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Beyonce Hit with Backlash for Selling Empty $948 Empty Box: ‘Lost Yo Mind’ (intouchweekly.com)
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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Why the backlash? She was honest with the name. Empty Box, Lost Yo Mind. If they bought it, then they lost their minds, and deserve the empty box.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (10 children)
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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (8 children)

    INSPIRED BY THE BEAUTY OF TRADITIONAL BEEKEEPER CRATES, THIS LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTOR’S BOX IS DESIGNED TO HOUSE AND DISPLAY YOUR BEYONCÉ VINYL COLLECTION. HANDCRAFTED FROM SOLID PINE WOOD, FINISHED WITH BEESWAX OIL, LINED IN DEEP GREEN VELVET, AND FITTED WITH A FAUX GATOR-SKIN LEATHER CARRYING STRAP WITH GOLD HARDWARE, EACH BOX FEATURES CUSTOM ENGRAVED DETAILS AND IS EXCLUSIVELY NUMBERED 1/500, MAKING THIS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF ART FOR THE HIVE.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    Right, but the description, and by extension Beyonce herself, isn't indicating that this is a joke or some statement against fans mindlessly buying anything they produce. She legit wants her fans to spend $1000 on a box, and frankly the bad press costs more than the $450,000 she expects to get out of it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    If they blatantly say “this is commentary on rampantly consumerism” then the commentary does not work. And either way, there is no bad press. Do people love it? Hate it? Doesn’t matter, they’re talking about it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    And either way, there is no bad press.

    The myth that "all advertising is good advertising" is just that. There are reputational impacts from stunts like these.

    Just look at how bad Ye has fucked up his career. Sure, he's still rich as hell, but he ain't coming back from that.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    That is the description

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    Okay, point out the sentence.

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