Viral BBC interview: How a woman would have resolved the situation
A New Zealand comedy show depicts how a woman would have reacted if her children had interrupted her in the middle of a TV interview.
It was THE scene of the past few weeks: Professor Robert Kelly is interrupted by his two children during a live interview with the BBC. The video spread like wildfire across all channels and has been clicked, liked and laughed at millions of times so far. The only thing missing for perfection was a clumsy dog entering the study and looking for a playdate.
Of course, the video was not only laughed at, but also discussed. It is undisputed that the interviewee could have handled the situation much more confidently and charmingly. Opinions differ as to the reasons. Some speculate that the children were clearly forbidden from entering the room during the interview - so the father's slightly annoyed reaction is understandable. The most common theory, however, is that Kelly was not wearing pants and therefore could not stand up to accompany the children outside. In the later Interview with the whole family, the South Korea expert denies this assumption. Who knows...
Another talking point was that many comments under the video initially assumed that the Asian-looking woman was the professor's nanny. This spontaneous, widespread assumption led to a debate on racism. Because apparently many people assume that Asian women must be employees in the households of Western, respected professors. It was, of course, his wife and the mother of his children.
The scene has since been parodied numerous times. For example here:
Meanwhile, the New Zealand program "Jono and Ben" speculated on how the interview would have gone if it had been conducted with a woman. Stress-resistant and able to multitask - who knows... (hae)
