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Paul Sorvino Has Words For Harvey Weinstein

I always wondered why Mira Sorvino didn’t work more as an actress after winning the Oscar for “Mighty Aphrodite“. Allegedly it is because Harvey Weinstein did everything in his considerable power to keep her off the silver screen.

TMZ asked Mira’s father Paul Sorvino what he thought of all this. Mr. Sorvino did not mince words.

I've been waiting for this….Paul Sorvino on Harvey Weinstein harassing and blacklisting his daughter Mira Sorvino….

"He ought to hope he goes to jail…cause if not, he has to meet me and I will kill the motherfu**er" https://t.co/q6PWec3jxD pic.twitter.com/kkov60WdBx

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 3, 2018

Would you want Paul Sorvino pissed off at you? I wouldn’t. And yes, I know this is a scene from a movie.

One thing that has made me nuts with regard to the current wave of deserved firings and comeuppances of powerful men is the response some guys have made — “if it was my daughter/sister” etc. Actually… no. Whether or not you are related to a woman does not matter. No one deserves to be treated this way. Hell, if it’s true that Harvey Weinstein kept Mira Sorvino from being cast in movies because she wouldn’t sleep with him… jesus.

HOWEVER. If the woman wronged *is* your daughter, I think it’s fair to expect, shall we say, an extra level of outrage. Look at it like this — “imagine if it was your daughter”? No. It’s bad no matter what. But when it actually is your daughter? I don’t blame you for getting more mad. On the TMZ video, Mr. Sorvino is rather calm in my opinion.

Also, make sure to read through to part 5 of the tweet quoted above, which features video of Ms. Sorvino at a 2011 Senate briefing about sex trafficking. I will attempt to embed said Tweet here but as I admitted online I can thread a needle but tweets, not so much.

5. By the way, you should know that @MiraSorvino has been fighting sex trafficking, especially the trafficking of minors, for years…long before she spoke publicly about Harvey Weinstein. Here she is in 2011 at a US Senate briefing. pic.twitter.com/R7jwyLcLRL

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 3, 2018

h/t Yashar Ali

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KidsTodayIn4Words on Twitter

Usually trending hashtags aren’t the sort of thing I put on DaddyTips. But with the hashtag KidsTodayIn4Words trending on Twitter, I had to pick out a few favorites.

 

This is just funny.

Refuse to clean chimneys ? #KidsTodayin4Words pic.twitter.com/itDVomjyOY

— Aidan forgets why he (@aidno) April 26, 2016

“Kids don’t go outside enough” is a common complaint, but this tweet is actually clever.

Play OUTSIDE? What's THAT? #KidsTodayin4Words pic.twitter.com/9hzLpmvAvl

— Meredith Silverman (@archangelcrew) April 26, 2016

This one is all about the photo.

Already joining the workforce. #KidsTodayin4Words pic.twitter.com/vPHE4XABQ3

— Greg (@GregGonsky) April 26, 2016

Hard not to laugh at this tweet:

#kidstodayin4words Turn down for what?

— Hector David Jr. (@HecDavidJr) April 26, 2016

This one actually makes a good point.

The hashtag #KidsTodayIn4Words is trending! time to degrade kids/teens for being born in a different era with technology!
damn

— ? negan trash ? (@fenharelsThighs) April 26, 2016

And of course, Darth.

#KidsTodayin4Words Don't appreciate the empire.

— Darth Vader (@VeryEvilDarth) April 26, 2016

Check out a whole slew of trending tweets here.

Han Solo Parenting Advice Via Twitter

Parenting. You're doing it right. pic.twitter.com/GweUbbEUFx

— Han Solo (@HanSoloFA) December 29, 2015

Even More Tweets We Like

Because Twitter never sleeps, here are even more tweets we like.

(Note: the image above is old; it’s Shaq teasing Oprah about tweeting using all caps. I still find it amusing.)

Here’s a tip from the Library of Congress about book preservation. I think it will also make for better book presentation on the shelf.

TIP: Shelve books of similar size next to each other #SavingOurStuff #PreservationWeek http://t.co/21i6SYnJ0n

— Library of Congress (@librarycongress) May 2, 2015

I honestly don’t know what this next tweet is about, but it appears to be about books, so let’s go with that. Books are good. Reading is fundamental, after all. Read more »

Raising Kids To Be Fans Of Perpetually Poor Sports Teams

A debate on Twitter — maybe not a DEBATE exactly, more of a series of tweets, some of which are amusing — regarding the raising of kids and whether or not it is a good idea to indoctrinate them into becoming fans of your favorite sports team, even if that team isn’t exactly known for winning it all. (Apologies if anyone is offended by the language of the Tweeter’s username. I’m not offended, but maybe someone else is. If so, sorry.)

My view? Don’t force the issue. If you’re a real fan of a team, your kid will probably pick up on that fandom as they grow up. Sometimes strange things happen; it’s easy to forget that our children are humans with minds of their own.

In my case it’s easy — I’m a Yankees fan and a Giants fan. Neither team breaks your heart the way the Mets and the Jets do. But if I lived somewhere other than New York, I would be more inclined to encourage my kids to consider our local franchises, even if I maintained my own life-long loyalties.

Here’s the tweet that spawned this post:

IF IT WERE ME THE KID WOULD SHARE IN MY RESENTMENT SUFFERING AND MISERY FOR ALL OF FUCKING TIME. DONT BE LIKE ME pic.twitter.com/X8STBMTp5h

— ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER (@ZODIAC_MF) January 23, 2015

This reply amused me:

@ZODIAC_MF I'm raising my kid an Eagles fan and it feels abusive, somehow.

— Kyle (@Kyle19152) January 23, 2015

The thing is, if you live in Philly, and you’re an Eagles fan, there’s nothing wrong with passing that fandom onto your children. Maybe you shouldn’t encourage them to boo Santa Claus, though.

And for anyone out there who thinks being a Yankee fan is easy, one word — A-Rod. Is that even a word? I don’t know.

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Wonder Woman Favorited My Tweet

I don’t have a bucket list, in part because I’m fairly easy to please, at least on a day-to-day basis. Today I’m happy because Wonder Woman favorited my tweet.

Here is the actual tweet:

"Yup. DC Comics are releasing a comic book that literally smells of weed." And still no Wonder Woman movie. http://t.co/tZpnk2O9ou @io9

— Brett Singer (@brettsinger) October 1, 2014

Now, by “Wonder Woman” I mean whoever runs the Twitter account @LassoingGoddess. Still, I’m happy. Happier than Pharrell Williams? Maybe relatively, but the video for his song “Happy” has over 445 million views, and he’s currently enjoying a career better than anyone in show business. So my guess is that he’s happier than me. At least I hope he is, because he’s got a lot to be happy about. By the way, did you know he wrote a song about being happy?

Ultimately it’s all about perspective. I’m not writing a hit song anytime soon, nor am I being asked to be a judge on a TV singing contest.

But hey, Wonder Woman favorited my tweet. I’ll take it.

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Brooklyn Decker’s Funny Tweet About Pregnancy

Brooklyn Decker tweeted something funny about pregnancy.

English: Brooklyn Decker in June 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pregnancy sounds awesome if for no other reason than to sneak up on unsuspecting gents in a bar & grinding on them "Surprise! Full of baby!"

— Brooklyn Decker (@BrooklynDecker) July 2, 2014

Note: As far as we know she was just making a joke, not an announcement. Just so we’re clear.

Also, for what it’s worth, Ms. Decker’s tweets are often amusing, and she seems like a nice person. For example, here’s an article about her involvement with the 2014 Special Olympics.

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