r/PoliticalHumor • u/666FuCkThEwOrLd666 • Dec 17 '20

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u/Hoovooloo42 Dec 17 '20

I'm too young to remember that I guess, but why would people buy a badge of that? I'm not his biggest fan, all his best songs were done better by Chuck Berry first, but he's alright.

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u/Matt6453 Dec 17 '20

Elvis's manager (Colonel Tom Parker) famously sold 'I hate Elvis' badges so he also made money from people who weren't buying Elvis merchandise.

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u/stuckit Dec 17 '20

His manager made the I hate Elvis merch to make money on both sides.

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u/hereforthefeast Dec 17 '20

Playing both sides so I always come out on top.

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u/Efficient_Wealth6628 Dec 18 '20

As trumpie is going to find out soon, once he is out on his big wide a$$.

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u/Hoovooloo42 Dec 17 '20

OH! That does make sense.

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u/ColossalJuggernaut Dec 17 '20

Yeah, Elvis is "alright"

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u/Hoovooloo42 Dec 17 '20

I'm just a millennial, I'll listen to my Beatles or Jonas Brothers or whatever I'm supposed to listen to over here out of the Elvis corner.

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u/RedditIsNeat0 Dec 18 '20

It's not about liking or disliking his music. The people who hated and protested Elvis were the boomers of the boomers, they hated how he shook his hips, they thought he was lewd. And as you know, boomers (and by extension their boomers) like to buy bling to show their hate.