4/3/2023 0 Comments Gigi hadid mocks melania![]() “Sometimes we even take on the foreign accent of the person to whom we are talking, leading to embarrassing consequences." Lead researcher, Professor Lawrence Rosenblum, found that in addition to imitating body language and facial expressions, we also imitate each other's speech patterns, including English pronunciation, intonation, speech rate, and speaking time. The study reported that the chameleon effect refers to our subconscious instinct to “empathise and affiliate” with other people. A study conducted at the University of California, Riverside found that people subconsciously mimic other people’s accents as a result of " the chameleon effect". ![]() However, not all imitation is so clear-cut. Mimicking someone’s accent to make fun of a person or a cultural group, is simply not nice. I found it somewhat hypocritical that he found it racist when his wife’s English pronunciation and accent were mimicked but found nothing wrong with his attempted mimicry of an Indian accent, not to mention his offensive imitation of a New York reporter with cerebral palsy. Gigi was derided for her so-called racist bullying with her loudest detractor, predictably being Melania’s husband, the President Elect himself. ![]() Or should we have seen this as the mocking of an accent for a cheap laugh? In this case the backlash was instantaneous. Should we have been impressed by her ability to transform her face into Melania’s high cheeked pout and her portrayal of Melania’s accented English pronunciation. ![]() So, at last week’s American Music Awards we all watched as Gigi Hadid made fun of Melania Trump's accent. ![]()
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