The Power of Context

I rarely try to get educational in this blog because…well firstly,  yawn, but also to be honest, I’ve never had anything to teach before.

But I do now. I want to teach you about context. Specifically, I want to show you how even the slightest shift in context can cause massive follow on effects to the world at large.

To assist me in this educational endeavour, I have YouTube. Let us begin.

First, watch this film clip. It is for Kylie Minogue’s most recent single, ‘All The Lovers’. The song is fairly average, but the film clip is quite pretty:

Aw, wasn’t that nice? Bodies entwined, embracing each other, moving as one at the behest of their omniscient love queen, Kylie. The clip is both sexually charged and innocent. It’s as if Anne Geddes hosted an orgy. In short? It’s beautiful.

Now watch this trailer for the much talked about horror film, The Human Centipede:

I know, right? Apparently the film itself is quite lamesauce, but that trailer is still disgusting.

Okay, having just watched that trailer: watch the “beautiful” Kylie Minogue film clip again. I’ll wait here for you.

WHAT THE HELL IS KYLIE MINOGUE SUPPOSED TO BE THE HEAD OF?

And hands up everyone who, at some point during that second viewing, couldn’t help but visualise what would happen when she had to do a poo?

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you THE POWER OF CONTEXT.