Les Inconnus - Auteuil Neuilly Passy

Les Inconnus · 12.5M views · 2013 · 3:18

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Satire & parodyMusic performance & songsStand-up & sketch comedycomedy

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN mostly uses it as a joke or cultural reference for rich Parisian stereotypes and subcultures, rather than recommending it.

What it is

A French comedy sketch-song by Les Inconnus parodying wealthy young people from Auteuil, Neuilly and Passy by mimicking the style of banlieue rap.

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What Hacker News said

Cites aebtebeten · 2026-01 · on “Straussian Memes: A Lens on Techniques for Mass Persuasion”

I've been trying to come up with "self stabilizing" examples since yesterday, but think I finally may have stumbled upon one: "Prep hop" videos, like [LINK] or [this video] , may get forwarded by members of different subcultures for two different reasons: the first because they appreciate the comic satirisation of others, and the second because they appreciate how the comics have sweated the details of their own subculture — "we are like that only". Lagniappe: [LINK]