Maybe I was bored today. Maybe I've just got too much time on my hands.
The other day in one of the threads here at SDF, a comment was made that "no one in the next generation" knows who Diana Ross is.
Interesting thought. So, being blessed with relatives in "the next generation" and friends with children "in the next generation" and co-workers "in the next generation", I thought I'd put that statement to test.
First, let me say, I polled 12 individuals [[to match the 12 #1's Diana had with the Supremes). They ranged from ages 15 to 24. My subjects were both male and female. My subjects identify as Caucasian, Asian and Hispanic.
I asked three simple questions. 1) Have you ever heard of Diana Ross? If the answer was "no", that was the end of the poll. If the answer was "yes", the next question was: 2) Who is she? If the subject "didn't know" or had no answer, that was the end of the poll. If the subject knew, the last question was: Can you name a Diana Ross song?
Here are the results:
4 individuals didn't know who Diana Ross was [[although one said her name sounded familiar).
7 individuals identified Diana as either a black woman, or a black singer, or better yet, an actress. Of those 7, 4 individuals identified Diana as a member of The Supremes. Furthermore, of those 7, 1 individual indentified her as "like Cher; every gay man's dream". LOL.
Of the above 7 mentioned, 1 could name a Diana Ross song: "Baby, Where Did Our Love Go?" [[another subject said they couldn't name a Diana Ross song, but would know one if they heard one). When I asked the 1 how they knew a Diana Ross song, the answer was "I know good music"!
So, while the "next generation" could use a little work, the majority know a legendary lady: Miss Diana Ross.
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