“Humans of New York” has become a success because it presents the unpolished Big Apple: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
On Thursday, the Facebook page published a statement by current New Yorker Hillary Clinton, and she apparently opted to fill the latter category.
In short, her statement was defensive and bitter, and lamented the political playing field on which she finds herself.
“I’m not Barack Obama. I’m not Bill Clinton,” she began.
“Both of them carry themselves with a naturalness that is very appealing to audiences. But I’m married to one and I’ve worked for the other, so I know how hard they work at being natural,” she wrote.
In other words, they’re not naturally natural, either.
“It’s not something they just dial in,” she continued. “They work and they practice what they’re going to say. It’s not that they’re trying to be somebody else. But it’s hard work to present yourself in the best possible way.
“You have to communicate in a way that people say: ‘OK, I get her.'”
Then she resorted to playing the victim and implied it may never be something she will do effectively.
“And that can be more difficult for a woman. Because who are your models? If you want to run for the Senate, or run for the Presidency, most of your role models are going to be men. And what works for them won’t work for you.
“Women are seen through a different lens. It’s not bad. It’s just a fact. It’s really quite funny,” she wrote.
Is it really?
“I’ll go to these events and there will be men speaking before me, and they’ll be pounding the message, and screaming about how we need to win the election. And people will love it. And I want to do the same thing. Because I care about this stuff.
She continued, “But I’ve learned that I can’t be quite so passionate in my presentation. I love to wave my arms, but apparently that’s a little bit scary to people.”
It’s the viewer’s fault, you see. Their prejudices are to blame.
“And I can’t yell too much. It comes across as ‘too loud’ or ‘too shrill’ or ‘too this’ or ‘too that.’ Which is funny, because I’m always convinced that the people in the front row are loving it.”
Margaret Thatcher would be rolling in her grave — if she had any interest in actually seeing Hillary Clinton elected President of the United States.
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