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harSon · Feb 9, 2016

Black people love Red Lobster. I don't care if you're in a city that's 99.9% not black, hit up the local Red Lobster and you'll find that .1% gum deep in those biscuits.

- J - D - · Feb 9, 2016

Man, has Beyonce really been to a Red Lobster since Destiny's Child went big?

BobTheFork · Feb 9, 2016

So, these are either people who were blown away because they had never heard of Red Lobster before or they genuinely want to eat there because Beyonce pretends to eat there....fuck

perfectchaos007 · Feb 9, 2016

BobTheFork said:
So, these are either people who were blown away because they had never heard of Red Lobster before or they genuinely want to eat there because Beyonce pretends to eat there....fuck

Or probably, when they heard Red Lobster in the song, some people said to themselves "Oh, I haven't eaten there in forever, I should go soon."
It's an impulse just like any other advertising. Beyonce or not

SecretMoblin · Feb 9, 2016

Mau ®;194734224 said:
It kinda saddens me that I became a vegetarian and never tried Red Lobster. There's one that recently opened near my area.

Oh well.

I hope you're not losing any muscle mass because of this unfortunate decision

also the biscuits are meat-free and enhance the post-cum glow

koryuken · Feb 9, 2016

Mau ®;194734224 said:
It kinda saddens me that I became a vegetarian and never tried Red Lobster. There's one that recently opened near my area.

Oh well.

Lobster is a vegetable. I promise.

davepoobond · Feb 9, 2016

i really wonder who hears a song, has never been to that place to eat, then thinks "i should eat there because Beyonce mentioned it in a song"

border · Feb 9, 2016

AyaisMUsikWhore said:
People are dumb for eating at a popular restaurant that is mentioned in a song?

People are dumb for eating at Red Lobster, regardless of motivation.

perfectchaos007 · Feb 9, 2016

koryuken said:
Lobster is a vegetable. I promise.

Yep. Catholics agree if it's from the sea it's meat free!

border said:
People are dumb for eating at Red Lobster, regardless of motivation.

You sound fun.

redmetal86 · Feb 9, 2016

Slate Soda said:
Going to Red Lobster for no reason other than Beyonce said it in a song is pretty fucking ridiculous

Imagine how many people went to all of those places the Beach Boys mentioned in Kokomo because of the song.

Saint Gregory · Feb 9, 2016

The painful part is the realization that I've never been taken to Red Lobster ;_;

All this time I thought I was doing work

perfectchaos007 · Feb 9, 2016

Saint Gregory said:
The painful part is the realization that I've never been taken to Red Lobster ;_;

All this time I thought I was doing work

I went to Red Lobster on a group date once. Homecoming Junior Year. Good times...

Wilsongt · Feb 9, 2016

Cheddar bay biscuit realness!

Ivan 3414 · Feb 9, 2016

AyaisMUsikWhore said:
No it's not. Its the same when a drink is mentioned in a song, or a celebrity and searching them on google etc. It's literally just free product or brand recognition and if the song is hot, yes there will be increase purchase numbers in said product or brand. This is not brand new.... Seriously... The reach is getting a bit much.

I get how advertisements work so I don't see why you're explaining what an advertisement is.

But it's not like Red Lobster is some hole-in-the-wall unknown restaurant that people weren't aware of, and it's not like Beyonce is mentioning some new dish served by Red Lobster. All she did is mention Red Lobster as a reward for sex, and people are flocking to Red Lobster following, I can only imagine, some laughable logic that goes something like "Ooh let's go eat some biscuts at Red Lobster then we #flawless like Bey!" Which is pretty fucking ridiculous.

BobTheFork · Feb 9, 2016

perfectchaos007 said:
Or probably, when they heard Red Lobster in the song, some people said to themselves "Oh, I haven't eaten there in forever, I should go soon."
It's an impulse just like any other advertising. Beyonce or not

Maybe. I see Red Lobster advertising enough that I don't know if I buy people just forgetting until they saw this.

Tagyhag · Feb 9, 2016

border said:
People are dumb for eating at Red Lobster, regardless of motivation.

It's fine.

It's no Boiling Crab but people act like it's inedible or something.

bishoptl · Feb 9, 2016

So many people up in their feelings over Red Lobster getting some shine. I love it.

