This falls under the heading of “vulgar performative egoism” — our private lives, marriages and pregnancy announcements transformed into a major live-stadium crowd event + a worldwide celebration of fame and performative happiness as a social media statement, endlessly shared and liked.
SURPRISE: A man was left stunned after the Orlando Magic basketball team helped his wife tell him the news that she is pregnant during their game’s “Kiss Cam” interlude on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/aTmiCXInkf
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 25, 2021
