Tzinti Aguirre-Medina „Today Tonight with Mike Unt: 100 Questions with Corporate Cabrona“

FESCH.TV INFORMIERT:

This project is a continuation and character development of my ‘Corporate Cabrona’ character from the Luchadora in Pandem[onio]ia exhibition I showed last month at the Kamil Gallery online. It’s a satire, a satirical and fictitious interview poking fun at girlbosses, corporate bureaucrats and most especially intimidating CEOs.

The inspiration for this came from a larger discourse and critique I had seen circulating social media around the time of the presidential elections last year. The critique concerned neoliberalism and representation politics, power dynamics on a larger systemic scale, and specifically questioned women in positions of power that operate similarly to their male, and often White, counterparts.

The aim of this Corporate Cabrona character was specifically to poke fun at neoliberal ideologies by portraying a woman in a position of power that ultimately contradicts the liberation of women and historically marginalized groups. Does representation really matter when those in power are still abiding by the same behavior as White men in power? What does it mean to be a woman CEO that exists as an oppressive force to be reckoned with?

Culturally, Corporate Cabrona’s vulgar and valemadrista (Spanish word that describes someone who doesn’t care, who is indifferent) attitude takes inspiration from the Mexican macho man archetype. It is no mistake that she is unapologetically a loud, foulmouthed character that has no issues saying what she wants and thinks. She has no problem stepping on others to get her way!

In short, this interview is a playful critique of influential individuals, power dynamics, specifically within the context of corporate hegemony and the girlboss industrial complex.
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TRANSCRIPT

Ah Wonderful! Right on time

I’m- I’m sorry, who let you in here?! Who the hell are all these people? What’s going on?

Hello, sorry. My name is Mike Unt, I’m here with the news service ‘Today-Tonight’ and we’re interviewing you for the retrospective series.

Who let you in?

Fauci! Or whatever, his name was.

In spanish: Fausto, puta madre – Get that camera outta my face!

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What is something you’ve always traveled with?

Next question.

Where does one go on a perfect road trip

You mean like in a car? No, no I only use my private jet to get around.

If you could switch lives with someone for a day, who would it be?
Marillyn Hewson. Yeah.
*who?*
What do you mean “Who?” You know, Executive chair-WOMAN at Lockheed Martin? Damn I would love to just send some rockets into the air and blow shit up. You know, a la shock and awe.
What’s your New Year’s resolution?
To make more money than last year and to make the TIME 100 LIST.
The best way to decompress
…
What makes you smile the most?
That’s a question?
What’s the coolest thing in the world?
Gatekeeping, gaslighting, and girl bosses.
Favorite fashion trend of all time?
A good pair of tights can really get you far in a conference room.
What is the best thing that happened to you today?
I can tell you the worst thing that happened to me today.
It’s brunch, what do you eat?
I don’t have time for brunch, but uh some Shivas and a dunhill will do the trick.
Do you have a Favorite superhero?
Does the joker count?
Who is the last person you texted?
My assistant, Fausto. I fired him.
If your life was a song what would the title be?
It’d be Aqui Yo Mando by Kali Uchis
Favorite lyric from that song?
Yo tomo las decisiones, yo escojo las posiciones, puedes tener los cojones pero yo los pantalones.
Dolphins or koalas?
Cats!
*As Zorro* I’m richer than YOU.
Yes you are Zorro, tell ‘em! Tell ‘em Zorro!
How do you like your coffee?
Black, like my credit cards.
Diamonds or pearls?
Lithium.
Why do you hide your identity?
This is my identity.
Do you have a morning beauty ritual?
Eso chingona! Firme. Quien manda? TU Cabrona! Make that money, that feria.
What’s the priciest thing you’ve ever splurged on?
Have you not seen my art collection?
What is your favorite book of all time?
Oh, I don’t read. My underpaid interns do that for me.
Can I ask you another question?
No, we’re done here. Pack your shit. Get out.