In a welcome bag filled with favors such as local chocolates, artisanal soaps, and scented candles, guests arriving for the wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez this week were reportedly given monogrammed plastic bottles in which to urinate during the ceremony. “Because guests will be strictly prohibited from leaving the room at any time during the festivities, the couple have provided these custom-made bottles as a token of their appreciation.” wedding planner Lucia Contarini said as she showed off a makeshift urine receptacle emblazoned with the initials “J” and “L,” noting that it would be the only option available to attendees who did not wish to wet themselves when they inevitably needed to empty their long-held bladders. […]
Same! I was thinking someone was thinking: “oh, those guests might want to experience the Real Amazon™ experience!”
Oh wow, that reference actually went over my head until your comment. Thanks!
The thing is, I was thinking it’s actually real–not satire, but tone-deaf “poverty roleplaying” performative “see? I know what the poors are experiencing” kind of thing.
That this wasn’t even limited to this internet age, that this had precedence back in the gilded age: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/04/poverty-party-invitations-from-the-gilded-age.html
I’ve heard of such a thing also during the Great Depression, where rich socialites threw “poverty parties” while there’s actual hunger everywhere else.