Another angle23 Mar 2020 11:15
I watched a very interesting video . It sort of implied this .
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u/postmodernbenoni • Apr 29, 2018
What does the phrase "The Emperor Has No Clothes"
... and why can't I find a direct answer online?
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pingusbeak
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Apr 29, 2018
It’s from the children’s story ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’.
From Wikipedia:
‘Two weavers promise an emperor a new suit of clothes that they say is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent – while in reality, they make no clothes at all, making everyone believe the clothes are invisible to them. When the emperor parades before his subjects in his new "clothes", no one dares to say that they do not see any suit of clothes on him for fear that they will be seen as stupid. Finally, a child cries out, "But he isn't wearing anything at all!"
So I guess if someone says ‘the emperor has no clothes’, they are seeing through a pretence.