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minus-squareDerpenheim@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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-squareFinjaminPoach@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYou might even say he is “performative” because it is his job, as a politician.
minus-squareFunkt4st1c@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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.
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.
You might even say he is “performative” because it is his job, as a politician.
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.