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I think it has to be somebody British. Somehow a British accent is associated with a particular sort of nitpicky but fundamentalist right perfectionism, and also non-threatening enough that it isn’t too awkward to watch harsh criticism occur.

Like imagine if The Weakest Link lady had had a midwestern accent or something, it wouldn’t have become a thing.



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