Reaction to Steve Martin's Tweet about Carrie Fisher is why Trump won

Difference is she died wrote:

I don't think Carrie Fisher was doing much in the late 70s besides college and then dropping out once she landed Star Wars in '77 when she was all of 19. Martin was 11-12 years older than her so if they met "long before" that he found an underage minor the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Gold bikini was on the cover of Rolling Stone in '83. Commenting on someone being sexy at a bar and mentioning that as the first thing you remember about someone after they died are completely different things. Was anyone saying after Ali died how drop dead gorgeous he was and then they realized he could throw a punch too. Or they were mesmerized by Prince's eye and then oh gee looks like he knows his way around a guitar.

I was mesmerized by the beauty of George Michael when I first saw him on a TV with the sound turned off.

Much later I realized he sounded really bad.

Not much of a dancer either.

Difference is she died wrote:

I don't think Carrie Fisher was doing much in the late 70s besides college and then dropping out once she landed Star Wars in '77 when she was all of 19. Martin was 11-12 years older than her so if they met "long before" that he found an underage minor the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Gold bikini was on the cover of Rolling Stone in '83. Commenting on someone being sexy at a bar and mentioning that as the first thing you remember about someone after they died are completely different things. Was anyone saying after Ali died how drop dead gorgeous he was and then they realized he could throw a punch too. Or they were mesmerized by Prince's eye and then oh gee looks like he knows his way around a guitar.

He did not say "sexy". He said "beautiful". Your dishonesty is showing. This is what many people are tired of. Your blatant twisting of facts and lying just so you can convince yourself to be outraged.

What does a gold bikini have to do with underaged minors or age differences or this thread? Without further explanation, you sound crazy.

Agree on this. If A+B=C and B+A =C, then who cares if "looks" comes before "smart" or vice versa. Both makes for the complete package.

You need to read the thread and then the comments makes sense. Although yes making the assumption you can read as that isn't clear. It's funny that people think anything posted on social media is the sign of full on outrage and meant to be of global importance. So they make a comment - doesn't mean they're that invested in it. Look at these boards - NOTHING is ever important yet thousands and thousands of people comment on them. Besides I thought Republicans are the ones concerned about impending doom to free speech along with their right to bear arms so they should be thrilled not tired when people want to share their opinions on Twitter. It's making America great again.

That first post by "Difference is" was just babbling. Fisher was living with Paul Simon in 1977, a man with whom she had a 15 year age difference which, again, is not relevant.

In any case, I'm sure Martin had no interest in meeting any of these people after his show that night back in 1978, so yea, his one true lasting image of Carrie Fisher must be her wearing that gold bikini...

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She met Paul Simon on the set of Star Wars in '77. The earlier post said Martin met her "long before" her gold bikini scene with some SNL connection in the mid 70s even though there is no record of Fisher having any SNL connection in the mid 70s. But I'm guessing he probably does remember the gold bikini more than he remembers seeing her with her husband at one of his shows.

Here's an idea. Stop worrying about tweets and reactions to tweets, and work on addressing an actual problem in your community, because there are many that are way way more important than this social media nonsense.

Your freedom of speech is not being impeded because you are able to discuss this issue loud and clear right here. Steve Martin was not forced to delete the tweet by a government or authority figure. The discussion of this topic throughout the Internet right now is an example that freedom of speech is alive and well and strong. The ability to publicly voice your complaints, as many are doing now, is an indicator of strong freedom of speech.

If you are going to voice an opinion in a public forum, be prepared for the reaction, challenges, and consequences that come with it. Be prepared to support the reasoning for why you said it, rather than simply insulting or complaining when you are challenged. And be open to modifying your statements and opinions if someone offers a convincing alternative. If you can't deal with that, you probably should stray away from publically sharing your opinions. It's like people can't deal with an adverse reaction to what they say anymore and then complain that there's a grand conspiracy against free speech.

