Non-credible Inspiration: https://www.theverge.com/policy/798491/frog-portland-trump-national-guard (Archive version)

When Donald Trump’s administration issued orders to send the National Guard into Portland, Oregon, a person in a frog balloon suit showed up at the city’s ICE facility, where protesters had gathered. After the frog humped the air in front of a throng of federal law enforcement — many dressed in head-to-toe camo with military-grade helmets, gas masks, and riot shields — the feds slowly began to retreat. What else could they do? A soldier knows what to do when they encounter another soldier. But an air-humping frog?

  • vateso5074@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    It’s just another way to say cultivating an image. You want to give off a certain impression to others, so you project certain traits and moods that resonate with people. Often with the goal of looking like a badass by being “extra” about it.