Shooting Selfie and angry FLOTUS
Can this Arab summit in Kuwait be the first Summit of Selfies?
We all saw Barack Obama with the fetching PM of Denmark (who has the non-fetching name of Helle Thorning-Schmidt) and the very non-fetching David Cameron taking selfies in South Africa. We all saw Michelle Obama looking truly pissed, and how she somehow maneuvered to end up sitting between Barack and Helle. We all saw the first Selfie Oscars a few weeks ago (Ellen DeGeneres with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Julia Robertson, etc etc).
Now Arab leaders can try to humanize themselves in the eyes of the public. A first. Most of them: a few will be hard to humanize these stiffs, especially the zombies and quasi-zombies (a majority). The rest may be considering selfie shots after each meeting. Some have suggested that all gather behind whoever is speechifying at the moment and have a few selfies sent to the people. Maybe a few potentates mouthing silently “Hi, mom“. Perhaps a few “Hi first wife; hi second wife; sorry, did I forget third wife?“. That type of thing should bring them closer to the people, at least closer to their moms and wives.
Should be interesting seeing them in selfies. But don’t expect any eye candy. Don’t expect anything ‘fetching’ to show up in any of the selfies, not a single fetching zombie or pudgy little king or military dictator.
Maybe the stiffs should invite Ellen DeGeneres to MC and choreograph the whole thing?
Cheers
mhg
