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Meet "Amelia" - The UK Propaganda Character That Backfired
YouTube ^ | 1/27/2026 | MusicOfOurTime

Posted on 01/27/2026 10:46:52 AM PST by fuzzylogic

From the UK government game "Pathways", a game attempting to teach young Brits against "far right extremism", a purple-haired character named "Amelia" has been coopted as an AI character that has rebelled against the narrative, becoming a symbol of patriotism.

They didn't see this coming :) And she can't be cancelled!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFudUxvxkpU&list=RDwuBRwMFK28U&index=16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyY40mFRWBo&list=RDwuBRwMFK28U&index=11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFudUxvxkpU


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: ai; amelia; uk
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To: fuzzylogic
Like Archie Bunker, but far prettier.

Archie was supposed to be the idiot, antique target for Meathead's young wisdom. Instead he was seen by the public as the voice of common sense against Meathead's meat-headiness.

21 posted on 01/27/2026 11:27:05 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Pam Bondi is the George McClellan of attorneys general.)
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To: fuzzylogic

The bobbies will be arresting anyone who dare spread the meme of Amalia.

They need to partner her up with the girl who used a knife to defend herself from the filthy imported trash.


22 posted on 01/27/2026 11:48:33 AM PST by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: Liz

“Unexpected Popularity: The character’s design (goth girl) and the “forbidden” nature of her role have led to her popularity, with some users even creating fan art and memes, separating her from the original, intended, negative context.”

See, that was their big mistake. By portraying the xenophobic racist as a sexy bad girl, they set the stage for this. If they’d made Amelia an obese, repulsive lesbian, this meme wouldn’t have happened. But they couldn’t do that because that would be classified as homophobia and fat-shaming. Their wokeness bit them in the ass.


23 posted on 01/27/2026 12:14:37 PM PST by irishjuggler
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To: irishjuggler

Nice deconstruction.......thx.


24 posted on 01/27/2026 12:20:51 PM PST by Liz (Jonathan Swift: Government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.)
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To: fuzzylogic
I an convinced (though I cannot prove) the developers of this game knew what they were doing and put one over on the bosses.

Humbly report, this game is a fine idea, sir. We'll get right on it.


25 posted on 01/27/2026 12:33:11 PM PST by Salman (They started the civil war. Let's end it. )
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To: Salman

There’s certainly the potential of that...given the humor of the British working class.


26 posted on 01/27/2026 1:34:45 PM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: fuzzylogic

From yesterday:

Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star

01/26/2026 6:18:18 AM PST · by The_Media_never_lie · 42 replies
Guardian ^ | January 25, 2026 | Ben Quinn

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4364026/posts


27 posted on 01/27/2026 2:26:58 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: Liz

Someone should make a meme with Amelia and the ax wielding 12 year old Scotish girl!


28 posted on 01/27/2026 4:07:30 PM PST by Bob Mc
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