We Should Kiss America
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We Should Kiss America is a satirical political music video by the artist Hot Dad that was released on October 9th, 2020. Released during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lead up to the heated 2020 American election the music video encourages the listener to kiss a variety of items, while avoiding kissing items that could be seen as unpatriotic.
The Music Video can be seen on YouTube here.
Tropes used in We Should Kiss America include:
- Bad Dreams: Hot Dad starts the song by talking about how they awoke in sweat. The September 11th attacks and Benghazi are implied to be the cause of his poor sleep.
- Blatant Lies: In-Universe Hot Dad claims that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama lied about people not caring about a lack of pledge of allegiance in the movie theaters.
- Berserk Button: Hot Dad is set off by an employee saying "Freedom is Free".
- Blush Sticker: Two are applied to a picture of a soldiers while Hot Dad encourages the listener to kiss the troops.
- Burger Fool: Hot Dad recalls a McDonald's employee saying "Freedom is Free", with the unpatriotic statement causing Hot Dad to demand to speak to their boss.
- Confusing Multiple Negatives: "They banned banning Jesus in our schools" and "I refuse to not eat only Trump Steaks to trigger the libs".
- Iwo Jima Pose: One is shown in the background of the music video
- Lipstick Mark: Animated ones are shown throughout the music video.
- Patriotic Fervor: The music video encourages the listener to kiss a number of things seen as patriotic, while avoiding kissing unpatriotic things like the Deep State.
- Please Subscribe to Our Channel: Delivered at the end of the music video.
- Product Placement: At the end of the video Hot Dad encourages the viewer to "Mangle some Merch". In the video itself Hot Dad seems to endorse "Goya Beans".
- Sad Clown: An image of a Ronald McDonald with a slight frown is shown when Hot Dad demands to speak to the boss of the McDonald's Employee.
- Wearing a Flag on Your Head: Hot Dad wears an American flag over his legs.