Tweet from Cher over Mitt's birther comment

[K8-EEE]

lip bitting over! Mitt Romney "NO ONES EVER ASKED 2 SEE MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE" Ya No Why FOOL? U make "WONDER BREAD LOOK DARK & MYSTERIOUS"

[hollysmom]

1. I know it is anti romney but

I really can't interpret twitter english, heh, No idea what she is saying.

[cbdo2007]

4. She could at least use adult grammar and spelling....

I would be embarrassed if I had a twit account and my twats were unintelligible to adults.

[Whisp]

9. you said twat...

hmm, an edit might be in order.

[fleur-de-lisa]

10. I think twat might be appropriate in this case.

[roguevalley]

24. given the connotations of the word and the fucking shit the GOP is spraying on women, no.

its not appropriate.

[snooper2]

27. ROFL, the ban on words goes forward...

Shit it's been like 30 years since I heard something in grade school like "twat did you say"

I thought that died in the 80's LOL

[roguevalley]

62. I wish some words would die. The n word for instance.

[whathehell]

86. They do too, Roque, they only object when they're "banned" from demeaning women with gender slurs.

That, they would love to hang on to.

[roguevalley]

91. I know you are right, my dear whathehell

[whathehell]

95. Thanks, Roque.

You are definitely one of the "good guys" here.

[xtraxritical]

72. Cher knows how to create buzz !

[whathehell]

82. ROFL, yourself, unless you didn't notice that the "ban on words" is accepted when it relates to race

and ethnicity, so what are you whining about?...Not being able to denigrate

girls and women?....Soooooo Sorry.

[arely staircase]

100. i have heard colbert use it in a twitter reference before

thought it as funny, it wasn' misogynistic but rather making himself look the fool for being so un hip on the lingo he said a dirty word.

[whathehell]

79. If "by this case" you mean that Cher is a "twat", I'd say you're being highly misogynistic

Try reading the DU rules sometime.

[cbdo2007]

13. Are we not allowed to say twat here?? What do you call twitters??

[msanthrope]

21. Tweets. nt

[snooper2]

28. no, tweets are what they do. That would be like calling dogs "barks"..

Twitties might be another good word for people who tweet though?

"Are you a twitty?"


See, even works in a sentence

[Kali]

36. !!!

[Bette Noir]

74. "Tweep," from "Twitter" and "peeps."

Your friends on Twitter are called your Tweeps.

[MercutioATC]

96. Tweety is a twat

Sorry, it was just too apropos not to be said.

Everybody feel free to resume being indignant.

[MADem]

89. People who use twitter are called twitterers. At least that is what my television tells me. nt

[DisgustipatedinCA]

94. also, Tweeps n/t

[MADem]

97. I'm guessing that's a bit of a riff on the "My peeps" thing...

Aren't those "Twitter followers" in that usage?


I am certainly no expert in this new "social media" thing. I'm just trying to keep up!

[DisgustipatedinCA]

99. I would guess tweeps comes from peeps, but I don't know with certainty

[behrstar]

67. Twits

[BattyDem]

75. Twitter lingo ...

Tweep, Tweeter or Twitterer: Person who uses Twitter. (Plural: Tweeple, Tweeters or Twitterers)

Tweeps: Used when referring to the people who follow you on Twitter. For example: "Hey Tweeps, what's up?" or "My Tweeps are the best!"

Tweet: A Twitter update. (They can only be 140 characters, which is why you'll often see weird abbreviations, bad grammar, no punctuation, etc.)

Twitosphere: The "World of Twitter."

Before anyone asks ...
Yes, I am very embarrassed by the fact that I know this!

[whathehell]

81. Um, no...It's an ugly misogynist term.

Duh.

[frylock]

14. sounds like a YOU problem..

i'm 46 and had no issue interpreting her tweet.

[MADem]

15. I am considerably older than you and I had no trouble "getting it" either.

I am no denizen of the "twitter culture" but I thought the mini-essays found on Twitter were called "Tweets," not a British vulgarism.

I think we've got a bit of "too clever by half" going on here.

[Kath1]

59. Thank you

I'm 54, and I got it right away. I was never a big Cher fan until she got political. Now I love her!

[SalviaBlue]

68. I'm 57 and I feel the same way.

Her tweet made perfect sense to me.

[Kath1]

69. Very cool!

Cher has been very vocal in being anti-war, pro-choice and progressive. I give her a lot of credit for that!