Kyoufu said:
Can she mention Dragon's Dogma please?

radioactivez0r · Feb 9, 2016

It'd be amusing if the marketing team was giving a presentation to the management about how they increased food sales by 33% with their new promotion, and then read this.

mckmas8808 · Feb 9, 2016

Man she's POWERFUL!!!

Futureman · Feb 9, 2016

Slate Soda said:
But it's not like Red Lobster is some hole-in-the-wall unknown restaurant that people weren't aware of

Why does something need to be "hole-in-the-wall" for advertising to be successful? Maybe you don't understand ads.

Tom Nook · Feb 9, 2016

Thanks Beyonce......

SirCheese · Feb 9, 2016

Something something crabs.

Dresden · Feb 9, 2016

Slate Soda said:
I get how advertisements work so I don't see why you're explaining what an advertisement is.

But it's not like Red Lobster is some hole-in-the-wall unknown restaurant that people weren't aware of, and it's not like Beyonce is mentioning some new dish served by Red Lobster. All she did is mention Red Lobster as a reward for sex, and people are flocking to Red Lobster following, I can only imagine, some laughable logic that goes something like "Ooh let's go eat some biscuts at Red Lobster then we #flawless like Bey!" Which is pretty fucking ridiculous.

They were probably just like shit we haven't been there in a while, let's go tomorrow.

Cels · Feb 9, 2016

consider the lobster by the late david foster wallace

also, i have lived in america most of my life and i have never eaten at red lobster. am i a dirty heathen?

SeanR1221 · Feb 9, 2016

My father in law recently wanted to go to red lobster for his birthday.

That place is shit tier. Sadly, it's a place some people go to for a fancy dinner.

Kyuur · Feb 9, 2016

This thread wants to make me go to Red Lobster. I hope that doesn't make anyone mad.

diablos991 · Feb 9, 2016

Advertisements during the super bowl. How do they work?
Of course a restaurant mentioned by a famous person during the super bowl would see a sales spike.

NipplesAndToes23 · Feb 9, 2016

Shit, I do miss those cheddar biscuits. That was five star shit for black people back in the day.

Mau ® · Feb 9, 2016

SecretMoblin said:
I hope you're not losing any muscle mass because of this unfortunate decision

also the biscuits are meat-free and enhance the post-cum glow

*.*

Friggz · Feb 9, 2016

Bay Maximus said:
You're worth over half a billion dollars by yourself. Can a brother at least get some Joe's Crab Shack? Damn Bey

i dont think shes worth that much, but yea...point taken.

NipplesAndToes23 · Feb 9, 2016

harSon said:
Black people love Red Lobster. I don't care if you're in a city that's 99.9% not black, hit up the local Red Lobster and you'll find that .1% gum deep in those biscuits.

Truth honey.

Eighty Deuce · Feb 9, 2016

I've had to replace soda lines in red lobster, I keep a knife ready to fend off rats.

Matt_ · Feb 9, 2016

lots of people getting good dick I see

BeatnikGunsoo · Feb 9, 2016

harSon said:
Black people love Red Lobster. I don't care if you're in a city that's 99.9% not black, hit up the local Red Lobster and you'll find that .1% gum deep in those biscuits.

I don't think that's necessarily true anymore since you can now buy the biscuits at the grocery store

so pretty much no reason to go to red lobster anymore

plus I didn't even know red lobster was a black thing until now and I'm black

maybe it's because I live in san diego and we got more seafood places?

royalan · Feb 9, 2016

harSon said:
Black people love Red Lobster. I don't care if you're in a city that's 99.9% not black, hit up the local Red Lobster and you'll find that .1% gum deep in those biscuits.

This. I'm surprised so many people don't get it. But Red Lobster is kind of a hood thing. Lol

PeakPointMatrix · Feb 9, 2016

royalan said:
This. I'm surprised so many people don't get it. But Red Lobster is kind of a hood thing. Lol

this.

border said:
People are dumb for eating at Red Lobster, regardless of motivation.

Yeah only smart people like us eat at smart people places, right Border?

*smug face*

Skux · Feb 9, 2016

Red Lobster has got to be slang for some sex act though right?

shinobi602 · Feb 9, 2016

Do people really choose to go eat somewhere because a celebrity mentioned it? What kind of thought process is that? Genuinely can't understand it.

