A week ago I described Jacinda Ardern as the Mary Poppins of New Zealand Politics.
I posted this on Facebook as well:
And Pixy produced this image:
Over the weekend the BBC show Spitting Image released a new show that featured Jacinda Ardern as Mary Poppins.
Award-winning British political satire show Spitting Image has returned to screens in the United Kingdom, and its latest series features a depiction of Jacinda Ardern.
The show, which features caricature puppet versions of politicians and celebrities from around the world, introduced an Ardern character playing the role of Mary Poppins in its first episode.
As the video above shows, the Ardern scene begins outside a cafe which is meant to be in New Zealand – although the set is so unlike Aotearoa they’ve had to cover it with New Zealand flag bunting just to get that message across.
“What a fantastic day in New Zealand – meat pies, a ginger crunch and a positive balance of trade with China,” says a bloke sitting at a table outside, just to make sure the audience has got the message that this skit is about New Zealand.
“I know, but sometimes I think things here could be more fantastic,” his female companion replies in a forced Kiwi accent.
Then a Mary Poppins-like figure appears above the Auckland skyline, complete with her iconic umbrella.
“Why it’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern,” the couple say in unison, in case anyone was still in doubt as to where this skit is going.
Here is the video in question:
But what did Mary Poppins Jacinda Ardern do?
Jacinda Ardern said she was glad she managed to stop her two-year-old daughter from watching the violent conclusion to the BBC’s Spitting Image skit about the Prime Minister.
Ardern said she was familiar with the satirical puppet show during a press conference on Monday, adding that she had seen previous episodes and was aware of its popularity in the UK. […]
“I’m glad I whipped Neve away from watching it near the end there,” Ardern said, referring to the moment the puppet Arden chops the head off a coughing man in order to report “no new coronavirus cases”.
And “just like that” Jacinda fires up her tame and bribed media to attack a negative portrayal of herself by other people: ‘It’s not for me, think of the children!’.
But, who was showing this to Neve in the first place?
I am guessing Jacinda Ardern herself. “Look Neve, mummy is Mary Poppins”
If she is so familiar with Spitting Image then what possessed her, as a parent, to show the underling?
If it wasn’t her then it could only have been the idiot boyfriend. Maybe his bracelet was chafing and he needed a good laugh to take his mind off stopping at home for so long?
The BFD and Cam Slater…predicting the future again.
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