This has nothing to do with the dinghy invasion across the channel. Though that is a form of channeling I suppose.
No I mean ‘channelling’ in a mystical sense. Just read that Geri Horner was ‘channelling’ Marilyn Monroe in wearing a white dress at some awards bash And Amanda Holden was channelling her ‘legally blond’ in what she was wearing earlier this evening.
But I’ve also heard it used in psychobabble namely channeling one of your inner ‘selves’
I was singing ‘Suspicious Minds’ to myself earlier. Was I channelling my inner Elvis?
It is linked with ‘identify as’ I think. The same fracturing of the personality. The same fundamental attack on Personhood.
Sam Smith says he I mean they say they have more than one personality. So each day they decide (do they?’) which personality they are going to channel.?
Is that multi-personality disorder…? Who knows.
Maybe I have got that wrong. Hes ‘non-binary’ he says doesn’t he? I mean they say don’t they? Do they have one personality expressed sexually differently. Is that it? I ought to have looked this up.
Anyway, going back again to channelling someone famous. If you think back that was the hallmark of being a nutter someone claiming to be an historic figure like Napoleon or Jesus Christ.
Mediums (who I don’t like on principle) talk about ‘channelling’ the spirit of some dead relative? Yes that would be a strong influence on this new usage.
Really Geri wasn’t channelling Marilyn Monroe she was influenced by her. Or was paying homage to her with her dress.
Does this matter? Not much but I am seeing the word ‘channelling’ being used in this way and I don’t like it.
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