There are compilations on YouTube and TikTok dissecting her most emotional, fragile-seeming moments. You can find endless videos of commentators laughing at clips of Heard’s graphic testimony, calling it the “worst performance” of her career.
It’s not surprising that men’s rights advocates, anti-feminist voices and conservative commentators framed the trial as a referendum on male victimization and the apparent harms of “ believing women.” But that cynical context has been overtaken, and laundered clean, by a mainstream content machine that has encouraged every social media creative on the planet to try and make entertainment (and a buck) out of the conflict itself. It has instead become a litigation of what defines a “real” abuser in a violent, toxic relationship - and the toughest examination has fallen on Heard, dissecting her words, tone and body language to conclude that women lie and abuse, too. The vast, vast majority of this content has come at the expense of Heard, who has become the internet’s favorite villain for the sin of discussing physical and emotional abuse in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed that specifically did not name Depp.īut the case is no longer merely about Depp’s claim that this op-ed defamed him, nor the counterclaim from Heard that Depp (via his legal team) tried to censor her and spread false allegations. The last six weeks has been an unprecedented cultural spectacle, featuring an array of memes, punchlines, derision, obsessive analysis and outright hatred. Video from inside the club shows a man, dressed as a woman, with his buttocks completely exposed gyrating amidst a crowd of kids whose parents gave them money to offer as tips.After more than six weeks, hundreds of hours of questioning and testimony, and breathless commentary from observers, the trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is about to conclude. He explained how he derives “absolute pleasure and joy seeing everyone come out having a really good time.” Kids were also encouraged to dress up if they wanted to: “don’t be shy to … if you want to dress up, absolutely.” “I wanna give the kids an opportunity to see what drag queen or drag queen life is like.” “They are the next generation of everyone,” the drag queen said. Although the event was technically “all ages,” the drag queen was clear that it was geared towards children. “We are doing an all ages drag show for everyone even if you’re you’re five or 82,” the drag queen said. A news presenter called it “something special geared toward the youth” and invited a drag queen on to share details.
“Introduce the next generation to a kid-friendly world of Drag!”įox 21, a local TV station, also promoted the event. “Come join local kings and queens for an all ages drag show!” read the posting that advertised the event.
The event was called “Mama’s Toybox” and occurred in early May at a venue called The Flame Nightclub Duluth. A Duluth nightclub hosted a drag show for children that featured performers dancing provocatively while kids handed them tips.