• morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com
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    26 days ago

    It’s not nuanced. It’s an image thing. His followers see the gesture and conclude their idol is in control of the situation.

    Compare this to pictures of Biden where he’s making ambiguous expressions (because he’s just talking normally), which conservatives have been trained to see as signs of sleepiness, confusion, ineptitude etc.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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      26 days ago

      pisses me off. in high school, for our senior IDs my group of friends took “goofy” photos and mine was just a muppet grin and two thumbs up. all of my friends have continued to use our poses whenever anyone asks for a goofy pose, i don’t know why, we’ve all drifted apart but it’s a relic of that long old tight relationship that rivals maybe only our spouses. thumbs up is mine krasnov i’m not letting you take it you petty spray tan bitch we can dance off or slap fight for it the choice is yours.