some of them also became Austrian (or stayed in Austria) and went into politics after a very short while... (which is the origin story of the Austrian populist right-wing party "FPÖ" - their first leader was the former Nazi Minister of Agriculture and an SS officer) No need to hide your nazism if you're in Austria (even today)
more importantly: the time she compared the Avatar film to the Israel-Palestine conflict, in a room with peacemakers from both sides, talking to them about "the great mother in the film not taking sides" and then proudly telling it to Cameron with cringe-meter-breaking confidence and smug head tilts sprinkled twice with "and do you know what they said" (meanwhile Cameron is just literally speechless at what's going on). Then she proudly acts out the reaction she got from the peacemakers which was... "slow nodding" (I'm not exaggerating) It's like a Tina Fey sketch.
She is beyond being "too California" (as some outlets try to downplay it as). It's just so randomly tone-deaf, not knowing how to contribute in a very serious setting, verbally shitposting out of awkwardness(?), then incorrectly evaluating people's politeness as a profound moment of unanimity that she fostered. So she proceeds to boast about it to Cameron.
Her campaign promises and positions does seem picture-perfect and social-progressive, but these instances does make one question what goes on between her synapses. It's not hard to copy paste what the youth and the progressives (like me) want into a list to score tiktok points. No wonder why brilliant intellectuals with legit academic backgrounds like AOC and Warren and Sanders back Biden instead of her; an esoteric dropout self-help author with loose-cannon potential in interviews. There is no need for dems to unfairly discredit or disadvantage her. She is one goop away from paltrowing.
Her self-help background and esotericism in pre-covid times, I could've squeezed myself into tolerating for the sake of her policies, but what is beyond infuriating and discerning about this particular fuckup is: People in that room that she was invited to in Israel have given their life trying their best to collectively come up with a peace deal to end an extremely long, historical and ongoing conflict that costs lives and communities. And her reaction is "you know in Avatar..." Like, is she high? Clinically daft? Mocking? What the actual fuck.
Because maybe... just maybe... it was also critiquing and making satire of the expectations from a ken? and emasculation? the mental effects of always being seen as a himbo? as well as how the company's marketing idea of strong women was also enforced without consent and thereby removing agency as barbies had to fit into the box the boardroom made as well as the kens? i feel like I hear a whoosh.
even this tiny civil exchange already makes me happy for jumping the boat. (also was always kinda sad for missing out on the early years of reddit; lemmy have no mo fomo)
poopknife
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and then there is Austria...