The New York Post’s Seth Mandel called it a few weeks back when he predicted that someone would be triggered not just by the dropping of the MOAB on an ISIS compound in Afghanistan but by the nickname itself.
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/852571077217853456
By that time, someone had already lodged a complaint against referring to “the epitome of lethal patriarchy” by such a grotesque nickname as the Mother of All Bombs.
He was a little late, but Pope Francis got in on the discussion Saturday, managing to complicate the issue exponentially. What does an enlightened progressive do when the head of the Catholic Church appears to take a shot at the patriarchy by praising life-giving motherhood?
'Mother' should not be used to describe a bomb, "ashamed" Pope says. "A mother gives life not death". https://t.co/f2hTjTrRf7 via @Reuters pic.twitter.com/fjh8FxsiSX
— Philip Pullella (@PhilipPullella) May 6, 2017
“I was ashamed when I heard the name,” Pope Francis told a group of students. “A mother gives life and this one gives death, and we call this device a mother. What is happening?”
It’s an American thing … like when we call private detective John Shaft a bad mother …
'Mother' should not be used to describe a bomb, Pope says https://t.co/dltoWGZ0fZ pic.twitter.com/p08MWyKvKX
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/Kiwigirl58/status/860972044409741312
Just to clarify: the caption on the photo above was not excerpted from the pope’s speech.
Is it worth mentioning MOAB stands for Massive Ordnance Air Blast… The airmen nicknamed it Mother of all.. oh never mind…
— Ed H-B (@Moledozer) May 6, 2017
MOAB: Massive Ordinance Air Blast
— Eric Cartman (@eric1cartmann1) May 6, 2017
Amazing, it may take the Pope for Americans to recognize the impact/importance of language, and how it's used/abused as political rhetoric
— Andrea De Costa (@kbaygirl) May 6, 2017
That will prove to be a fascinating conversation. Wouldn’t it be ironic if that’s what the Islamic State militants were discussing when the MOAB hit?
Pretty sure they aren't referring to the sweet lady who raises her kids. Lol.
— DeplorableDeb (@pinkhouse60) May 6, 2017
It's a figure of speech.
— VOTE LIKE YOU NEED AIR (@HearnBob) May 6, 2017
Does it really matter that much what it's called?
— TYorty (@TYorty) May 6, 2017
When this bomb is used to kill terrorists then it's the greatest mother of all, father!
— Ahmad (@anammari) May 6, 2017
Keeping in mind that USA TODAY’s estimate of its power was off by a factor of 1,000, the mother of all bombs doesn’t even come close to these guys:
https://twitter.com/frenette_h/status/860972445116895235
Would it be OK to drop a few more on ISIS if we change the nickname to “Nasty Woman”?
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Related:
‘Lethal patriarchy’? Here it is, everybody: The Mother of All MOAB Takes https://t.co/bGIGWBe8Cy
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 13, 2017
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