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People aren't pleased with Walmart's tweet on why they excluded women from their Oscars promo.

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What do Antoine Fuqua, Marc Forster, Seth Rogen and Adam Goldberg all have in common? Well, they were all selected by Walmart to direct one-minute short films as part of a new partnership between the superstore and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences that played during the Oscars on Sunday. That, and they are all men.

Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday voiced her disappointment that Walmart failed to hire one woman director for the project via Twitter.

Walmart responded with their reasoning for hiring men exclusively, but not everyone is buying it.

Cue the onslaught of strong, successful women clapping back at the retailer for their weak excuse.

Elizabeth Plank, a senior correspondent and producer for Vox, asked Walmart exactly who they reached out to, but received no response.

Mira Nair, an Indian filmmaker, author, and Academy Award nominee chimed in to point out that she was not asked to direct.

The Director List, a database of female filmmakers, told Walmart to contact them if they needed a qualified woman to direct a film. They have thousands to choose from.

Others also pointed out that Walmart provided particularly weak reasoning for not hiring at least one female director.

Maybe stick to rolling back prices and not rolling back the clock 50 years, Walmart.


I still appreciate your compliments no matter how drunk you are.

Meryl Streep's hilarious reaction to the Best Picture fiasco is what memes are made of.

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By now you've probably seen (or at least heard about) the Best Picture fiasco at this year's Oscars. There were many amazing reactions to the mess-up, but none were quite as hilarious as the reaction from Meryl Streep. (No surprise there. She's the best at everything.) This, my friends, is what memes are made of.

Here was Meryl Streep's face when she realized what was happening on stage:

Can we get a close-up on that reaction?

This is a thing of beauty.

I'm sure the cast and crew of La La Land are pretty bummed that they didn't win Best Picture at the Oscars, but at least they can rest assured knowing they helped the internet create the ultimate Meryl Streep meme.

I want to spend the rest of my life with you for now.

Tucker Carlson blames political correctness for 'Moonlight''s Oscar win.

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Not even 24 hours after Moonlight won Best Picture at the 89th annual Academy Awards, conservative talking head Tucker Carlson was a guest on Fox & Friends, trashing the movie. Carlson attributed Moonlight's win to "a political imperative," rather than to it simply being a film good enough to win an Oscar.

Speaking to the Fox & Friends hosts, Carlson said:

It was foregone. You knew that Moonlight had to win because you knew what the film was about. And that's part of the problem with Hollywood. Tons of really talented people there, brilliant at making movies. But the second you feel a political imperative, it destroys your art. The second you feel like you need to elevate the country, you become overbearing and pompous and boorish.

Oh, Tucker, no. No, no, no, no, no. This wasn't about destroying anyone's art, nor was it overbearing or boorish that the Academy picked Moonlight, a movie that has been getting rave reviews since it was first seen at Sundance.

George W. Bush uses interview to throw major shade at Donald Trump.

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Monday on Today, George W. Bush gave his first in-depth interview since the inauguration in January. Speaking to Matt Lauer, Bush expressed an opinion about the media that sounds quite different from that of President Donald Trump.

Matt Lauer asked George W. Bush if he ever considered the media to be the enemy of the American people (like Trump tweeted), especially during the times when a lot of negative press was being written about him. Bush answered,

I consider the media to be indispensable to democracy. That we need an independent media to hold people like me to account. Power can be very addictive, and it can be corrosive, and it's important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether it be here or elsewhere. One of the things I spent a lot of time doing was trying to convince a person like Vladimir Putin, for example, to accept the notion of an independent press. It's kind of hard to tell others to have an independent free press when we're not willing to have one ourself [sic].

Hey, maybe he ought to sit down with Donald Trump for a few minutes and try explaining that concept to him.

I’m too hungover to come up with an excuse for skipping work.

5 people having a worse Monday than you.

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5. Warren Beatty, because he's getting blamed for the biggest screwup in Oscars history.

The world is still shaking from the colossal mixup at the end of last night's Academy Awards. Screen legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway took the stage to present the award for Best Picture, announcing that the heavily-favored La La Land had won it. The only problem was that it hadn't.

Millions of viewers were treated to the experience of seeing the producers of La La Land make their speeches, oblivious to the frenzied Academy officials scurrying around behind them. Gradually, the beaming smiles of the "winners" were replaced by expressions of sheer horror. Then the truth was revealed—Beatty and Dunaway had announced the wrong movie. Moonlight was the actual winner. Whoops.

In the ensuing chaos, Beatty returned to the microphone to explain what had happened, but the damage was done. Host Jimmy Kimmel jokingly shouted, "Warren, what did you do?!" In that moment, Beatty officially became the scapegoat.

The sad part is that his explanation made sense. He clearly saw that something was wrong with the envelope, but wasn't sure how to proceed—it was Dunaway who confidently announced the wrong winner. But for better or worse, Beatty will be remembered as the buffoon here.


