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this spokesperson, for the record, of course, condemned Hamas in the interview, but was still received with absolutely unfeeling impatience from the BBC as she tried to address the still escalating Israeli siege of more than a month that has killed thousands of innocents.

“Israel blows up hospitals full of babies because YOU didn’t CONDEMN Hamas” —basically, BBC America to a govt spokesperson? from Turkey? just now. Literal quote: “why can’t you offer Israel any empathy.”

Full disclosure, I don’t love the song “closer to fine”—it’s ok! Catchy! But a real cultural difference i feel is that every time i hear the line about being mad about having to go to college, but then also still graduating, I just laugh. OK u rebels!!! U iconoclasts!

if I can teach you only one thing it is this: not every karaoke banger is a CVS banger …. *but every CVS banger is also a karaoke banger* 🙏🏼

the Richie episode in season 2 of the bear makes me weep I can’t stop weeping

I also wrote “pesto is the quiche of the 80s”

The fight against union-busting never ends. #ReinstateStephanie

This is no knock against Ryan Gosling, a treasure, who ironically as an actor on this press tour seemed to understand the dignity of a supporting role better than the script did

Way too much Ken; the supporting character Ken is what Barbie the toy always had right. That’s the point? Ken is not oppressed. we don’t need to feel bad for Ken; Ken doesn’t feel bad for himself

I liked Barbie and the whole cast! But sorry that script was a mess 💕

@afrofatalism Glaring. Evidence he doesn’t tweet for himself.

dangling modifier.

@emmacatster @moorehn sorry, I’m just confused by your position because you seem to blame her for asking her family to go to the theater at all.

@Sallywoww @moorehn Am troubled because am concerned for her wellbeing. Aren’t you? You think that’s a healthy reaction to the situation? Not sure what you are implying am saying. Those are not the only two options to this situation.

When I am openly critical of marriage as an institution, it is this kind of depthless alienation that I mean. Women existing in families they started, but never supported, never acknowledged, never validated or appreciated, always lonely, drifting as invisibly as ghosts

@emmacatster @moorehn Why would you be so troubled that she faked illness?

@Sallywoww @moorehn Where did I say that?

@emmacatster @moorehn By faking an illness she’s avoiding making them feel responsible for the cancelation. It’s arguably an act of kindness. If she canceled and blamed it on their apathy—a classic guilt trip—you would applaud?

@moorehn @Sallywoww I am not saying he’s a good guy. I just find the whole thing really troubling on a number of levels and not just him. Kids all complain a lot about doing stuff even designed for them. She faked an illness because they weren’t “happy enough” to do something they didn’t want to do.

I’m starting to want to comment on total stranger’s threads again … always a bad leading indicator

@emmacatster @moorehn this is one example, of something important to her that she did her best to cater to the interests of her family. Where do you get that she wants them to do “everything” she wants to do, from this?

@moorehn It’s awful that her husband couldn’t try harder to support her passions. Her son just follows his lead. However it’s Shakespeare. Not everyone is a fan. I also think it’s a bit unrealistic to expect your partner and son to do everything you want to do no?

@awildmaxdisapp1 Who has more negative run-ins with the legal system? Wealthy suburbanites or rural poor people?

Feel like I could start using Barbie as a litmus test. (If you’re big mad about it, especially before seeing it, you have issues to unpack, to be clear.)

I used to have a decent Siri impression and now that I see all the girlies doing the NPC tiktok live thing … is this my moment is this my lucrative side hustle

@emman_1112 It’s true