Junior Bake Off final was "coronation" themed. Ilhām, 10, was asked her opinion of the monarchy, I can't believe they aired her answer, but she gives me hope.
Best thing I've seen this morning! Bravo, kiddo, never lose that!
Right?
Watching it "live" yesterday my jaw just dropped, the kid before did the expected "yeah, I love the royals" and Harry Hill made a joke about maybe not wanting to go on holiday with some of them which I thought was already quite risque for a kids show, but then Ilhām comes out with that and it absolutely made my day. I have a feeling (and hope!) that's not the last we hear of her..
The kids are alright.
The Offspring would like to say otherwise
For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other. But lest any ill use should afterwards arise, let the Crown at the conclusion of the ceremony be demolished, and scattered among the people whose right it is.
-- Thomas Paine
Thomas (bring the) Paine
"You wouldn't want a revolution" spoken like the rich are sacrificing themselves in every indulgence so we don't have to.
Now Lemmy lemme eat cake! ... or whatever it is you are preparing.
That little girl rocks!
That guy's condescending mugging with every reasonable statement she makes is infuriating.
As I've mentioned in other comments, the guy is openly ant-monarchy, his facial expressions aren't of derision, this is filler on a kids show, not a political interview. If he'd agreed with her the whole thing would have never made it to air.
This is about her, why can't we keep it that way?
And frankly, even without knowing he was anti-monarchy, those reactions didn't come off as condescending to me. Read it as surprise, and perhaps a little nervous she'd say something more that'd have to be cut, but not condescending. He's clearly smiling.
That's just the character he plays for his comedy, he's not actually disagreeing with her here. You could consider his facial expression to mean "That's a controversial opinion to air on a baking show", but only because if he didn't ape that response they'd probably not have sent it to air haha.
Uhhh...you should probably read about Harry Hill.
Good for her!
Hope she baked a cake in the form of a guillotine
I thought it just means passionate, is there more to it than that?
E: seems like it also means agitator or trouble maker, TIL.
Personally I'd take it as a compliment, but I can see what you mean about it being problematic.
I thought a decent number of people in the UK thought that same way.
In modern society, it's absurd that the UK is governed by a monarch. Even if it's just on paper and a ceremony.
Not familiar with that host but he definitely was at least going for "visibly uncomfortable". Whether that was purely for entertainment or real or whatever, "firebrand" is not at all a compliment in that case.
But also... it is completely accurate for what she was saying. She was speaking a very left-wing perspective regarding the inherent injustice of a hereditary monarchy whose (brain farting: Fancy term for "justification to rule" that is usually divinity based) is based solely on being warlords a few centuries ago. And she lightly calls for revolution. That is a "left wing firebrand" by definition and is only a negative if people don't want that.
Not familiar with that host but he definitely was at least going for “visibly uncomfortable”. Whether that was purely for entertainment or real or whatever,
I assumed from what I know of him he would agree with her, and a quick look brought up a recent interview with him titled Harry Hill: 'I am a bit anti-monarchy at the moment, so it was almost certainly a reflection of what he assumes the general public's/his bosses reaction would be, not his own.
I think the term you are looking for the divine right of kings.
Isn't this on channel 4 now? Not really surprising considering they do the alter atuve Christmas message and have done since like the 90s.
Ch4 like to pretend to be progressive, and they absolutely do push boundaries more than the other channels, but under the thin veil they're just another neoliberal mouthpiece. So yeah, while it's not that surprising that of all the channels it's on 4, even for them, it's bolder than they would normally allow.
Love his reaction,
😬
bravo and thank you.
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I dont know who won this but if it wasn't her, i'd be angry.
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Does he have tourettes?
You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you
Strange women laying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government
If I went around, claiming I was an emperor, cuz some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!
I mean the others haven't proven much better...