WHAT WOULD THEY SAY: CLUELESS CREW ON BERNANKE & THE ECONOMY

WHAT WOULD THEY SAY: CLUELESS CREW ON BERNANKE & THE ECONOMY

By Patrice Peck
Written By Afiya Augustine

What’s better than having a juicy conversation on the latest pop culture happenings? Listening to your favorite pop culture characters have a conversation about it! In the WWTS blog series, we re-imagine pop culture through the eyes of your favorite characters in movies, television and more.

This week, Afiya imagines what the crew of cult-classic Clueless would say about Ben Bernanke’s speech last Friday on the state of the economy and debt. Like, as if!

Cher and Dionne

Cher Horowitz: So I heard in Ms. Geist class about how the economy was out of a recession, and that this Bernanke guy starts talking about something and it’s like everyone’s going crazy and wants to invest.

Dionne: I know! I mean, my dad even said that he would invest his money in some other country’s money and I’m like…are you kidding me?

Cher: I know right? Who better to invest in, than like your own daughter?! I mean, you’ve been begging him to expand your closet…just because the economy is in a slump, doesn’t mean your wardrobe should be.

Josh: Oh my god, I think ladies need to not talk about matters like this, especially when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Tai: That Bernanke guy is like such a Baldwin.

Cher to Tai: Ick, Tai as if. He’s totally a Monet. Now president Obama, he’s kind of a Baldwin…being old and the president and stuff…you know?

Josh

Josh: Do you guys have any clue what this recession has done to the thousands of people in this country?

Amber: All I know is that it’s made my parents buy me a Fendi purse instead of the Louis Vuittone mini clutch that I wanted for my birthday.

Dionne to Amber: No sweetie, that’s because your mother probably lifted it off of Kim Kardashian at her wedding

Amber to Dionne: Whatever…

Cher: I mean really Amber… we all know that your mom has been in celeb rehab for her uncontrollable urge to shoplift

Josh: Please everyone, can we get our heads out of the mall for a minute and think seriously about the ramifications of the federal reserves’ actions are on this country?!

Cher: I mean really Josh, you act like we don’t care about the current state of the country?!

Josh: Well you obviously don’t, talking about brand named handbags. You’re only contributions to the working world is having immigrant housekeepers and landscapers.

Amber

Cher: Listen we all love Lupe okay?! And don’t act like you don’t love it when she makes those sandwiches when you stop by! All I know is that daddy said that the economy is still in distress despite what they say and that we should just buckle down even it’s not like…really affecting us.

Josh: So…what are you going to do?

Cher: I’ve decided for this week, I’ll shop at the Gap instead of Banana Republic.

Tai

Dionne: You see Josh, she’s always thinking of others. She’s like the Mother Theresa of L.A.

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