BBC interview blooper apparently represents patriarchy

http://www.newstatesman.com/politic...ldren-video-not-funny-its-patriarchy-nutshell

an awareness of the unequal nature of caring labour ruins a great viral video.

It took me quite some time to determine that this wasn't satire. EDIT - Okay, after further digging I actually am really confused about whether it's satire or not...the writer has a weird name "Moley Tant" ("militant?") and nothing else about her appears to pop up...lots of prominent commentators seem to have responded under the impression this was real though.

It apparently didn't occur to the writer that maybe the woman was supposed to be watching the kids instead of the guy for a few moments at that specific time because the guy was in the middle of a fucking interview with the BBC.

 

[CWCchange]

Robert "Gook wife" Kelly.

 

[Cato]

Robert "Gook wife" Kelly.

I feel bad for him. Apparently now everyone thinks that his wife is his maid and/or he's a misogynist.

 

[TheImportantFart]

Of course it's from The New Statesman. Of fucking course.

 

[Positron]

Here's the problem: I can't enjoy it.

This makes me feel so alone.

Hmmm I wonder why.

 

[Pickle Inspector]

Just call me Millie Tant. Moley Tant. Whatever. We'll workshop it.

For not Brits/people who've never read Viz this is Millie Tant:

http://www.newstatesman.com/politic...ldren-video-not-funny-its-patriarchy-nutshell



It took me quite some time to determine that this wasn't satire. EDIT - Okay, after further digging I actually am really confused about whether it's satire or not...the writer has a weird name "Moley Tant" ("militant?") and nothing else about her appears to pop up...lots of prominent commentators seem to have responded under the impression this was real though.

It apparently didn't occur to the writer that maybe the woman was supposed to be watching the kids instead of the guy for a few moments at that specific time because the guy was in the middle of a fucking interview with the BBC.

It's not satire, British culture just has a lot of self deprecating humour.

 

[Quack]

Yeah, I imagine it's "kidding on the square" considering it's the New Statesman. It's honestly not that far out from a Guardian/Independent editorial where somebody imagines up a slight and then rails against it for 500 words, so it serves a dual purpose.

It's both a "gotcha" for those who might roll their eyes at this sort of thing, and a light-hearted reflection of what some of their readers actually believe. Kind of a weak "prank" to Poe yourself convincingly, but expect that to be forgotten in the rush to forced laughter if any foreign conservative cites the article critically.

I'd be surprised if anybody in the British media hadn't heard of Viz's feminist parody "Millie Tant", but US/Canada commentators are probably going to be unaware.