[cbdo2007]

22. Oh I had no problem interpreting it. I just don't understand why an adult would use that kind

of grammar and spelling when they are trying to make some kind of serious political point.

[roguevalley]

25. a short space to write and righteous indignation. I get it. I love cher. she's righteous.

[frylock]

35. you only get 160 characters to get your point across in a tweet..

that includes spaces. sorry didn't mean to come across as a dick. could've worded my original reply a little more tactfully. peace!

[aquart]

52. Because internet convention accepts it for that kind of terse communication.

Fortunately, one is only gauche about it once.

[MADem]

60. You only have a very few number of spaces to make your point.

For example, I am pretty sure that the number of spaces allotted by Twitter for a person to write their statement of anger, purpose, irritation, annoyance, or what-have-you would be insufficient to accommodate this very post that I am writing to you. This is why you see so much of that "U" and "4" and "2" substituting for "you," "for," and "too/to" when people are conversing--they would run out of spaces for their letters otherwise. This is not a terribly long post, as posts go, but it still would not "fit" as a tweet.

[Posteritatis]

63. Where's the style guide for casually making political points? I never received my copy. (nt)

[Jazzgirl]

17. I'm 58 and didn't have any problem understanding her "tweet".

n/t

on edit: Frylock, that was not meant for you but I agree.

[markpkessinger]

42. I'm 51 and I understood it just fine ...

... And in any case, the reason people substitute "u" for "you," and use other shortcuts, is because of the 140-character limit, not because they are being juvenile.

[Bucky]

49. I think it's both

It's an affectation to compensate for character count limits, sure. But it's still juvenile.

[markpkessinger]

71. Call me juvenile then...

... I don't use such shortcuts when I am sitting at my PC writing a post online. I do use them when I text or tweet, because, often as not, I am doing those things from my phone. Since the touch keyboard is rather cumbersome for my middle aged fingers, I find those shortcuts to be a big time saver. But don't let that get in the way of your judgment of folks like me...

[indie_voter]

88. So do I.

I'm 48 and I use those shortcuts when I tweet and text.

[Tansy_Gold]

90. I don't tweet and rarely text, but I'm 63

and Cher's message came across loud and clear to me.

Just sayin'. . . .

[Bucky]

47. !!!

Perfectly said!

[hlthe2b]

51. I don't tweet, but I have tried to commit to 140 characters before. It is very difficult to convey

any kind of complex thought without using some kind of shorthand. I have to cut her some slack for that reason. But, when I see people sending emails that read like that I just want to rip their hearts out.

[Posteritatis]

64. I dunno, I'm fascinated at how much discussion on DU's in the subject line alone. (nt)

[aquart]

53. Twitter account. Tweets.

Unless you wish to be perceived as a twit which I'm sure is not the case.

[demwing]

78. "I would be embarrassed if I had a twit account and my twats were unintelligible to adults"

Best damned line of the month!

[whathehell]

80. You could at least use the proper term, which is "tweets"

and if anyone should be "embarrassed" it should be you for using

and ugly, misogynist term.

[redqueen]

85. +1

[whathehell]

87. Thank you....I can't believe the reactions here...They seem to like Romney more than Cher.

I like Cher's tweet.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

93. You're apparently lost when it comes to Twitter

If you're looking for adult grammar and spelling, don't go to Twitter. There's not room for appropriate spelling and grammar with the 140-character limit. You do what you have to do to get the message across, and your followers make allowances. Even those of us who were English majors in college abbreviate and misspell on Twitter out of necessity. Twitter doesn't seem to be tailored for you. You may wish to go back to yelling at kids you find on your lawn.

[cbdo2007]

98. I love how my ridiculous post has more responses than the original OP.

hahahahahahaha gotta love DU

Sometimes people here just need to let an idiot be and idiot and let it go.

[movonne]

5. really, read it carefully and think on it and maybe you

will get it..

[Did I Just Type This]

70. Thanks, thought it was just me

No idea what that message is either.

[hollysmom]

92. ok, I have it

It was the Ya no why that threw me, she uses a mix of abbreviations and not. Ya was you and no was know and then she went into the wonder bread/white comment.

Sometimes I just make things more confusing then they need to be.

[lunatica]

84. Luddites have trouble with the series of tubes on the intertubes sometimes

[K8-EEE]

2. His comment sounded very elitist to me

"I'm the Governor's son, everyone knows who I am!"

[Cha]

18. Willard's the gov's son who showed 12 years of his

damn taxes. That's right mitt..no one wants to see your birth certificate but show us your tax returns, asshole.

