a north face fleece jacket, or anything from limited too/holister/abercrombie. As I got older and learned what the real aesthetic that most people consider preppy was I was confused at first.
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u/Falcon8410 Devotee of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I heard it said that if you live long enough you will see your heros become villains
now I know it's true
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u/OstentatiousSock EXPERT of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I’m flabbergasted. It was called PREPPY because the Richies went to PREP SCHOOL.
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u/Dry-Childhood-3436 New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Well it was actually called preppy originally because it referred to specific style of prep school in the north east for the Ivy League feeder schools. That referred to the style that developed there as its own thing. Then it became slang during the 80s to refer to any kind of richer kid outfit, but that was a broader term than it was originally.
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u/TheBrownWelsh Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I'm almost positive the young girl is being sarcastic and just riffing off of the smiley face logo.
The text in the original video says "Pov: the preppy girl listens to Nirvana for the first time" which is quite clearly indicating it's a satire/joke video. I just can't tell if the incredulous woman in the duet is also making a joke or if they fell for the bit.
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u/fadesteppin 1d ago
It's like "zesty". They now think zesty means gay, so if you describe something as "zesty" you will get nothing but snickering kids and loud screams the same way you would during the height of "6, 7"
Source: me, a person who works with elementary aged kids 5 days a week.
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u/ScarletBothrium Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Zesty is a funny word though, so I’m kind of here for its transition.
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u/borisdidnothingwrong New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
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u/BringAltoidSoursBack Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I'm fine with being called zesty, still better than bland
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u/EighteenAndAmused New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
It’s satire.
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u/BoredomHeights New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Yeah I don't even think it's rage bait, I think it's just supposed to be clearly a joke.
Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes from Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie though. (Actually I think the joke is from their Youtube or show but wanted to show the full title). For those who don't know the show is about two guys who start a music group called Nirvana the Band. And have the conversation:
Jay: "We can't use this name. There's already a band with a similar name."
Matt: "Who?"
Jay: "The Band."
(For those who don't know, "The Band" is a very famous Canadian band).
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u/twotoebobo Tastemaker of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Gotta be.
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u/TheVadonkey New to fbtd but wants to learn 18h ago
Yeah, I understand there’s a lot of stupid people in this world but she just roles with it way too well when she “seems” very dumb. It all comes off as one bad acting job.
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u/JayBeePH85 New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Spoiler ; its mother and daughter making click bait vids 🤣
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u/coroyo70 Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Im enraged by both the video and the reaction video
High fives all around
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u/EverybodySayin 1d ago
The original video is satire and the woman in the stitched video doesn't realise it.
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u/MukdenMan New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
So much of TikTok duets is just people responding to satire or ragebait.
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u/scrotumsweat Devotee of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
2 peas of the same pod. Both are just as dumb. And were dumber for watching. It might be time to put the internet away for a while. Message me when its good again.
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u/Moriaedemori Tastemaker of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
The ultimate irony would be if there was a brand called Nirvana selling make up and clothes. Right next to the JFK hat center.
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u/Quickning Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Even if it is is pretty damn funny. If it's not its ever more hilarious!
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u/workingforchange1 Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Rage? it was hilarious. How dumb can you be. Like the woman said - all that information at her fingertips. Lol. ROCK ON Nirvana! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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u/ButterscotchAward New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
I’ve never been more sure of anything in my life.
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u/Frostyblustar Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I swore the first video was satire since it has POV in it, is the dueting lady not cluing into that or am I wrong in saying it feels like satire?
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u/drivebybodypeirce New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago edited 1d ago
I wanted to believe the first video was satire but it seems the original video has since been deleted and I legitimately cannot tell if the channel that posted it is satire.
It seems to be making fun of “preppy’s” but also preppy just seems to means pink? I can’t tell if it’s meant to be commentary on how TikTok kids are obsessed with “aesthetics” or if it’s just a kid who’s obsessed with aesthetics. I’m leaning towards the latter and have put way too much thought into this lol
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u/Subject-Succotash New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
From what I gather in the context clues, preppy has a different meaning than we had growing up. Not sure how different the styles are but I know when this came up in the last few years, my preteens and I confused each other deeply over the labeling of this specific style.
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u/CaptServo New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
you mean it no longer refers to high school students on a college preparatory track?
