She Stands Where a Hero Once Stood

She stands where a hero once stood.

A woman with brightly dyed purple-and-pink hair smiles at a United Nations podium, above a familiar image of Muammar Gaddafi speaking at the same podium. The caption humorously presents Gaddafi as a heroic predecessor and treats the woman’s appearance there as a dramatic succession. It is used as an absurd or ironic reaction to someone occupying a legendary predecessor’s place. EN: A woman with brightly dyed purple-and-pink hair smiles at a United Nations podium, above a familiar image of Muammar Gaddafi speaking at the same podium. The caption humorously presents Gaddafi as a heroic predecessor and treats the woman’s appearance there as a dramatic succession. It is used as an absurd or ironic reaction to someone occupying a legendary predecessor’s place.

• @sbunem / 30266 2022-10-03