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Â鶹Éç Trending: Nostalgia Drives ‘Growing Up’ Hashtags
We explore themes of nostalgia which was at the root of the ‘growing up’ hashtags. It began with #growingupblack which then spawned a host of copycat trends.
We explore themes of nostalgia which was at the root of the ‘growing up’ hashtags. It began with #growingupblack which then spawned a host of copycat trends which included growing up Mexican, growing up Bengali and growing up African. We ask a comedian and a comedy writer why they thought the hashtags struck a chord with millions of people.
Joining us in the studio is comedy writer Yasmeen Khan.
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Mon 27 Jul 2015
16:20GMT
Â鶹Éç World Service Online
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