I know I promised no political talk on the blog until September so I'll let others do the talking as it was such a big political week that it's hard to avoid. That's reflected in our roundup of amusing tweets this week. But first let us begin with this giddy tweet from Patches who claims he had had a few drinks when he wrote it but to us it's the perfectly clear minded truth.
More after the jump of course...
Movies are insane. People pretending to be other people! Depicting reality, yet constructing it! Angles! Mood! Holy hell. Movies.
— Maester Patches (@misterpatches) June 10, 2016
Now that we're all getting behind Hillary Clinton, let's admit that Anne Hathaway has never once been bad in a movie.
— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) June 8, 2016
100% true. Well 97% true. Eyesore in Wonderland is the aberrance.
A woman senator endorsing a female presidential candidate on a woman’s primetime news show?
— Stephanie Haberman (@StephLauren) June 10, 2016
Why, I do believe this passes the bechdel test.
look I'm sure a female clinton presidency can be okay, but it's going to ruin my childhood memories of the original clinton presidency
— Tom Brown (@Alakaiser) June 9, 2016
Omg. I just realized. Of COURSE God is a woman. That's why the Bible is an entire book filled with men explaining what she said.
— Jen Kirkman (@JenKirkman) June 8, 2016
First woman in history about to make nomination-clinching victory speech.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) June 8, 2016
1000 men on cable news: "Here's what she needs to say."
While we're making feminist history, can we outlaw the annual tradition of Oscar pundits trying to call it "a weak Best Actress year"?
— Nathaniel Rogers (@nathanielr) June 8, 2016
There are no weak Best Actress years. There are only years wherein people don't acknowledge actressy movies.
— Nathaniel Rogers (@nathanielr) June 8, 2016
Let's just please not forget that Julianne Moore already broke the glass ceiling in 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' pic.twitter.com/OYLvJTA7Qu
— Russell (@RussellFalcon) June 8, 2016
2016 films in which a wealthy couple hires a young woman to care for their son, who has to be carried around: THE BOY, ME BEFORE YOU.
— Eric D. Snider (@EricDSnider) June 6, 2016
omg in an essay one of my students just confused "emulate" and "immolate."
— Colin Dickey (@colindickey) June 5, 2016
"Find the writers you admire and immolate them."
Awww.. Apocalypse just wants peace. He offers flowers in hopes the peace will continue through primaries tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/dZvydGvDWz
— Edward Douglas (@EDouglasWW) June 6, 2016
Nothing to add here. (Thx @MajorSpoilers) pic.twitter.com/bttGIOM8b0
— Scott Johnson (@scottjohnson) June 4, 2016
One day I'll write about Ginger Rogers' career outside of musicals. It's a shame how few people regard her as a great actress.
— Sara Freeman (@CelluloidAngel) June 10, 2016
Decisions decisions decisions pic.twitter.com/nCstBo6v1B
— Adam Feldman (@FeldmanAdam) June 3, 2016