Twitter is surfing the wave of outrage because of "Layla" and Germany is groaning under the heat. But finally: Hope in the fight against Covid-19! According to Denise Merten, all we have to do is suck the corona viruses away and chew gum. Thanks Denise!
Sweltering heat - almost everywhere in Germany. In order to cool down your body and mind quickly, you would be well advised to surf the Internet less this week. Twitter in particular is acting as a harbinger these days of what humanity is likely to expect if it carries on like this: the apocalypse. As Europe groans from the heat and immense forest fires, the short news channel acts like a fire accelerator - and welcome to a new edition of "Vip Vip, Hooray!"
One of the excitement that also heated up the minds this week without climate change: the Ballermann song "Layla". There is talk of bans, sexist content and the polemical question of whether the IQ of the people who sing along to this song is as high as the current temperatures. Maybe it's the summer slump, maybe it's because pop culture also thrives on outrage. And while some debate sexist lyrics, neuroscientist Dr. Henning Beck, for example, says this song stands for something "that an enlightened society has to overcome".
Because it's not sexist and misogynistic lines of text in Ballermann's party songs that damage society. Rather, it is the way people are treated in our society. In school, in politics, in business. It is this elbow-jerk and stinginess-is-cool mentality that conjures up the worst-case scenario and, in the long term, is also to blame for the fact that our society is decomposing and people are becoming more and more alienated from one another. Fixed-term employment contracts, exorbitant rents, a lack of nursing staff, increasing anonymity, coupled with envy - all of this harms society more than lousy lyrics in song texts.
Of course, "Layla" is a silly song. Everyone seems to agree on that. But you don't create tolerance if you constantly surf the wave of indignation and feel that you want to accuse everything and everyone or have them banned. Speaking of bans: if I could, there is one thing I would ban, dear readers: invitations to film premieres for people who have no idea about films. Many guests on the red carpets of this republic only end up there because the marketing departments of the respective film companies let themselves be blinded by the potential reach of some social media stars.
Everything is an event these days. But it's almost embarrassing to watch influencers escalate emotionally at film premieres because Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas are presenting their film "The Gray Man" a few meters away from them. This is not supposed to be influencer bashing. But it always depends on what and how you present something to your community.
And that brings us to Denise Merten-Kappé. Reality TV fame is taking the cake this week. Almost 300,000 people follow the former candidate from the "Summer House of the Stars" on Instagram. And what do you do with such a responsibility? Is it sometimes used to draw attention to grievances in society? Of course! Ms. Merten draws our attention to the corona virus.
We are in the third year of the pandemic, which will blow up in our faces again by autumn at the latest. But hey, folks, there is now chewing gum against Corona! Denise thinks these chewing gums are "so awesome!" And she tells us that there are also "lozenges" of it: "You chew for a quarter of an hour and then have two hours full of protection, no infection and no passing on if you have it (the virus)."
The chewing gum was co-developed by the team doctor of Bundesliga soccer team Eintracht Frankfurt and, according to a study, was tested on nine (!) people. And so t-online writes, among other things, that the "virologist Alexander Kekulé" calls "the effectiveness of the chewing gum (...) nonsense."
Chewing gum against Corona? What's next? Oh yes, a vacuum cleaner! Preferably one that removes viruses from the home environment. Where can you buy such virus magicians? Just ask Denise! She was oh "so shocked what came out of the mattresses!" Very important: This ultimate vacuum cleaner is not just any "vacuum cleaner". No, it's "a health device" that "kills 85 percent of the coronavirus," said the 32-year-old.
Readers of this column should now do one thing above all: make an appeal to Health Minister Lauterbach very quickly. We finally have the breakthrough against Corona! Just suck it all up! Thank you Denis! Your vacuum cleaner commercial is only a small step into the cabinet of horrors of the dumbest advertising numbers, but a big step towards the abyss of mankind.
Fun fact: It was Ms. Merten's birthday these days and she gave a little party. After the party, 13 party guests are said to have tested positive for Corona. "Too crass", finds Denise. If only she had chewed Corona chewing gum diligently with her guests! Until next week!