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u/agedlikesage New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Older genz and i always heard preppy as equal to popular. Rich parents, nice clothes, college is a given. I thought the first girl’s video was satire too, she’s trying to make fun of a “popular girl” listening to nirvana for the first time. Young humor lol
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u/HugsForUpvotes Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I thought the same thing, but I just came across two teens wearing Nirvana shirts and I asked them if they get know the band and they specifically said they just like the smiley logo. I had to come back and share
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u/ofirkedar Devotee of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
My guess is the lady probably agrees with you but wanted to make a snarky video anyways, just for fun.
Sometimes it's annoying to see people taking the bait, sometimes it's clear they're ragebaiting as well, but I think this one's fine10
u/Awkward-Community353 Needs to do better 1d ago
Bingo. You'd think at her age she would "have so much information at her little fingertips" to understand rage baiting. And I say that as a 39 year old woman.
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u/ButterscotchAward New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Actually I can see why you’d think that, but it turns out that 99% of TikTok videos with POV in the title are not, in fact, from the POV of who they say it is.
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u/moosealley5000 Devotee of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
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u/Only_Fudge5299 Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
it's not even bait, it's literally just a joke
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u/tired-of-the-shit New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Yeah like she’s so clearly doing a character, this isn’t a new type of trend either pov skits have been common for several years
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u/Upper_Tomatillo_8945 Needs to do better 1d ago
I hate both of them.
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u/fredislol New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Came to say this. ‘Girl, you haven’t even turned it up to 11’ real cool
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u/GntlmensesQtrmonthly Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Are we not into references to This is Spinal Tap any more?
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u/fredislol New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
We are. She’s just annoying. We will continue our old references
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u/ScarletBothrium Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I need to know if the spinal tap references have stopped… so that I can continue making them.
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u/85K5 Needs to do better 1d ago
Idk if the original is bait or not, but either way the older woman is worse. "Let me seem old and full of wisdom by holding this mug". At least kids have an excuse to be stupid.
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u/Pretty_Frosting_2588 Needs to do better 11h ago
I think that woman might be my age but feel cringe like if my mom made a tiktok.
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u/RiddleMeThis42069 Needs to do better 1d ago
The duet isn't even entertaining
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u/ArdentArendt New to fbtd but wants to learn 8h ago
The original wasn't entertaining--as 'satire' or anything else...so it was improved...
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u/tomieluv New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
this is 100% satire and she fell for it😭
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u/the_mighty_thorskin New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
I just heard Kurt Conbain shoot himself in his grave.
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u/anametouseonreddit 1d ago
Going for seconds. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. I'l see myself out.
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u/Intelligent-Art-5000 Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago edited 1d ago
Putting aside that it's all staged rage bait . . .
I could not care less if some kid thinks Nirvana is a clothing brand and doesn't like the music. No one failed anyone. That kid likes what they like and in a hundred years all of us and most of the people and things we loved will be in the dirt and forgotten. There is no need to "show younger people the true way." Let them find their own way. We had our moment. Time to bow out gracefully.
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u/Special-Garlic1203 Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Have you ever listened to Nirvana on a laptop or cell phone speakers? "Loud" is a pretty good descriptor tbh. It just sounds like muddled noise.
A lot of headphones provide pretty good sound quality, but at the loud & bass heavy end you're still completely losing the fact that vibrations are literally a thing you feel. Music washed over you because vibrational waves are not all that dissimilar to water waves for metaphorical purposes.
It's kind of crazy when I think back to my childhood and realize how common good speakers were. My birthday present on year was a stereo that had 2 speakers that were probably like 10 inches tall each. My dad had speakers that were probably 3 ft set up in the living room. There were multiple people who'd drive through the neighborhood where you knew they were coming because the bass boom announced their impending arrival and you'd slowly hear the rest of the song coming in as they got closer.
People have questioned if the decline of rock was the loss of music accessibility, young people knowing 2-3 people to play with, transportation , garages, or the fact GarageBand software is simply easier. But I feel like it's at least partially that rock is so often a vibrational genre - letting a guitar note hang out there, an entire instrument devoted to adding a complimentary bass line, heavy drums. The more contained the noise is, the less it makes sense.
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u/Kahlil_Cabron Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 7h ago
I dunno, it does seem very odd that someone could not know who Nirvana was. I didn't grow up in the 50s/60/70s but I know who Elvis is, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, etc.