The most important aspect of free speech is speaking truth to power and being able to hold your leaders accountable. When that is silenced, you should be worried.

actually yes and yeah wrote:

She met Paul Simon on the set of Star Wars in '77. The earlier post said Martin met her "long before" her gold bikini scene with some SNL connection in the mid 70s even though there is no record of Fisher having any SNL connection in the mid 70s. But I'm guessing he probably does remember the gold bikini more than he remembers seeing her with her husband at one of his shows.

You're right, you are guessing, which means you don't know s#it about what Steve Martin thinks.

runalongnow wrote:

Loper wrote:

I am not a Trump supporter, but that is why Trump won.

Editor's addition. Martin's tweet was as follows, �When I was a young man, Carrie Fisher was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen. She turned out to be witty and bright as well.�

It is really not that hard, Loper. There are many many reasons Trump won. A celebrity's view of another celebrity's assets -- or anyone's response to those comments -- don't strike me as being high on the list.

Interaction between people with disparate levels of intelligence will often be laborious such that it is quite taxing to have to always walk the inferior mind through relatively rudimentary concepts. I am not sure whether the high probability of futility here renders it worth the effort.

Chin up and Pull up champ wrote:

........ .......... .......... wrote:

The world would be a better place without Twitter.

And facebook

And TMZ

And espn

And letsrun

And instagram

And liberals.

And you.

The article says nothing about Steve Martin being involved in her hosting duties. He wasn't even a regular cast member. That is hardly "days" together. But that is the entire point of all these posts and comments - no one knows what Steve Martin was thinking when he sent the tweet but they can have opinions about it and in the grand scheme of it all no one really cares but it gives people something to do.

The period goes before the end of the quote... I think you meant: "...calling Trump's supporters 'deplorable' and 'irredeemable." ALSO, I believe that Milo is just a free speech absolutist trying to make a point but a lot of his supporters are cousin fu*kers who agree with the bullshit he spews.

In Milo we trust wrote:

Seems fair to me wrote:

Since we are generalizing that all liberals are too sensitive and upset by these little things and of course ruining America. I suppose it is equally fair to label all conservatives as racist, mysogonistic, homophobic and mostly uneducated. That okay with you?

lol... mysogonistic?

Progressives have been labeling conservatives as such for many years now. The whole thing came to a head this past election with the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party calling Trump's supporters "deplorable" and "irredeemable".

Finally conservatives (and some libertarian-leaning liberals) are fighting back. It's about time!

Are you trolling now? Because you sound like the kind of idiot who brags about playing chess to prove how smart you are.

dogfarts69420 wrote:

Are you trolling now? Because you sound like the kind of idiot who brags about playing chess to prove how smart you are.

No offense taken. I will never be offended if somebody insults my mind. One would only take offense if there is some truth in the insult. Thanks for your vacuous response.

It is also irrefutable that many of those who are offended by Steve Martin's tweet are almost never praised for their looks, intelligence or wit.

I suppose many of them would have been less offended if he'd tweeted: "She was one of the most unattractive creatures I'd ever seen, but then I found out she was stupid and dull as well."

Actually, Trump won because stupid conservatives believed all the shameless crap and lies he told. It has been documented that 7 out of 10 things Trump said were lies. Liberals were smart enough to notice this (is one reason why Clinton won by 3 million votes).

The word "creature" to me is the issue, not "beautiful". At least he didn't call her a beautiful thing.

Creature? wrote:

The word "creature" to me is the issue, not "beautiful". At least he didn't call her a beautiful thing.

Why is creature an issue for you?

It is sometimes a term of endearment.

There was no insult intended, and that should count for something.

Loper wrote:

It is also irrefutable that many of those who are offended by Steve Martin's tweet are almost never praised for their looks, intelligence or wit.

I suppose many of them would have been less offended if he'd tweeted: "She was one of the most unattractive creatures I'd ever seen, but then I found out she was stupid and dull as well."

The only way you would have evidence for that statement is if you or someone interviewed all those that voiced offense at the tweet. Which would be a gigantic waste of time and somewhat creepy, because you really should have more to do with your time. In reality, you make such a claim because it fits your narrative, rather than actually examine the available evidence.