💃 Jacinda Ardern: Queen of the Kiwis? More like “Dame of the Domain”👑
TL;DR:
Remember Jacinda Ardern, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand? Yeah, she just levelled up! Now she’s got the title of “Dame” added to her resume, thanks to the King’s Birthday Honours in NZ. 🎂💁♀️She’s like, “Should I take it? Should I not?” ‘Cause she believes her achievements were shared with all of New Zealand.🤷♀️
Right, so, you know when you win a game of Fortnite and you can’t decide whether to flex or to just chill because your squad had your back? 🎮That’s what Jacinda Ardern must be feeling right now. She’s been made a Dame Grand Companion in the NZ honours list, which is pretty dope, right? But she’s all like, “This isn’t just my win, it’s a win for all my Kiwi buddies too.” 🥝👏
Think about it. This is a woman who, at 42 years young, led New Zealand through some of the toughest times they’ve ever faced. Terrorist attacks, COVID-19 pandemic, you name it, she was there. And she wasn’t just warming the chair, people! She made some big moves, like changing the country’s gun laws in response to the Christchurch attacks. More than 50,000 guns were turned in during a buyback scheme. But can a leader’s success be disconnected from her nation’s cooperation? 🤔💭
Ardern dipped out of her PM role in January because she said she no longer had “enough in the tank”. We’ve all been there, right? Too many Zoom meetings? But what’s next for the Dame? She’s not hanging up her cap just yet. She’ll be taking her leadership skills to Harvard later this year. And she’s going to be fighting online extremism, unpaid. Sounds like a superhero, doesn’t she? 🦸♀️🎓
Now, here’s the deal, Queen Camilla was also honored as part of the King’s birthday shindig. Why are we telling you this? Because what’s a celebration without a bit of royal flavor, eh? 🎉👸
But, let’s flip the script for a sec: If Ardern’s legacy is shared with all New Zealanders, is this honor shared too? Should we all start calling ourselves dames and sirs? And if so, what would your title be? 💭🎖️
DISCLAIMER: This article is not providing recommendations of any sort. It’s simply stating facts and asking thought-provoking questions.
So what do you think, fam? Should a leader’s achievements be considered collective victories? Or should we just let the Dame have her day?🤷♀️💭
