'Brands Saying Bae' Twitter Account Makes Fun Of Companies Trying To Be Cool
The Wall Street Journal's Steven Perlberg wrote about a new Twitter account, "Brands Saying Bae," that pokes fun at companies trying to sound cool on social media by talking like teenagers and using one of their favorite catchphrases.
"Bae," according to Perlberg, is "a term of endearment that often refers to one's boyfriend or girlfriend. Bae can be aspirational - someone of romantic interest. The term has also inevitably evolved to apply to inanimate objects. On Instagram, a particularly mouthwatering plate of BBQ could be #bae, for example."
Arby's, Olive Garden, and Applebee's are some of the offending brands tweeting bae.
Here are some others (and you can see all of the tweets here):