A New Zealand lawmaker joined a meeting from her bathroom and became an internet sensation
Joe Galer, a New Zealand city council member, found herself in the spotlight due to an unusual incident during an online meeting. The politician joined a Zoom conference from her bathroom, after which a recording of her remarks quickly went viral online.
The amusing situation sparked a lively reaction from social media users and turned the councilwoman into the star of a viral video.
Before the meeting began, Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker announced that some participants were joining online. At that moment, Councilwoman Jo Galer appeared on the screen. Her appearance brought smiles to the faces of her colleagues in the chamber.
She appeared in the bathroom, with her underwear drying behind her. “You might want to move the camera,” Sophie Barker told her.
Joe Galer then asked what was wrong with her underwear. “We can see your underwear,” Barker explained. However, the councilwoman impressed the chamber and social media with her response to the mayor’s remark. “You see my underwear, you see me—no problem at all,” she said.
After these words, the politician began her speech and spoke about local government reform. However, the oddities didn’t end there, and the attention of those present at the meeting was drawn to the fact that someone walked past the door. Online, people are speculating that it could have been a regular door or a shower stall door.
After the meeting, a recording of Jo Galer’s speech quickly went viral, and users began actively commenting on the bizarre incident:
- “Who was in the shower? Her husband? Or was she holding someone hostage?”
- “I didn’t listen to a single word of her speech—I was just waiting for the shadow behind the door to ask for some soap.”
- “I think that was the only place she could hide from her family.”
Meanwhile, before Jo Galer’s speech, one of the lawmakers was removed from the meeting due to inappropriate behavior. The situation with the lawmaker became a topic of discussion online. Now users are debating what constitutes proper etiquette during online Zoom meetings.
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