As I’m sure you know, one of the things that’s become prominent on TV interviews during the pandemic is people choosing their backgrounds to say something about themselves or to promote something. I don’t know if this woman being interviewed by Ali Melshi on MSNBC last night had planned this background, or it was just accident – but man, I hope she has friends who let her know to change things. It make her look like she had devil horns, which was bad enough, but also like a big stick was coming out of her head. I quickly got my phone and took a picture for posterity Maybe the bigger question is why the director didn't say anything, since they set these up in advance. While it’s possible the director was just laser-focused on the lighting and dealing with two guests, and didn’t notice, that seems unlikely. Although there’s the evidence. But maybe he did notice, said something, but it was too late for her to find another location – though you only had to shift the laptop camera six inches in either direction, and that would have helped.
As I watched, I couldn’t believe it. Surely she would shift her body just as a matter of course. And I kept waiting and waiting – but no. In fact I had enough time to sit amazed at it, then realize I should take a picture, see that my phone was in another room, run to get it and fortunately the TV was on it that room, too, and take the picture. So, it was this way for about 3-5 minutes.
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Douglass Abramson
4/9/2021 06:39:06 pm
I'm glad that I wasn't the only one to notice.
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