The Week on Twitter | Kim Kardashian, #FreeWomen, and the 32nd Dáil
This week, the 32nd Dáil met for the first time, the Healy Raes had a bit of a dance outside Leinster House, and nobody could decide on a Taoiseach. Other stuff also happened too, like Kim Kardashian posting a nude, producer George Martin dying, and #FreeWomen trending.
@KimKardashian tells the world that she’s allowed to be sexy
This week began with Kim Kardashian posting a picture of herself on the internet. It was a nice picture – she looked great. Some people didn’t like this picture of Kim because in it, she was naked. These people criticised Kim for posting such a picture, claiming that it exhibited a ‘lack of self respect,’ was ‘unclassy,’ and ‘shameful’ for a mother of two to be proud of her body.
When you're like I have nothing to wear LOL pic.twitter.com/UlSLZb1fp1
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 7, 2016
These people included actress Chloe Grace Moretz, singer P!nk, and Bette Midler, who each took to Twitter to express their disappointment. P!nk, in particular, stated that young girls should find a better way to express themselves, rather than “using your body, your sex, your tits and asses” to get “attention.” Bette Midler proclaimed that in order for Kim to show us a part of her we haven’t seen, “she’s gonna have to swallow the camera.”
Some people agreed with these comments. Lots of people didn’t. Arguably because everybody’s sick to death of slut-shaming, because making women feel guilty for recognising their own beauty is shitty, and because the archaic notion that the female body should be reserved only for the male gaze needs to be annihilated.
Following the criticism, Kim took to Twitter to tell everyone that she was not sorry for sharing images of her body, that she hoped everybody knew who Chloe Grace Moretz was now, and wished us all a happy International Women’s Day.
sorry I'm late to the party guys I was busy cashing my 80 million video game check & transferring 53 million into our joint account 🤑🤑🤑💰💰💰
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
let's all welcome @ChloeGMoretz to twitter, since no one knows who she is. your nylon cover is cute boo
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
hey @BetteMidler I really didn't want to bring up how you sent me a gift awhile back trying to be a fake friend then come at me #dejavu
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
HAPPY #INTERNATIONALWOMENSDAY https://t.co/PStwuNp9bl pic.twitter.com/QFI40gkyUO
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
Kim also posted a blog in which she questioned why she was a bad role model for being proud of her body, and stated that being comfortable in her own skin empowered her. She concluded the post with: “I am a mother. I am a wife, a sister, a daughter, an entrepreneur and I am allowed to be sexy.”
Kim Kardashian can wear turtlenecks for the rest of her life and y'all still gonna bring up her sextape she might as well do what she wants
— Taste Luxury (@TasteLuxury) March 9, 2016
Come through @KimKardashian pic.twitter.com/QwEs6MeX4l
— Emily Huff (@_emily_huff) March 9, 2016
@kimkardashian you inspired me! #liberated #thetalk pic.twitter.com/R02CdqiCqO
— Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) March 9, 2016
.@KimKardashian wants me to send her my nudes! I'll send them right over but the lighting's bad right now since she threw all that shade!
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) March 9, 2016
The 32nd #Dáil meets for the first time. Healy Rae’s throw a shindig. Nobody decides on Taoiseach.
On Thursday, the new Dáil met for the first time and lots of things happened. Enda lost his chance at being Taoiseach again. New TDs commented that the steps up to Leinster House were steep. Jack Chambers looked pissed off. There was a protest. The Healy Raes had a bit of a song and dance out on the road. Somebody nominated Richard Boyd Barrett for leader of the whole country. Gerry Adams Periscoped.
Lots of things didn’t happen too, like the new government’s ability to decide on a Taoiseach. Following this failure, it apparently looks likely that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are going to have to form a minority government. Failing that, there’ll have to be a second election.
