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I feel like I should point out, this woman did not lie on the resume. She teaches yoga to kids and does events for schools, she would absolutely have been qualified had this event not been the shitshow it was.
If I had a nickel for every time someone unwittingly became the face of something humorous we can all relate to, well I’d at least have a nickel more than what this job presumably paid her.
Good springboards today. Lemmy is starting to feel more alive don’t you think?
In all seriousness thank you for taking the time for a moral obligation. All things should be tempered and while humor is a great tool to distort the truth it should never completely obstruct it.
At the very least, here’s to trying to draw attention to your comment.
Thank you. I really hope the other photo of her gets some traction because it seems much more indicative of her experience working these sorts of functions:
Take it and spread it hopefully further than just the fediverse. Or make your own and pass along the good word
I like it, thank you!
The look on her face is clearly one of disappointment. It’s funny because it encapsulates the ~~children fyrefest ~~ Willy Wonka Experience but I never doubted she was just trapped in the machine.
What’s the context of this image? First I’ve ever seen or heard of any of whatever this fiasco is?
Oh man, where to begin? So there was an event advertised as an 'immersive Willy Wonka's Wonderland experience' with all sorts of AI art and marketing:
https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/27/glasgow-willy-wonka-experience-slammed-as-farce-as-tickets-refunded
The long and short of it was that the event, not officially licensed by WB (quelle fucking suprise) hosted in a dirty warehouse with little more than cheap props, tacky holiday ornaments and shower curtains, ended up being a complete shitshow. They gave each child, I shit you not, a couple (literally 0-3, dependent on how early your time slot was) jellybeans and half a cup of Tesco lemonade. No actual chocolate to be found in the entire chocolate-factory-themed event. The actors, including this poor woman, were hired and briefed literally the day before the event, handed 15 page AI-generated scripts that, predictably, made no fucking sense, including original characters like "the unknown," and basically had to just wing it in poundland costumes. And like, in spite of it all, they really did give it their best effort, and from what I understand still haven't been paid for their work.
Predictably, the event organizers ended up having to refund people for this sham of an event that they claim "failed to materialize." Well of course it did, the people who were responsible for putting it together cooked up a dozen AI images and shat out a "legally distinct" script and thought it would all come together. Much like Fyre Festival, it's another failure on the part of hucksters who do not understand that events require planning and don't care to understand because they're just trying to make a buck.
Some Willy Wonka experience thing in Glasgow. Entire event was AI generated apparently.
She has put some videos about the event on tiktok.
I have no doubt that she’s a professional who was qualified and did the best she can. Even the meme photo is a great choice of takes for an experienced actor who recognizes the ridiculousness of the situation.
And with no intention of taking anything away from her professionalism or qualification, I would also like to add that there is a weird part of me that finds her attractive, even with the green hair and meth lab.
10/10, I’d take this person’s yoga class.