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(This was in 2015) – asking elder public figures to do this sort of thing might seem fun, but honestly I think it’s probably counter-productive – it just makes them look like “they don’t get it”. If I were their PR/brand person I would hesitate to allow this https://t.co/RBygTKvq3z
I remember being a kid, and I remember what I wanted from my adults and officials. I didn’t want them to understand my memes. I wanted them to be solidly decent people. I wanted them to be strong, smart, kind. I wanted them to tell me, “I got you. I’m listening.”
What was the thinking that went into this? “Wouldn’t it be fun and entertaining if we showed the kids a political candidate trying out their games?” It’s fun for the media folks, but it doesn’t actually earn anybody’s respect. Kids want adults to be good adults, not wannabe-kids
Here’s an extreme POV, but I think there’s truth in here: When an adult tries to participate as a kid in kidspace, it can come across as clingy, needy, insecure – and also implies a certain patronizing mistrust. “I need you to like me & you won’t like me unless I play your games”
There IS a sort of ironic-meta space for adults to be adults by being deliberately silly – that sort of infinite game of parents embarrassing their kids in a way that’s endearing and comforting. Do this internally with your campaign staffers, not onstage as a way of campaigning
When Hillary is on Ellen, 90-95% of the conversation should be about helping LGBTQ, women and young people. About real people’s struggles. Maybe they could’ve shared a video of her doing a silly dance at an office party with her interns, that would have played well
But do you think Hillary did silly dances with her interns? (Maybe she did!) I wouldn’t bet on it, though. And if she didn’t/wouldn’t, IF, then that would be terribly fake and insincere. And kids are *super* sensitive to this https://t.co/AfOuwQAMxs
Assuming good faith: Looking back, I think Hillary was tired. I think she felt that she deserved to win, having invested decades of her life into her goal. The people around her believed this too – that it was “her turn”. They were sloppy & complacent https://t.co/9RVKr7A55D