[Nevilledog]

32. +1 n/t

[great white snark]

39. Indeed!

[joeybee12]

3. Hee-hee...knr

[Care Acutely]

6. Damn she's awesome.

[chowder66]

7. This should already be a classic. Hilarious! nt

[Raster]

8. Thank you, Cher!

"...U make "WONDER BREAD LOOK DARK & MYSTERIOUS"

[yesphan]

11. Pretty good Cher,

pretty good.

[abolugi]

12. Cher is fearless

on twitter. She says what she thinks and is not afraid to engage people who think different than her but she never backs down.
I enjoy her tweets...

[Kath1]

58. Me too!

I really admire her for being so up front and honest in her political views.

[Javaman]

16. LOLOLOLOL U make "WONDER BREAD LOOK DARK & MYSTERIOUS"

[Cha]

19. That's the ultimate cut..any one can

understand that. Ha!

[TwilightGardener]

20. OK, that's pretty funny.

[nolabear]

26. To the grammar police: Cher is dyslexic. And if she wasn't you'd still be bullies.

I hate, hate, HATE the piling on of everyone who thinks it's more important to say "Look how smart I am and how dumb they are!" than to actually pay attention to content and intent of communications.

I teach writing, among other things. If I treated any aspiring writer the way some people here treat anyone who says something with poor grammar or spelling, or makes any kind of mistake, no one would ever improve. But they'd be shamed, all right, and wouldn't that be brilliant of me?

Hell, I make mistakes. I make big mistakes. Everyone does. I even enjoy a mistake when someone is being an asshole and steps in it really well by being a "moran." If I was on the Romney side I might snark a little about the misspelling. But it wouldn't make the world go 'round any better. And I hate it when it obscures why we're here.

Mini-rant over.

And she's right. Romney's mighty white.

[snooper2]

30. That's why people need to be taught properly before they are allowed to pass communications

via the Intertubes

Most people wouldn't make good teachers, but that's an aside. You don't let people on the highway without any training expecting other drivers to "be nice" and "help them figure it out". No, get cut off get the horn! LOL

[Gregorian]

29. Spoken like a true Armenian.

Makes me proud.

[DinahMoeHum]

61. You got that right, brother Hye. . .

Our Jewish friends would call Cher a "Mensch".

Romney, on the other hand, is an "Esh".

[heaven05]

31. cher

at least you're speaking up! all the english majors are just jealous, 'wonder bread, dark and mysterious" that's pretty damn good and leave the twat stuff(very crude) alone english majors.

[jumptheshadow]

33. That's one of the best comebacks ever

Thank you, Ms. Cher!

[Kalidurga]

34. I see what she did there...

she just called him a racist. Ya no why, cause he is.

[gollygee]

37. ROFL

"You make Wonder Bread look dark and mysterious." OK I admit I laughed at that.

[B Stieg]

38. Kudos to the Diva

Don't like her music much since " Got You, Babe, but she's coined a cracker here!

[W T F]

40. I want to see his birth certificate, I heard he was born in MEXICO

[tridim]

41. Cher! n/t

[amuse bouche]

43. I thinks it's fabulous

and super easy to understand. I would get it it with one eye closed and the other covered

[april]

44. love it & who cares about the words she used you get it .Move on

[AtomicKitten]

45. Cher rocks.

the ladies just hanging out ...

[Kath1]

57. Thanks for that photo!

Beauty, brains and talent! Admire both of them very much. Looks like the cool women are all anti-Romney!

[AtomicKitten]

65. Have you seen Kathy lately?

OMG. Her body is so fine I want to slap her. She's 50 and looks like she's 17.

[Kath1]

66. She is just amazing!

Yeah, I want to slap her for her good looks but I just love her! I used to love the way she would make fun of Bush (ugh) when he was president

[Raine]

46. I LOVE Cher!!!! nt

[cali]

48. Her heart's in the right place. Her tweets are invariably moronic.

[xchrom]

50. Takes 1 to know 1. Nt

[cali]

54. you do realize that by making your pathetic little dig

that you just called yourself moronic? No? Of course not. Pathetic.

[xchrom]

55. irony never does anything but flit by your door way. nt

[Kurovski]

101. LOL

&gogetem Cher!!

[Kath1]

56. Cher rocks!

Her heart is in the right place and I am glad she's Obama supporter.

[The Doctor.]

73. Okay, I love her.

[bigtree]

77. love her for life now

[avebury]

83. K&R nt