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14862083 No.14862083 [Reply] [Original]

Are there actually people on this board who think the contemporary "west" is more represented by Shakespeare and Goethe than Nikki Minaj and Family Guy?

>> No.14862185

>>14862083
In 200 years Shakespeare and Goethe will still be remembered. Nikki Minaj and Family Guy will not.

>> No.14862304

>>14862185
Shakespeare and Goethe are forgotten by everyone but hobbyists, they are not culturally relevant

>> No.14862344

>>14862304
I'm pretty sure that nothing is 'culturally relevant' in 2020 except for 'Ow, my balls' and "Dude, where's my weed"?

>> No.14862417

>>14862344
Yes that's representative of the west

>> No.14862427

>>14862083
95% of the romantics are equal to Nicki Minaj's Anaconda but they worded it differently.

>> No.14862432

reminder that Goethe was a pervert until the day he died, and probably in his grave too

>> No.14862441

>>14862083
That's just global capitalism.

>> No.14862442

>>14862427
>>14862432
This is true, so was Michelangelo. All western culture is degenerate, really

>> No.14862453

>>14862083
redpill me on family guy

>> No.14862542

>>14862453
I thought it was bad until it destroyed the tryhard reddit horse cartoon in seconds.

>> No.14862557

>>14862453
The Simpsons but more American (stupid)