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You have to hand it to Ava, the new face of the Tea Party Movement, and host of the Tea Party Newsbrief, she does not waste any time! Within seconds of hearing who she is for the very first time, she is already addressing the rumors that you’ve been spreading that she’s going to run for President? As she told her colleagues, no, she is not. You know, her colleagues? Her peers? The people she works with in the CGI living room? Whose job it is to also CGI stand around and dispel rumors about political ambitions? I’m sure this question could be a lot more specific and address particular concerns but WHAT THE HELL IS EVEN GOING ON HERE? (Thanks for the tip, Eric.)
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The New Face of the Tea Party Movement or: Ava Does The PeePee Dance
No.
Is that a denim-on-denim suit she’s wearing? And damn it, why won’t she stand still?
NOOOOOO… DOUBLE DENIM!!!!
That seems like a pretty straightforward satire to me.
The way I see it, this can be read in two major ways:
1) It is a satire of the tea-party itself, representing it as an astroturf movement with no substance.
or
2) It is a satire of opportunistic power-seekers who are represented as seeking to co-opt a legitimate grassroots movement by associating themselves with it by name and superficial elements, but again, with no substance.
It works either way as a political satire bordering on parody. I apologize if this is an obvious point, but everyone seems to be taking it at face value, which strikes me as unfair to both the website and its possible targets.
Easier to make jokes that way, though.
That makes sense. Sadly, my emotion chip is broken. I mean, I assume that it’s sad. It seems illogical that a broken emotion chip would be a happy thing . Unless my emotion chip was causing great suffering. Or maybe it’s one of those other emotions, like angry or hungry.
Its fake. She is suppose to be black right? The tea party would never have a black correspondanty….or would they? I could see them creating a virtual black supporter just to make it seem that they appeal to all racial and cultural backrounds. Since they couldn’t find an actual black tea party member they had to create one.
Listening to some of the other videos makes me not so certain this is satirical. On the plus side it doesn’t appear to be insane rhetoric-fueled diatribes one might normally associate with the high profile Tea Party fanatics.
In the end it just loses significant credibility either way due to its questionable presentation choices. Anytime you use crappy 3D animation to try to get a serious point across you are going to end up looking pretty dumb.
I think the crappy animation is a part of the message. It suggests artificiality, which is the major thrust of the satire.
Also, this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjKhLxitl68 and http://www.teapartynewsbrief.com/Fax_Service.html
I don’t know about that. The presentation choices highlight the artificiality and the lack of substance. Also: http://www.teapartynewsbrief.com/Fax_Service.html
I mean, c’mon.
If several responses show up to this at once, I am blaming The Lawnmower Man.
Okay, I’ll try one more time. The presentation choices emphasize the artificiality and lack of substance. Also, check out the fax service link at the top.
I mean, c’mon.
The New Face of the Tea Party:
Old Face of The Birthday Party*
*Son of Gabe, ask your parents.
I never understood Sims.
Gleeba.
I only vote Second Life.
Someone who speaks to you while holding a cantaloupe between their thighs, deserves a little attention. Too bad she doesn’t have time.
True Story: Last night, I got really bad hiccups (I know, so awful, it’s truly a miracle I’m here typing this) so my date thought quickly and grabbed the closest copy of Sarah Palin’s “America By Heart” and said she wouldn’t stop reading it out loud until the hiccups went away and wouldn’t you know it, it worked like a charm.
I’m worried about you. Where was this date happening? It sounds like there were multiple copies of “America By Heart” within reach.
Saw this recently and thought of you, huck:
What’s the big deal? Don’t we already have a CGI president?
(never thought I’d get to use this again…)
Thumbs up!
That was 50% intro and exit music, thank god. But now I’m confused…apparently all it takes to run for President is a background in journalism? And you can be entirely digital? This can’t be a bad thing.
In other news, was anyone else weirded out by her stance? I didn’t know you could remain upright with your legs so far apart.
It’s the sort of stance a toddler has if they’ve peed themselves. Just sayin’.
I will be sure to tune in next time to find out whether the Obama health care bill is unconstitutional, because I have absolutely no idea what Ava’s take on the matter will be.
Baby Friday’s to-do list:
1) Hide in corner
2) Suck thumb
3) Not leave the corner until it’s all over
So the new face of the Tea Party is another white lady with generic features?
With a very convincing Iowa accent.
I think what I like most about her is how she stands around like a Final Fantasy NPC; she repeats the same movements over and over again spouting the same bullshit no matter what you say to them.
***Ava glowers at you dubiously. What do you want your tombstone to say?***
FIGHT
MAGIC
ITEM
RUN
> LOGIC
“What? Sephiroth kills Ava!?”
“My colleagues have been asking me…”
I’m pretty sure she’s referring to her cats.
her campaign manager
those stripper shoes scream family values
Wait…. I thought you said tea party. I’m confused.
Anybody else a fan of that soothing music that looped in the background of The Sims?
And while we’re talking about video game music, I’m still waiting for the soundtrack to Tetris 64. THOSE WERE MY JAMS
Yes, I loved the piano music that played while you were building your house. Good stuff.
Whenever I’m going into an exam, I can’t help but imagine the Victory Road music from Pokemon Red.
Too thin?
Life imitates S1M0NE.
I think we can safely say that this is a FFFFAAAAAAKKKKKEEEEEEE. The voice over sounds too vaguely ethnic, and not uneducated-hillbilly-yokel enough.
First governor, and now Sarah Palin quit being an actual person.
This is the nightmare your computer has during sleep mode.