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minus-squareDerpenheim@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down1·4 days agoI think we need to get away from calling things performative. It has a very negative connotation. What he’s doing is leading from the front. He’s making his presence, opinions, and values known and is showing it.
minus-squareFunkt4st1c@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·4 days agoI meant it negatively. If i saw a picture of Trump doing blue collar work, it would be performative (derogatory). My point is that mamdani lives the performance, and therefore is, in reality, just a stand-up guy who is leading from the front lines.
minus-squareFinjaminPoach@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·4 days agoYou might even say he is “performative” because it is his job, as a politician.
I think we need to get away from calling things performative. It has a very negative connotation. What he’s doing is leading from the front. He’s making his presence, opinions, and values known and is showing it.
I meant it negatively. If i saw a picture of Trump doing blue collar work, it would be performative (derogatory).
My point is that mamdani lives the performance, and therefore is, in reality, just a stand-up guy who is leading from the front lines.
You might even say he is “performative” because it is his job, as a politician.