I deeply regret that we must now talk about Bimbofication
I also regret that we are still talking about Hasan Piker
Honestly? I know it’s Easter. I know that your inbox is probably filled with joyous messages like ‘He is Risen!’. I know your notifications today are mostly family members swapping pictures of the kids in their cute Easter outfits. I resisted writing this post. But here we are.
I’m someone who enjoys the bizarre parts of the internet. I like weird subcultures. But there’s a part of me that dies inside when I realize that, thanks to Kristi Noem’s husband, ‘bimbofication’ has somehow become nationally relevant, and that I’m the person who understands the political and cultural implications of said bimbofication.
It’s sicko content, but someone needs to explain it and this is the lane I’ve chosen for the newsletter. So! Here’s your guide to how bimbos ended up as part of America’s politics, where the subculture came from, and why it matters. Because this one is a bit spicy, it’s going behind the paywall, along with updates on old vs new media, the Democratic debate over Hasan Piker, and more.
Why we’re talking about Bimbofication
Earlier this week, The Daily Mail released a set of very embarrassing photos of Bryon Noem, the husband of recently jettisoned Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Specifically, they showed him with literal balloons under his shirt as he pretended to be a woman with enormous boobs:
