The founder of Milifandom rose to fame when her manipulated images of the Labour leader as a series of cultural heroes went viral
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Before the BBC exit poll on 7 May ushered in a long period of soul-searching for Labour,the general election campaign briefly took an unexpected turn. In April, Ed Miliband’s face started to seem on heroic images of James Dean, and Rambo,Superman and One Direction, adorned with flowers and accompanied by the hashtags “Milifandom” and “Milibae” (bae being short for “before anyone else” or babe).
College student Abby Tomlinson, and 17,emerged as the movement’s spokesperson and her flowing blond hair and endearingly geeky glasses soon became ubiquitous. Inspired by “Ed’s passion for the cause of eradicating inequality”, she started the movement along with some other young women she met online. She adds: It annoyed us that the media presentation of him was a deliberate distortion. And it was just a way of making politics more fun.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com