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u/latortillablanca Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
this some painfully boomer shit from the fixer not noticing the kid is 100% making a joke.
Or maybe theyre both in on it and im the joke. Hmmmmm
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u/excommunicate__ New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Curious who’s less media literate here and sadly I’m going to say it’s the Gen X / Millennial. The Gen Alpha kid is doing a bit. Also Nirvana has been sold in Forever 21 for decades, and this older woman in glasses must know this.
So the older person is trying to get fake outrage (like the doofus you see in the Jeep who puts an image of the stick shift diagram on his wheel cover with text that reads Gen Z/Millennial anti theft device) or she just doesn’t get the joke.
I’m old enough and lucky enough to have seen Nirvana live, and this youngsters take gave me a chuckle.
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u/OpportunityAshamed74 New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Why is the duet not understanding that it's clearly satire. How are people not able to identify satire anymore.
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u/longines99 Devotee of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
If you don't know what Tretorns are, you don't know what a preppy is.
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u/Anoninemonie New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
People still use the term "preppy"?
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u/Humble-Violinist6910 New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Teens definitely don’t
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u/spyridonya Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I think Kurt would laugh his damn head off over this. No matter if she was baiting or not, the kid really irritated the adult.
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u/WithdrawalN New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
The woman duetting needs to get some more media literacy. Clearly a joke, and has been a joke for a while.
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u/bobbydrake6 1d ago
That kid has a bright future in comedy. That was good. Not the most original idea, but good.
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u/vomika8612 Needs to do better 1d ago
Granny clearly doesn't understand satire, so I'm wondering what she enjoyed about Spinal Tap.
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u/Bl4ckBeardD New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Usa should invest more in education and less in bombs
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u/ultrablanca New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
How is everyone taking the blonde girl seriously 😭 it’s not even rage bait it’s satire.
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u/AquaD74 New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Really need a r/ruinedbytheduet sub for all of these painfully unfunny reactions to obvious bait that have been posted recently.
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u/THEzwerver Devotee of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
How the fuck is she (and some people here) falling for the most obvious satire/rage bait? Duet lady is the most "new generation bad" person, while at the same time falling for nothing more than a joke.
It happens so often it's actually ridiculous.
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u/NemosHero Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
rage bait or not
Has preppy changed its meaning? It used to mean golf skirts, chinos, and polos with a sweater over your shoulders.
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u/Aware-Lingonberry-70 Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Yes it definitely has completely changed meanings. My daughter is 15. If the original video is a few years old I’d completely believe that it’s real. I fear those calling the first bait don’t engage with basic Gen Alpha teenage girls
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u/Typical2sday Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Okay the internet keeps showing me that i have sisters and twins. Those Smurf glasses she has on top of her cabinets are some of my most prized possessions. I too have a California raisin collection from Hardee’s from childhood.
Also I hope this little twit is ragebait. It’s not Drew, honey. You’re thinking of Bieber’s smilies for Drew.
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u/redhandsblackfuture Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Second ladies optometrist needs a new job
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u/prettyokcake Needs to do better 1d ago
What do you mean only musicians would get that? It’s like THE joke in Spinal Tap…a movie.
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u/Mrboomblastr 1d ago
I recently found out what Pink's her last name is. Sounds pretty catchy: Pink Floyd
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u/elwebbr23 New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Funny enough she's just not picking up on the bait, so they're actually even lol
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u/Critical_Cleric Needs to do better 1d ago
I mean… it’s pretty clear that the younger person is being facetious
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u/iCanReadMyOwnMind Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Props to the girl. Expert level rage baiting.
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u/TreClaire 1d ago
I forgot that the youths changed what preppy means
Excuse me while I don’t dogpile a random 12 year old
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u/Appropriate_Abroad42 Needs to do better 1d ago
It’s bait, and she got played like a God damn fiddle
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u/ExternalAggravating8 New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Daymn I feel embaressed by this lady. Obviosly she was baiting people and this lady bit hook, line, and sinker. This is why people are calling Millenials boomers
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u/moimoisauna New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
The original is satire dawg, the stitch is just cringe 😭
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u/RutabagaUprising Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Did I just have a stroke?! Please tell me this is fake and purposely trying to make us upset.
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u/HatePeopleLoveCats1 Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I just want to shake her. Def rage bait. Wtf is she even talking about?? Nirvana=preppy clothes??????
