Like an infomercial actor tasked with doing two things at the same time, working in online journalism can sometimes be a fucking push.
No news outlet quite knows the punish of an oft-dry 24 hour news cycle as the people of news.com.au do; for today a guide on the etymology of Netflix and Chill has emerged.
What does ‘Netflix and chill’ mean? http://t.co/8e1APOwAPY
— news.com.au (@newscomauHQ) August 20, 2015
CC: LMGTFY.
Subtlety, their strong point is not:
“Like asking your date to come inside for a “cup of coffee”, extending a “Netflix and chill” invite is code for sex.”
But you can’t actually fault the accuracy of their reporting.
Tragically, The Project also found themselves having a similar epiphany on Twitter today:
Asking someone to watch #NetflixAndChill may not mean what you think it means… #TheProjectTV
http://t.co/GPdyS54svZ
— #TheProjectTV (@theprojecttv) August 21, 2015
You/The Project can get educated on youthspeak of the day via News’ explainer over here.
via news.com.au.
