Quite obscene, some of us think, the spectacle of Anne Tolley, shod in stilletto-heels, prancing triumphantly on the collapsed remains of a car, presumably to advertise her dominance over youth and it's rule-defying ways. Robert Winter says it like this:
"I was much taken by the height of Ms Tolley's heels as she pirouetted on
a crushed boy-racer vehicle in last night's TV news. She appeared to be
performing a dance of triumph over the flattened car, and then was
photographed with the wreck in the manner of a hunter with a dead
animal. The imagery was triumphalist. It seemed to say that National has
one good story that it can tell. Whether it was an image appropriate to
a senior minister is another question, of course."
I can't say it better, so I concur to his assessment. You can readthe rest of his post here.
Friday, June 22, 2012
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What made me laugh about the whole thing is how they described that vehicle that was a total beat up heap before they even got their hands on it as a "prized possession"...
If that was a prized possession then i would hate to see a possession that the kid didn't care about.
An advertisement for government subsidised vehicle disposal is all that was - nothing more nothing less.
I was worried Tolley's heels might damage the paint-work. That'd be vandalism by the Minister, wouldn't it?
lol
She looked a right dork balancing herself in those heels on the car for the media - for sure.
I couldn't quite believe that someone in her position would behave in such a ridiculous way but that is our government for ya!
Thanks again - and it really was an extraordinary news item!
Forest (on The Standard) said:
"Is it legal for a non-police officer to wear a police vest?
Do those high-heels meet OSH requirements for a scrapyard?"
Ha!
But then again it has positioned Tolley (well really Crusher Collins)and her government as a team that get things done. People that have been harrased by boy racers will appreciate it.
The fact the youf involved was too stupid after 2 previous strikes to change his shredded tyres somewhere he wouldn't get caught says it all really.
Paranormal
Perhaps, paranormal but etting things done without the grandstanding is something most New Zealanders probaly admire more than what happened here. It's a minor issue, but indicative, imho. Someone likened it to a public humiliation in the village square by an sadistic authority and made the point that those sorts of actions don't create healthy communities. I agree.
I do recall a pic you had on here a few weeks ago, it was of a tomboy kissing the cheek of the All Black captain, grandstanding you call it, cashing in on the moment, trying to catch the public eye. No different to you riding your bike around Invercargill with a trailer behind or your mate in blue walking across Southland.
Towack - you equate kissing the victorious All Black captain with dancing in stillettos on a car?
The two actions are profoundly different. If you can't see that, I'll despair a little of you.
Hint - one is run-of-the-mill 'baby-kissing' as enjoyed by politicians sisnce time immemorial, the other is a bizzare sort of triumphant boast, as seen when trophies are taken.
One's benign, the other is disturbing in a civilized society.
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