Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made history Thursday night, becoming the first woman to formally accept a major party’s presidential nomination.
However, on Twitter, there were a lot of people who seemed concerned that whatever Clinton was doing with her face during the speech was somehow wrong.
Instead of lecturing 2 citizens @HillaryClinton needs 2 have conversation w/us. Modulate voice. Tell stories. Set hopes. Smile #DNCinPHL
— Steve Clemons (@SCClemons) July 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/Nathaniel_8_/status/758859209286914048
https://twitter.com/zachfaiar/status/758859070442840068
https://twitter.com/peterfeld/status/758858913445928960
& hillary’s smile is creepy as Fuk dogg
— andrew (@lowkeylord) July 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/CulturalHeresy1/status/758856986872025088
https://twitter.com/tadessemehret/status/758856865123926022
Hillary Clinton is like Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest except less pleasant. She has no idea how to smile when… https://t.co/KMj7PP3eA9
— eric golub (@TYGRRRREXPRESS) July 29, 2016
I can’t believe we’re stuck with these two fakes. Both make my skin crawl, but the #Hillary “smile” is ghoulish nightmare fuel.#DNCinPHL
— Nick Fit (@NickFlit) July 29, 2016
Hillary’s speech coach backstage mouthing “TOO SHOUTY…TOO SHOUTY…SMILE…SMILE”#DemsInPhilly
— Eli Bosnick (@elibosnick) July 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/Sharing_Lungs/status/758853504496652289
The Hillary smile….watch…You will see it soon. Disgusting. https://t.co/GVJbkfr7zN #tcot #p2
— Rock (@RockTheGoodAg) July 29, 2016
SMILE THROUGH THE FEELINGS HILLARY THEY WON’T SHOW
— i’m a living thing too, you shithead (@CalvinVerteuil) July 29, 2016
BIG FAKE SMILE AS ALWAYS. HILLARY IS #FEELINGTHEBERN #DemsInPhilly
— Veteran Market Timer (@3Xtraders) July 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/El_aquille/status/758862122574942209
Naturally, these smile comments attracted a swift and visceral reaction from those who saw sexism in the criticism of Clinton’s appearance.
https://twitter.com/daibyday/status/758861917733593088
Can’t believe the men who are tweeting Hillary should smile more. Get used to it! #DemsInPhilly
— @kathapollitt@mastodon.social (@KathaPollitt) July 29, 2016
Bros: If you can manage to not disparage how she speaks, you’ll be two steps ahead of all the other bros ;)
— Dave Jamieson (@jamieson) July 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/rgay/status/758861052637384704
Clinton wasn’t the only person whose mouth-shape attracted criticism. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who seemed more than a little miffed that it wasn’t him up on the stage, was also chided for not showing his pearly whites when the camera panned his way.
I thought Bernie’s lack of a smile was the perfect commentary. If you were stabbed in the back, you’d frown, too.
— Mike Gibson (@papreps) July 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/josh_greenberg/status/758862276891860992
https://twitter.com/ATabarrok/status/758854644730691585
https://twitter.com/flipyourface/status/758854025525600261
https://twitter.com/JoshDorner/status/758853500340056064
https://twitter.com/k_files/status/758853491498426368
Smile, Bernie.
— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) July 29, 2016
Live shot of Bernie Sanders. pic.twitter.com/sL8N650oKw
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) July 29, 2016
Smiling: everyone is doing it wrong—except, of course, Joe Biden. Everyone knows good ol’ Diamond Joe knows how to grin with the best of ’em.
Moments From Joe Biden’s Vice Presidency Sure To Put A Smile … : https://t.co/zurrguxgvC .,, pic.twitter.com/c87ri5IB64
— Kaylee Smith (@Smith1Kaylee) May 16, 2016
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