4. Emma Stone, because her big night was ruined.

Last night should have been the best night of Emma Stone's life. At only 28, she took home her first Best Actress award for her performance in La La Land. But this whole Best Picture mixup hit her especially hard. When the news broke, everyone clearly saw her mouthing the words "Oh my god."

The moment became one of 1,000 memes from last night's awards.

After the show, she gave an emotional reaction to the press, in which she seemed to imply some conspiracy within the Academy was responsible.

What Stone didn't know is that the Academy always keeps two copies of the winning card. What's still unclear is exactly how the backup Best Actress card wound up in Warren Beatty's hands instead of the Best Picture one. But Stone won't rest until she has answers. She should appoint an independent prosecutor.


3. Donald Trump, because he's skipping the White House Correspondent's Dinner and now he'll just get made fun of even more.

Every year since 1921, the White House Correspondent's Dinner has honored the journalists who keep our government honest. In recent years, it has become a widely publicized affair, hosted by a comedian who faces the supreme challenge of making fun of the president to his (or hypothetically her) face. In fact, in the last 36 years, no president has ever skipped the event. But leave it to President Donald "Fake News" Trump to break that streak.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders gave a dismissive explanation to ABC's This Week, saying, "This wasn't a president that was elected to spend his time with reporters and celebrities." But a tweet posted by the president the same day may offer a better explanation.

This guy just really hates the press. The only people he hates more are comedians. Why would he spend the night hanging out with both of those groups of people just so they could clown on him? Especially because the last time he went, he was thoroughly humiliated by none other than President Barack Obama.

He'll have plenty of time to catch up on all the best burns during his nightly five-hour Fox News binge.


2. Papa John, because he was sued for driving a man mad with unsolicited texts.

"Papa" John Schnatter is a pizza mogul famous for his outspoken conservative political views, his criticism of Obamacare, and the fact that he managed to start a successful pizza empire with the last name "Schnatter." He's no stranger to bad publicity, but it still has to sting when his namesake company gets dragged into lawsuits. And the latest one is as sticky as day-old tomato sauce.

TMZ reports that a man named Jonathan Anozie is suing the pizza chain for bombarding him with nonstop text message advertisements, even though he had never ordered a pizza from them. He still doesn't know how they got his number, nor does he know how to make the messages stop. At this point, Papa John's is texting him like a desperate, thirsty ex.

He even replied "STOP" so that the automated texts would end, but it didn't work. So he's taken the only logical step—he's suing the whole company for inducing anxiety. Papa John's has yet to respond, but they'll have to put in some work to make this right. Maybe if they mail him coupons every day?


1. A woman who crashed her car into a deputy's SUV because she was distracted by a puppy.

In Sunset City, Utah, a woman flew too close to the sun last Thursday by attempting to drive her car while simultaneously playing with a puppy. Then, in a very predictable turn of events, she swerved into the oncoming lane and collided with another vehicle. And to make matters worse, it was a cop car. The Davis County Sheriff's Office posted about the incident on its Facebook page.

Distracted Driving Alert! Today around 10:00 am a driver was playing with a puppy while traveling down the road at 30...

Posted by Davis County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, February 23, 2017

The DCSO warned:

Please, we implore you, do not drive while distracted! … Put down your cell phone, your puppy, your makeup and anything that can take your eyes off the road.

That's an excellent point. Is there anything in the world more distracting than a puppy? There should be a new crime established for cases like this: DUIPC. Driving Under the Influence of Puppy Cuteness.

Commenters on Facebook were quick to ask the most important question.

Now that's a relief.


Sorry the Oscars are better at admitting they're wrong than every person you've dated.

The best Instagrams of happy, drunk celebs at Oscars after-parties.

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As the poet R. Kelly once sang, "And after the show is the afterparty."

After a crazy long Oscars 2017 ceremony with a twist ending, celebrities were ready to let loose and get drunk(er) at the after-parties, putting on different outfits and inviting us to see how candid and chill they can be via Instagram.

Elizabeth Banks took an Ellen-esque mega selfie.

Ryan and Kelly forever.

Thanks @vanityfair

A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) on

Kerry Washington was gorgeous in gold.

Viola Davis suited up ...

.. and showed off her sweet kicks (and her Oscar, too).

Emma Stone slipped into a slip and a bedazzled blazer ...

Some of my favorite people in the world and one of them just won a friggin Oscar!!!!

A post shared by Rachel Goodwin (@rachel_goodwin) on

... and an ACLU ribbon!

Chrissy Teigen headed to the bar.

Oscars!

A post shared by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) on

Halle Berry slow-jammed to Bruno Mars.

After a long award show a girl can't wait to take it off! @brunomars #24kmagic

A post shared by Halle Berry (@halleberry) on

Kate Hudson zoomed in.

