HANGING ON IN QUIET DESPERATION IS THE ENGLISH WAY: Julie Burchill: A New Age of Eroticism Debuts in British Politics.
It seems incredible now that the coming of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labor government was hailed in some excitable quarters as heralding in British politics a new age of eroticism. The Times columnist Caitlin Moran wrote: “In all the analysis of last week’s election there was one seismic change that was overlooked by every major news outlet. Which is this: every middle-aged woman I know feels, right now, kind of … fruity. Turned on.”
Explained she: “There is nothing more erotic to a middle-aged woman than competency… At the beginning of this new government, the fact that they seem at the outset incredibly competent is making women of a certain age very frisky. ‘I think he has a lot of really full box files with “DETAILED PLANS” written on them,’ said one before excusing herself from the group chat. She didn’t say why she had to excuse herself — but we knew…”
Just five months in, the idea that any Englishwoman would swerve the most banal girly gossip in order to pleasure herself over the image of a prime minister with an approval rating of minus 22 is ludicrous. Sir Keir is less popular with the British public not just than all fellow leaders of major political parties, but than Elon Musk — who recently accused Sir Keir of going “full Stalin” — with a minus 17.
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Politicians can survive being hated — look at President Trump — but they rarely survive being mocked. Look at President Biden and Vice President Harris. In what movie in that tortuously-moving mind of his will Sir Keir be starring next week — “Dr. Woe”? “Blunderball”? “Lie Another Day”? “Scoldfinger”? “A View To a Non-Crime Hate Incident?” As Austin Powers might say, “Do I make you horny, baby?” This time the answer must surely be a resounding no — even from the lubricious lady columnists over at the Times.
While distaff British socialists are swooning over Starmer, American leftist women are handling Trump’s win with their usual understated good taste: Trump’s Win Has Sparked Another ‘Primal Scream’ Meltdown (If Lake Mich. Had Ears They’d Be Bleeding).
The group was apparently trolled by a Trump supporter waving a flag.
“What a gorgeous morning to gather at Klode Park in Whitefish Bay to engage in a Primal Scream in order to release our pain and frustration after the election,” a group organizer said.
“If you zoom in you will see Trump supporters proudly waving their flag on top of the hill. Many thanks to the MPD for keeping us safe.”
Liberal white women screaming at Lake Michigan to rage against the election:
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 27, 2024
Don’t you ever let anybody take your power from you, ladies.