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Golfers Waging War With Cute Animals, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'

Darcy Jimenez
Darcy Jimenez
Golfers Waging War With Cute Animals, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
Featuring — *gasp* — yet another rich and out-of-touch celebrity.
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Every day, somebody says or does something that earns them the scorn of the internet. Here at Digg, as part of our mission to curate what the internet is talking about right now, we rounded up the main characters on Twitter from this past week and held them accountable for their actions.



This week, we've got congressman George Santos being his usual self, celebs getting confused about war, Gordon Ramsay being annoying and people defending pig-like creatures against the golfing elite.



Tuesday

Rep. George Santos

The character: Rep. George Santos, habitual liar, alleged felon, top-tier poster

The plot: George Santos is a Republican congressman who has become infamous for his seemingly endless capacity for lying, from pretending he worked on Wall Street to falsely claiming his grandmother died in the Holocaust. He's also an alleged criminal who is currently facing 23 felony charges, including conspiracy, wire fraud and identity theft.

With all that considered, it's completely wild that Santos this week posted the below meme of himself on social media, which reads: "They're not after me. They're after you, I'm just in the way." Erm, no — they're after you.



The repercussion: People were a combination of flabbergasted and entertained by Santos’ (frankly hilarious) posting.



Darcy Jimenez



Monday

Celebs writing to Biden

The character: Aubrey Plaza and other celebrities, potentially confused famous people

The plot: A massive group of rich and powerful people, ranging from Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to recent meme target Justin Timberlake to widely beloved actress Aubrey Plaza, signed a letter thanking Joe Biden for his "unshakable moral conviction, leadership and support for the Jewish people." With a topic as complicated and controversial as Israel and Palestine, it's no surprise that people have strong reactions here.



While the letter itself has raised a lot of eyebrows, the wording of this tweet from Variety made it seem like the celebrities were actually demanding that Joe Biden himself free any remaining hostages.

Much of the content of the letter is made up of the vague platitudes you'd expect, but there is some wording that has certainly made a number of folks uncomfortable, given the specifics of the Israel-Palestine conflict — especially with regard to Aubrey Plaza's political beliefs.


The repercussion: For the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Bradley Cooper there will be absolutely zero repercussions, because this doesn't challenge anyone's existing view of them. Aubrey Plaza's signature, though, has resulted in a lot of disappointment.


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Sunday

Golfers

The characters: Arizona golfers, javelina land thieves

The plot: Members of a private golf club in Sedona, Arizona, are in a battle against javelinas, an adorable, pig-like animal that I didn't know existed until this week.

On Sunday, the club's assistant superintendent posted a video on X showing how its once-pristine green had been destroyed by the animals.



The repercussion: While some people in the replies expressed sympathy for the golfers, many people celebrated the javelinas' act of defiance against the golfing elite. After all, the piggies were there first — you built on their home — and golf courses are terrible for the environment.



Darcy Jimenez



Sunday

The character: Gordon Ramsay, TV chef, out-of-touch rich person

The plot: Gordon Ramsay appeared on a podcast called "High Performance" recently, and one moment in particular has gone viral. Ramsay tells what he apparently thinks is a relatable, perhaps even inspiring, story about asking his wife's father for some money to buy a property.

He begins by saying "we were skint," but then goes on to reveal that they had £20,000 for the deposit, and needed another twenty — which is what he'd planned to ask his dad-in-law for. The end of the story? The dad tells Ramsay that before he'll lend him any money, he has to sell his Porsche.

That's right: at the time Ramsay claims he was broke, his young self was in possession of a sports car.



The repercussion: People were mostly annoyed that Ramsay could claim to be "skint" when he had a car worth many thousands of pounds, while others wondered why on earth he would tell the story at all. Who is this relatable to? Do you really expect the average person to sympathize with you? Mind-boggling stuff.



Darcy Jimenez



Read the previous edition of our One Main Character column, which included some unfortunate wording, a college grad with unrealistic expectations, a controversial home "improvement" and yet more nepo baby talk.


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Comments

  1. John Doe 6 months ago

    It's funny that the base-level Porsche in 1980 dollars still cost more than the new car I bought a few months ago.

    Ramsay and Salt Bae need to canceled.

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