On the evening of July 21 (US time), people around the world were extremely surprised by the news that US President Joe Biden announced the end of his presidential bid for the next term. Accordingly, Mr. Biden said that this decision was made “in the best interests of the country”, and he also expressed his support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate in this election.
After this statement by the US President, social networks quickly spread a photo cut from a scene from “The Simpsons”, an iconic American cartoon.
Accordingly, the photo that was circulated was cut from the episode “Bart to the Future” which first aired on March 19, 2000. In this episode, the character Lisa Simpson became the President of the United States and worked in the Oval Office.
Lisa's image in this episode immediately reminded many people of Vice President Kamala Harris. Netizens even said that Lisa's purple outfit and pearl necklace in the episode were surprisingly compatible with Kamala Harris' outfit in a public appearance.
In front of this “perfectly matched” photo, Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson, wrote on social network X: “I really want to believe that Kamala Harris chose her outfit as a subtle tribute to Lisa Simpson.”
Additionally, tweets like “The Simpsons are back!” also flooded the platform, with photos comparing Harris' outfit to Lisa's going viral. Some comments even humorously suggested that the writers of the cartoon might be time travelers or that they should have been educated at Harvard for their predictive abilities.
It is known that this is not the first time The Simpsons has had scenes that coincide with important events. Previously, this series is said to have had scenes that coincided with Donald Trump becoming US president, the Covid 19 pandemic or the birth of virtual reality technology and video calls from decades ago.
Source: The Economics Time