This week’s Social Craze focuses its attention on the Russell Brand/Ed Miliband interview. Or, as people have now branded them, Milibrand.
For one who’s not much into politics like me, I simply had to see what the fuss is all about, since there has been a lot of noise about it all over the web.
There were—and still are—a lot of different opinions on this, but what striked the most at first was mock and general commenting on the settings rather than the actual content of the interview.
#Milibrand
I wish all political interviewers would take big lusty swigs from litre bottles of water mid-interview. #milibrand pic.twitter.com/vXmdx13wxw
— Jonathan Shipley (@jonathas) April 29, 2015
People who have a problem with Ed’s accent “change”: have you never socialised in groups where this happens quite naturally? #Milibrand
— J (@xhorsechestnutx) April 29, 2015
Possibly the most grandiose swig of water in a political interview ever. #milibrand pic.twitter.com/nQ28dldMJ2
— Robert Smith (@robertdgsmith) April 29, 2015
my fav part of the Brand / Miliband? Actually the lit candle behind them – a ploy to put Ed on edge?! #Milibrand
— Rosie Wilson (@thinkbutterfly) April 29, 2015
Miliband sticking it to Russell: ‘It ain’t gunna be lyk dat, it ain’t gunna be lyk dat’ #Milibrand
— Anthony Di Natale (@AnthDiNatale) April 29, 2015
Quite frankly, I was a bit astonished by these comments. Yes, he talks a little funny, but shouldn’t we be more concerned with what he’s going to bring to this country if he gets elected instead of wasting time on futile things like his way of speaking?
Fortunately, more serious comments started rolling out, and the outcome is quite positive.
#Milibrand and Ed’s interview with @LydiaRoseBright might just have earned my vote. Seen a side of him I never saw in traditional media.
— Barry Pilling (@barrypilling) April 30, 2015
Ed doing an honest answer interview with Brand was not only a brilliant move but one that will bring him lots of youth votes #milibrand #Red
— lyndon sims (@SimsLyndon) April 30, 2015
Looks like the interview has had a very positive outcome. Should we start chanting #Milibrand for the win, then?
