Burlington City Council "Other Genocides" Video
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Burlington City Council "Other Genocides" Video refers to a viral video from a Burlington City Council meeting in January 2024 that was voting on a pro-Palestine resolution on the March 5th ballot. The symbolic resolution was opened to citizens to share their thoughts and opinions, which led to a pro-Israel first-year student at the University of Vermont's speech in which she said "do not use other genocides to describe this one" gaining virality on the internet, many calling the statement a "Freudian slip" after she inadvertently likened the Israel-Gaza conflict to genocide.
Origin
On January 22nd, 2024, NBC5[1] posted an article about a special meeting to be held in Burlington City, Vermont to discuss a formal resolution calling for an end to Israeli military operations in Gaza. During a specific moment of the meeting, a first-year student at the University of Vermont joined the meeting with the city council as a pro-Israel speaker in which she remarked, "How appalled I am that people are bringing up the Holocaust. Do not use other genocides to describe this one." She ended the discussion on a note of stark realization and controversy after what she said.
The moment was livestreamed on the town's YouTube[2] channel and later on January 24th, the clip was then shared on X[3] by user @SaeedDiCaprio, who added the caption "this is an insane freudian slip." The video (shown below) amassed over 33 million views and 429,000 likes in a day.
this is an insane freudian slip pic.twitter.com/xeI8K6m3jE
— Hurt CoPain (@SaeedDiCaprio) January 24, 2024
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The pro-Israel speaker clip went viral on social media over the following days with many people calling the moment a "Freudian slip," a term in psychoanalysis used for an error in speech, memory or physical action in which a person brings unconscious desires and wishes to consciousness. For instance, on January 24th, 2024, TikTok[4] user @southernfriedcali shared the speaker's clip (shown below, left), amassing more than 1.8 million plays and 204,000 likes in a day.
On the same day, TikTok[5] user @sincerelyawa posted a video commenting on the viral clip and the reaction of the speaker after her so-called Freudian slip. The video (shown below, right) received roughly 862,000 plays and 168,000 likes in a day.
@southernfriedcali Burlington City Council Freudian slip. I love it when they tell on themselves! #freudianslip #burlingtoncitycouncil #burlingtonvt #fyf #quietpartoutloud #olives #breakingnews ♬ Chopin Nocturne No. 2 Piano Mono – moshimo sound design
@sincerelyawa #greenscreenvideo #greenscreen #fypシ #press #citycouncil ♬ original sound – Sincerely Awa
Also on January 24th, 2024, Reddit[6] user u/SameStand9266 uploaded the clip paired with the caption, "Sigmund Freud would be proud," which amassed over 3,900 upvotes and 490 comments in a day.
Various Examples
@omarsuleimanofficial She really said “don’t use other genocides to describe this one…” Freudian slip? Or accidental truth?
@shiningnathan #duet with @Omar Suleiman Official ♬ original sound – Omar Suleiman Official
Just like that time Bush slipped up about an “unjustified invasion of Iraq” pic.twitter.com/VePUkHtDqg
— ADAM (@AdameMedia) January 24, 2024
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External References
[1] NBC5 – Burlington City Council to hold special meeting over ballot item on Israel
[2] YouTube – Burlington City Council – 1/22/2024
[3] X – this is an insane freudian slip
[4] TikTok – southernfriedcali
[5] TikTok – sincerelyawa
[6] Reddit – SameStand9266
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