Might I Suggest a Few Totally Normal Ways to React to Barbie’s Oscar Nominations
The Friday Post.
Tuesday morning might have been normal for you, but it was not normal for white women across the United States of America. It was their January 6, the day that will live in infamy, the day that Reese Witherspoon covered a political insurrection at the United States Capitol building while sick with COVID-19 and ran into her idiot brother protesting the free and fair election of President Joe Biden. (Sorry, once again, if you are not watching The Morning Show you really should be watching The Morning Show.)1 This week, Barbie was nominated for eight Oscars — including Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor — but Margot Robbie was not nominated for Best Actress and Greta Gerwig was not nominated for Best Director.
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