Nothin’ like a good 140 character fight.
CNN heavyweight Anderson Cooper got into it with musician MIA today in the best way people of the 21st century know how: through Twitter. Here’s the abbreviated version of what happened, as I understood it. MIA posted a tweet last night, promoting a documentary she was a part of which shed light on war crimes in Sri Lanka. In this tweet, she called Anderson out, claiming that he called her a terrorist. Methinks this is something Anderson wouldn’t do, but hey, everyone is entitled to answers. Anderson denies it, MIA insists it happened. Anderson, in turn, THROWS DOWN, making MIA look like, well, not an idiot, but…someone who was in possession of incorrect information, shall we say.
Check out the tweets:
MIA responded to all of that with “im glad u understand but please watch #killingfields because this is what i was trying to say.” Anderson:1, MIA:0. This is why you don’t start fights on a public forum – cause when you’re wrong, everyone can see. (via Gawker)
Do you Lovelies use Twitter? Would you use it to call someone out?
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@Rebekka Holman@facebook - The first person I would want to have a fight with is Anderson Cooper. Naked Wrestling? Yes plz.
dahlia / 2382 posts
This is why I prefer to have important discussions in person but it cant always be helped. You can see a person’s face or hear their voice so you dont know how they mean things.
But I give EPIC PROPS to Mr. Cooper for speaking eloquently & not making it bigger by turning it into a cap lock scream match! Shows you can disagree but be classy & keep the peace!
magnolia / 1357 posts
@Shinbi_Belldandy@xanga - Seriously. I love how he just kept answering coolly and calmly, actually trying to understand what she was talking about. Props.
dahlia / 2382 posts
@not3000@xanga - exactly! Any other person probably would have been like “bitch?! WTF you talking about?!”. I’ve seen it…LOL
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@Rebekka Holman@facebook - LOL I agree!!!
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Don’t know much about Anderson Cooper but from this I think I like him!
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what a classy guy!
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I don’t use Twitter and I certainly am not going to call someone out via social media because that’s childish. I think MIA was just doing it so that she can promote the documentary.
cherry blossom / 38 posts
I love Anderson Cooper. And by the way, is anyone else’s favorite tweet of his “I don’t know even know who you are other than the lady who sang at the Superbowl?”