"I felt probably more uncomfortable than Beyonce. But I can't answer for her"
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It is a perfectly timed shrug disguised as a punchline: Verne Troyer admits discomfort, then immediately refuses the grander narrative people want to attach to a moment involving Beyonce. The humor works because it’s defensive without sounding bitter. By framing the comparison as “probably” and then undercutting it with “But I can’t answer for her,” he points to the absurdity of celebrity proximity: if Beyonce is in the story, everyone else becomes a footnote fighting for oxygen.
The subtext is about power and projection. Troyer’s body and persona were routinely treated as public property, and interviews often pushed him into the role of spectacle or accessory. Dropping Beyonce’s name acknowledges the media’s hierarchy of attention while also subtly protesting it: yes, I was there, yes, I had feelings, but I’m not going to manufacture a rivalry or read her mind to satisfy your headline.
It’s also a neat example of Troyer’s public survival skill: self-deprecation that doubles as boundary-setting. He offers vulnerability (“more uncomfortable”) to keep the tone light, then uses basic fairness as an exit ramp (“can’t answer for her”). In a culture that rewards hot takes and imagined feuds, the line insists on something almost radical: humility about what you don’t know, and ownership of what you do.
The subtext is about power and projection. Troyer’s body and persona were routinely treated as public property, and interviews often pushed him into the role of spectacle or accessory. Dropping Beyonce’s name acknowledges the media’s hierarchy of attention while also subtly protesting it: yes, I was there, yes, I had feelings, but I’m not going to manufacture a rivalry or read her mind to satisfy your headline.
It’s also a neat example of Troyer’s public survival skill: self-deprecation that doubles as boundary-setting. He offers vulnerability (“more uncomfortable”) to keep the tone light, then uses basic fairness as an exit ramp (“can’t answer for her”). In a culture that rewards hot takes and imagined feuds, the line insists on something almost radical: humility about what you don’t know, and ownership of what you do.
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