For what it's worth…. #Dail #Taoiseach pic.twitter.com/cMmYsjUeni
— Philip Bromwell (@philipbromwell) March 10, 2016
► VIDEO: No-one does arrivals like the Healy Raes https://t.co/PLOidFiEVI pic.twitter.com/KkfinsKJb7
— Irish Times Video (@irishtimesvideo) March 10, 2016
Gardai In High Speed Chase As Defiant Enda Kenny Takes The Recovery Hostage https://t.co/BCRCkXFz2M #Dail #Taoiseach pic.twitter.com/9pDugoUwIS
— WWN (@WhispersNewsLTD) March 10, 2016
Pearse Doherty giving a pretty impressive speech as Gaeilge in the #Dail. Pretty sure he just called Enda Kenny a prick.
— Dave McGinn (@davemcginn_ie) March 10, 2016
Good crowd assembling outside #Dail for anti-water charges demo pic.twitter.com/MY0StGi1qT
— People Before Profit (@pb4p) March 10, 2016
New AAA-PBP TD Gino Kenny wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh in the #dail chamber pic.twitter.com/mbM9cu8wNb
— TheJournal Politics (@TJ_Politics) March 10, 2016
WWN #Dail: Fine Gael to sit Enda Kenny down shortly and tell him he's going to be sent away to live on a farm.
— WWN (@WhispersNewsLTD) March 10, 2016
Twitter calls to award 70 more women the Freedom of the City #FreeWomen
Since 1876, 80 different people have been nominated by the Lord Mayor of Dublin for the Freedom of the City award. Since 1876, 80 different people have been approved by Dublin City Council to receive this award. Since 1876, only 5 of these people have been women.
This week, journalist @UnaMullally called on the people of Ireland and our current Lord Mayor Cíona Ní Dhálaigh to remedy this injustice. According to Mullally, it would take 70 years to achieve gender parity even if the award was given to one woman every single year from 2017. So, she suggested that we just give it to them all at once.
Using the hashtag #FreeWomen, hundreds took to Twitter to nominate the women they think most deserving of the award. Lists included the likes of Mary Robinson, Sonia O’Sullivan, Katie Taylor, Sister Stan, the women of the contraceptive train, and many more.
In 140 years, just 5 women have been awarded Freedom of the City of Dublin, and only ONE Irish woman. We need more #FreeWomen
— Una Mullally (@UnaMullally) March 9, 2016
I think Mary Robinson, Mary McAleese, Christina Noble, Sr Stan, and representatives of Madalene Laundry survivors should defo be #FreeWomen
— Una Mullally (@UnaMullally) March 9, 2016
@UnaMullally the women of the Contraceptive Train. #FreeWomen https://t.co/7gAJFCS5pi
— Katherine O'Meara (@KathOMeara) March 9, 2016
From a sports side for #FreeWomen going on trailblazer principle:
Katie Taylor
Catherina McKiernan
Lindsay Peat
Cora Staunton— Emmet Ryan (@action81) March 9, 2016
#FreeWomen Mary Robinson, Edna O'Brien, Anne Enright, Emma Donoghue, my grandmother.
— commie spice ☭ (@darthellen) March 9, 2016
‘Fifth Beatle’ #GeorgeMartin dies
On Wednesday morning, it was reported that The Beatles’ producer Sir George Martin had died aged 90. News of Martin’s death spread across the globe when Ringo Starr tweeted “peace and love” to Martin’s family, and that he would be missed.
God bless George Martin peace and love to Judy and his family love Ringo and Barbara George will be missed xxx 😎✌️🌟💖☮
— #RingoStarr (@ringostarrmusic) March 9, 2016
Following the news, social media was awash with tributes and condolences for the man often hailed as the fifth Beatle. Martin was responsible for signing The Beatles to their first label. He worked on all but one of their records.
"The world has lost a truly great man…" Paul McCartney on George Martin: https://t.co/M2ySCKfisO pic.twitter.com/dDE5cm2F0a
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) March 9, 2016
Goodbye George Martin . One of the first guys to make "Producing" a real art. I can't listen to Revolver everyday and still hear new things
— dip (@diplo) March 11, 2016
What a beautiful tribute. RIP #GeorgeMartin https://t.co/VSGFlJmvfE
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 9, 2016
one time an interviewer asked me who my dream collaborator would be and I said "George Martin" and they printed it as "George Michael"
— keith buckley (@deathoftheparty) March 9, 2016
George RR Martin denies being dead after George Martin dies https://t.co/0mIt481yiN
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 10, 2016