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1. (''Media relations'') Describing an action that resembling a dramatic or artistic ''performance'', being one in whose acquiescence one must suspend disbelief willingly — if on a stage of some kind — or gullibly, if in a political or commercial context. A magician’s misdirection. | 1. (''Media relations'') Describing an action that resembling a dramatic or artistic ''performance'', being one in whose acquiescence one must suspend disbelief willingly — if on a stage of some kind — or gullibly, if in a political or commercial context. A magician’s misdirection. | ||
The key to ''this'' kind of performativity — quite different from the | The key to ''this'' kind of performativity — quite different from the sense used by Judith Butler though, ironically, performative ''of'' it — is the tacit understanding that ''one is not expected to personally believe what one is saying''. Just as we do not expect Anthony Hopkins ''personally'' to like eating human liver with fava beans and chianti just because Hannibal Lecter does, nor do we expect the [[ultra-high net worth wealth management]] executives to really mean it when they pledge to reduce global income inequality. It isn’t like they are about to give out their clients’ money to poor people, or even stop cooking up elaborate tax shelters to further increase global inequality in favour of their clients, is it? | ||
2. (''[[Critical theory]]'') Characterised by the performance of a social or cultural role: ''the contextual and performative aspects of [[gender]]''. | 2. (''[[Critical theory]]'') Characterised by the performance of a social or cultural role: ''the contextual and performative aspects of [[gender]]''. | ||