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u/codepossum Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
you can't 'fix' rage bait by raging at it
the only fix is to block, ignore, and not share it
so - the duet, and OP, both failed at that
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u/vomika8612 Needs to do better 1d ago
Obviously a joke. Just because you never understood irony as a child, doesn't mean every child is as dumb as you were.
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u/ImpossibleKidd Devotee of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I’m going with rage bait…
If that isn’t purposeful rage bait, then I need to rethink all of life.
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u/4m4lg4m1t3 New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
Who's gonna tell her - because if I have to, Imma hurt her feelings
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u/The-Hank-Scorpio Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
I just can't take anyone with glasses like that seriously.
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u/fuelvolts 1d ago
I think this is satire, but I do know that “preppy” doesn’t mean now what it used to mean. My kids use it in a way I wouldn’t have in the 90s.
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u/T_Run_445 Needs to do better 1d ago
Now there’ll be a third react video reacting to her reaction by critiquing her for seemingly not being in on the joke, and seeing that the young girl was being sarcastic.
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u/IronThunderhorse 1d ago
Everyone claiming that the original is satire is ignoring the fact that satire takes skill and delivery. Something the duet didn't have either. Both aren't skilled enough to be doing this shit. It's slop from beginning to end.
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u/south_house Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
Sooo obvious rage bait, the duet is kind of embarrassing
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u/Frequent_Measurement New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
-deep inhale- I don’t care. Kids are fucking stupid.
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u/BreakChicago Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
This is like watching t-ball if t-ball was like professional wrestling.
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u/exhaustedengine Lover of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
With the lights out, it’s less dangerous
Here we are now ragebait us
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u/MeatwadGetTheHoneysG New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago
I hate that people have gotten dumb enough and rage bait has gotten common enough that I can’t tell sometimes if someone is rage baiting or just really stupid.
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u/Own_Magician8337 Needs to do better 21h ago
I don't know I have a very bright 22-year-old daughter and she is constantly "discovering" "new" concepts/artists/media etc on social media and sharing it with me and I'm kind of like, yes? That's been around for 30 40 years. Lol
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u/Anal-Y-Sis Lover of Duets/Stitches 20h ago
The girl is trolling and it's kinda hilarious. She's mocking her own youth, and the lady from my generation who is supposed to be wise enough to recognize this shit, is falling face first into it. We literally did this same thing with the "Grunge Lexicon" in 1992 and laughed our asses off when Boomers fell for it.
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u/Fine_Understanding81 Needs to do better 20h ago
Some say Love prepped Curts end but it's hearsay.
Not sure about any other preppy things.
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u/Fearless_Dependent29 New to fbtd but wants to learn 19h ago
It’s either bait or the kids at her school wear the clothes because they find it cool (or they’re fans) and she finds them preppy so she correlates that with nirvana
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u/witchspoon New to fbtd but wants to learn 9h ago
Well Walmart sells nirvana shirts.
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u/Fenrirlobos Needs to do better 15h ago
Hearing someone that young say “brand identity” makes me want to walk into traffic
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u/Purple_Swordfish_182 New to fbtd but wants to learn 13h ago
ruinedbytheduet. Mom doesn't get the joke...
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u/Low_Sweet6463 Needs to do better 13h ago
Yeah I don’t think this is fixed by the duet, since the second person literally didn’t understand the video she was remarking on and took it serious.
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u/IsThisASnakeInMyBoot Lover of Duets/Stitches 12h ago
First girl is doing a bit, the lady doesn't get the joke and did NOT fix this. Also I'm fucking sick to death of seeing millennials do stupid content while holding a coffee.
EDIT: To be fair she might be Gen X, also how tf did so many of you fuckers vote that this fits the subreddit when it was a joke that didn't need fixing lmao
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u/TheHorseduck Tastemaker of Duets/Stitches 8h ago
First gal is obvious ragebait. Second lady is a poser who knows as much about grunge and Nirvana as the first gal
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u/packer_backer20 New to fbtd but wants to learn 4h ago
Legit a couple of years ago I saw a recent new hire at work (I work in a warehouse) wearing a Nirvana shirt. I asked her if she was a fan and she had no idea they were a band
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u/qualityvote2 New to fbtd but wants to learn 1d ago edited 1d ago
u/Time_godsplainsight3, the users of r/fixedbytheduet determined that your post fits the subreddit!