ReAxion · Feb 9, 2016

Read the KFC nashville hot chicken thread and see how many people went and got it. It's not ridiculous at all.

Armaros · Feb 9, 2016

People surprised that a business gets more business when they get advertisement on one of the biggest TV days of the year for the US.

Mindshare is a thing people, and companies pay ALOT OF MONEY to get it.

PeakPointMatrix · Feb 9, 2016

Slate Soda said:
Going to Red Lobster for no reason other than Beyonce said it in a song is pretty fucking ridiculous

Shaanyboi said:
How dumb can people be?

Strangelove77 said:
People are so weird.

Stat Flow said:
People are idiots. Nothing surprising about that.

Pakkidis said:
So the thought process goes like this:

" Beyonce talks about Red Lobster after having sex... lets go try it out"

Really??

Sushi Nao said:
My god, are we easily led.

shinobi602 said:
Do people really choose to go eat somewhere because a celebrity mentioned it? What kind of thought process is that? Genuinely can't understand it.

Slate Soda said:
I get how advertisements work so I don't see why you're explaining what an advertisement is.

But it's not like Red Lobster is some hole-in-the-wall unknown restaurant that people weren't aware of, and it's not like Beyonce is mentioning some new dish served by Red Lobster. All she did is mention Red Lobster as a reward for sex, and people are flocking to Red Lobster following, I can only imagine, some laughable logic that goes something like "Ooh let's go eat some biscuts at Red Lobster then we #flawless like Bey!" Which is pretty fucking ridiculous.

*thing is mentioned*

"Huh, it has been a while since we've tried *thing*, we should go sometime soon"

How is this hard for people to wrap their heads around, I mean for fucks sake.

Are you guys immune to ads/trailers/teasers piquing your interest in something too?

Merc_ · Feb 9, 2016

Angelus Errare said:
But it's literally no different than buying a product because you saw a commercial. They're the samething. One was indirect advertisement via song lyric the other is direct adveritsement via TV.

Not any different than those catchy jingles you hear all the time about a product.

It's incredibly funny to watch folks try and act superior over this. On goddamn NeoGAF with it's numerous hype/free marketing threads for comic book movies and video games.

Massive Duck. C.M. · Feb 9, 2016

This is a fairly uncomplicated example of how humans react to stimuli.

Then again, this is the home of "how do I wash myself" threads

The Lamp · Feb 9, 2016

braves01 said:
Red Lobster as a reward, lol. She's may not be a great pop singer but she can tell a joke.

Are you serious? She has an amazing voice and practically stopped the world when she surprise dropped her last full album.

The last time I heard the Red Lobster joke was from a black comedian. I think it may be a thing.

royalan · Feb 9, 2016

shinobi602 said:
Do people really choose to go eat somewhere because a celebrity mentioned it? What kind of thought process is that? Genuinely can't understand it.

Going to Red Lobster for social occasions is a black community thing.

Not every black family of course, but it IS a thing. Especially if you was coming up in the 90s. Me and my cousins would get HYPE whenever someone in the family had a graduation, because we KNEW where we was going.

So when Bey dropped that line she triggered a very real shared black experience.

Red Lobster is pretty much the only restaurant chain she could have mentioned and got that response.

Dreavus · Feb 9, 2016

shinobi602 said:
Do people really choose to go eat somewhere because a celebrity mentioned it? What kind of thought process is that? Genuinely can't understand it.

If I had to guess it'd be an unconscious one. Not so much "Oh man, Beyonce mentioned this place I gotta go there!" and more of them noticing it when deciding where to go now that they've heard the name a few times from the song. It's all because of the exposure.

EDIT: ^Or that, too. Possibly both. I had no idea that was a thing.

StylesClash · Feb 9, 2016

That's fucking sad...

Alligatorjandro · Feb 9, 2016

I haven't been to a red lobster in almost 20 years

karasu · Feb 9, 2016

AyaisMUsikWhore said:
People are dumb for eating at a popular restaurant that is mentioned in a song?

I guess those same people are dumb for buying items that they see in commercials advertisements etc etc too right?

Some people just read into this stuff way too much I swear lol.

Pretty much. People will take any chance they get to get up on that high horse.

Gordon Shumway · Feb 9, 2016

Massive Duck said:
This is a fairly uncomplicated example of how humans react to stimuli.

Then again, this is the home of "how do I wash myself" threads

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