The FCC’s Ajit Pai dressed up as Santa and wielded a lightsaber to mock net neutrality rules

The FCC’s Ajit Pai dressed up as Santa and wielded a lightsaber to mock net neutrality rules

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On the eve of a historic vote at the Federal Communications Commission, chairman Ajit Pai starred in an eccentric video that featured him dressed as Santa, wielding a light saber and clutching a fidget spinner to defend his contentious move to repeal net neutrality and mock the criticism against it.

In a “public service announcement" laced with pop culture references and Internet iconography, Pai listed the "7 things you can still do on the Internet after net neutrality." He moved through each sarcasm-soaked segment with props and costumes. In the first scene, “You can still gram your food," Pai took a selfie with a bowl topped with Cheetos and drenched in sriracha. Later, dressed in a Santa suit and holding a rotating fidget spinner, he demonstrated how people could still shop for their Christmas presents online. In another bit titled, “You can still stay part of your fave fandom," Pai, in a fitted black hoodie, cocked his shoulders back and raised elbows as he brandished a blue late saber. To bring it all home, the last segment, “You can still ruin memes," was its own version of a Harlem Shake video; Pai gyrated to music along with four other people.

The FCC’s Ajit Pai dressed up as Santa and wielded a lightsaber to mock net neutrality rules

Dec 14, 2017, 8:20pm UTC
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2017/12/14/the-fccs-ajit-pai-dressed-up-as-santa-and-wielded-a-light-saber-to-mock-net-neutrality-rules/ >On the eve of a historic vote at the Federal Communications Commission, chairman Ajit Pai starred in an eccentric video that featured him dressed as Santa, wielding a light saber and clutching a fidget spinner to defend his contentious move to repeal net neutrality and mock the criticism against it. >In a “public service announcement" laced with pop culture references and Internet iconography, Pai listed the "7 things you can still do on the Internet after net neutrality." He moved through each sarcasm-soaked segment with props and costumes. In the first scene, “You can still gram your food," Pai took a selfie with a bowl topped with Cheetos and drenched in sriracha. Later, dressed in a Santa suit and holding a rotating fidget spinner, he demonstrated how people could still shop for their Christmas presents online. In another bit titled, “You can still stay part of your fave fandom," Pai, in a fitted black hoodie, cocked his shoulders back and raised elbows as he brandished a blue late saber. To bring it all home, the last segment, “You can still ruin memes," was its own version of a Harlem Shake video; Pai gyrated to music along with four other people.