The Queen Mother! Bom-bom-bom I'm the queen...The Queen Mother is amazing! She has artificial hips, she has mechanical arms, she has a bionic eye...she cost six million dollars! [Sings Six Million Dollar Man theme tune whilst miming running very slowly and waving like the Queen Mother] dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit Papparazzi, two thousand yards! Dit-dit-dit-dit-dit [resumes theme tune] Off with the tiara! [Mimes throwing tiara like a discus] Sh-d-d-d-pow!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Izzard mocks the Queen Mother's age and medical issues using a bionic man theme.
- In plain terms
- He jokes the Queen Mother has bionic parts and moves like a slow cyborg.
- What can you take from it?
- Pop culture themes can highlight aging and frailty in royalty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should we treat elderly leaders?
- Why do we mock age?
Another view
The joke may trivialize genuine health struggles.
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