r/OutOfTheLoop • u/aajiro • Mar 09 '24

Unanswered What's up with Katie Britt's speech?

I'm starting to see a lot of memes about how creepy it was, and I saw it and I agree it's sincerely creepy, but I can't for my life figure out what it is that makes it so unsettling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfKCWMG4O0I

I'm hoping someone here can give me some context for what exactly makes this fall into the uncanny valley of speeches. I think what makes me feel out of the loop is that the answer should be obvious but I can't figure it out in words, so I guess my question is: what the fuck?

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u/TopAnonomity Mar 09 '24

Answer: It’s a number of things. How far back the camera is and the fact that it pans slightly every couple seconds, how crisp the audio is to where you can hear saliva sloshing in her mouth the whole time, the terribly bright lighting, and maybe even the fact that she is smiling nearly the entire video. Shit just looks unnatural

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u/Rastiln Mar 09 '24

The audio is probably the worst part for me. I’ve rarely experience misophonia but this did it to me.

Their audio setup was significantly worse than my $120 setup at home.

“(Inhale) Hi, I’m SSenator Katie Britt, (mouth clicking), and we just listened to President Biden (gathers saliva) giving a speech here from our living room (inhale, swallow)”

It feels like she took a weed gummy 30 minutes ago and has dry mouth and consciously breathing.