Now, pay attention to advertisements on this next one as well; how many times do you see interracial couples, usually a white woman and black man. Also, an advertisement where the husband/boyfriend is a doofus and the woman the smart one who buys X product. Also, the white couple are the fools, but the smart black couple are prepared and use X product. Or, also common, is an actor of indeterminate racial lineage so that they could stand in as an everyman.
Yes, there is the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, where once you learn something, like a new word, you see it everywhere, and thus it's not like it's suddenly popular, just you notice it now. But trust me, once you see, you cannot unsee.
Now, pay attention to advertisements on this next one as well; how many times do you see interracial couples, usually a white woman and black man. Also, an advertisement where the husband/boyfriend is a doofus and the woman the smart one who buys X product. Also, the white couple are the fools, but the smart black couple are prepared and use X product. Or, also common, is an actor of indeterminate racial lineage so that they could stand in as an everyman.
Yes, there is the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, where once you learn something, like a new word, you see it everywhere, and thus it's not like it's suddenly popular, just you notice it now. But trust me, once you see, you cannot unsee.