rant · moment 17 of 24
Patrice O'Neal's Dragon's Mouth Metaphor and Jill Soloway's Emmy Speech
from Kurt Metzger · #135
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4 minTim recounts Patrice O'Neal explaining showbiz as a dragon's mouth you're trapped in, then applies it to Jill Soloway's 'fight the patriarchy' Emmy speech as fake rebellion within the system.
- 47:56Tim used to make certain jokes but now sees the jokes themselves as the problem.
- 48:22Patrice O'Neal explained the entertainment business as being inside a dragon's mouth—a trap designed to control you.
- 48:38Jill Soloway's Emmy acceptance speech featured her in Doctor Who attire and bolo tie, yelling about fighting the patriarchy.
- 49:01Tim interprets Soloway's Emmy as a dragon tooth—she's holding a symbol of the fortunes of rich men while the system's sharp edges threaten to impale her if she steps wrong.
- 49:19Tim argues that the system doesn't care about the political message because it's fundamentally controlled by people who profit from the performance, not the cause.
- 49:41A finance friend told Tim that people with net worths over $100 million are noticeably different in a way that suggests an almost different species of human.