💋 #oscars2017

A post shared by Kate Hudson (@katehudson) on

Gabrielle Union rocked a swimsuit-gown hybrid.

Gaultier Goodness ❤

A post shared by Gabrielle Union-Wade (@gabunion) on

Kate Bosworth got to meet Teen Chiron, Ashton Sanders.

Oh what a night.... @ashtondsanders #moonlight ❤❤❤❤❤❤

A post shared by Kate Bosworth (@katebosworth) on

Holy mother of pearl, it's Miranda Kerr.

😘

A post shared by Miranda (@mirandakerr) on

Jared Leto looked like a tool.

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon were excited.

Zachary Quinto and Miles McMillan stared deep into your soul

everything is more fun with @milesmcmillan by my side.

A post shared by Zachary Quinto (@zacharyquinto) on

Katy Perry gazed out upon the horizon.

🎬: @KatyPerry inside the 2017 #VFOscars @Instagram portrait studio. Photograph by @MarkSeliger.

A post shared by Vanity Fair (@vanityfair) on

Justin Timberlake is the wind beneath Jessica Biel's cape.

Post Oscars. Pre party. Baby daddy duty.

A post shared by Jessica Biel (@jessicabiel) on

Our mom Tracee Ellis Ross posted a family album.

Scroll through for some of my fav pics from the @VanityFair #Oscars Party!

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Maria Sharapova looked sharp.

Moments before walking out the door for the #VanityFair Oscar Party. Dress by @davidkomalondon

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Caitlyn Jenner looked happy.

Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Union and Oliva Munn formed a kickline.

#TheFutureIsFemale @gabunion @oliviamunn #vanityfairoscarparty @vanityfair you sure throw a fun party

A post shared by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba) on

Sofia Vergara scored a mini Oscar.

I stole one🤣#oscars2017 #vanityfair

A post shared by Sofia Vergara (@sofiavergara) on

Emily Ratajkowski smized it up real hard.

Oscars 2017

A post shared by Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) on

Demi Lovato was lovely in lavender.

What an awesome night 💜 #vanityfair #oscars @moniquelhuillier

A post shared by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) on

Lily Collins got to kiss Ciara's baby belly.

This baby's getting the Hollywood treatment a little early...

A post shared by Lily Collins (@lilyjcollins) on

Priyanka Chopra slipped into a black dress.

Vanity Fair #oscars @michaelkors

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And modeled the In-N-Out burger.

And it's over! #oscarweekend !! my treat. #innout

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As did Rachel Bloom.

James Corden got comfy.

🎬: @J_Corden inside the 2017 #VFOscars @Instagram portrait studio. Photograph by @MarkSeliger.

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Thandie Newton chilled in bathroom.

As did Busy Philipps and Michelle Williams.

Obligatory bathroom selfie.

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Emma Roberts posed with her aunt.

Lea Michele and Michelle Dockery are together known as "Lea Michelle."

Love her ❤

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Adele celebrated Emma Stone at the ideal Oscar party.

Ah Emma ❤️ And Moonlight, congratulations so so wonderful ⭐️

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Madonna dressed like her old self again.

Viva Los Oscars! ♥️💃🏻🌺💋🔥💯🇨🇺

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Steve Harvey has some tips for Warren Beatty on handling his post-Oscars humiliation.

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Everyone (including Meryl Streep) is abuzz over the Best Picture drama that unfolded at Sunday night's Academy Awards. In case you missed it, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced that La La Land had won the award, when in reality it was Moonlight that had gotten the most votes.

Apparently, seeing the Oscars snafu jogged up some memories for Steve Harvey, announced the wrong winner at the Miss Universe pageant back in 2015.

Needless to say, Steve Harvey was sympathetic to the plight of the Oscars presenters. He made a special shout out to Warren Beatty on Twitter.

Harvey told Beatty to call him, saying, "I can help you get through this!"

Maybe Warren Beatty's Oscars mishap will be the start of a beautiful bromance.

Internet commenters get pissed off waiting forever to watch April the Giraffe give birth.

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For nearly a week now, the internet has been compulsively watching a livestream of a pregnant giraffe named April who is due to give birth "any minute." However, after hours of being glued to their computer and phone screens, people are growing more and more impatient waiting for the slimy, six-foot calf to arrive. Can this giraffe do something to induce labor? Eat some spicy hay or go for a jog or something?

April, who is 15-years old and expecting her fourth calf, is located at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York. In the pen beside April is her baby daddy Oliver, who is a first-time father and only five-years-old. (April is not only a giraffe—she is also a cougar.) The two giraffes are brought outside for fresh air and sunshine when the weather allows it, but April is being closely monitored because she is at the end of her 15-month-long pregnancy.

Although vets and caretakers are trying to assure viewers of the livestream that April is happy and healthy and and her pregnancy is progressing normally, that isn't stopping people from sending their impatient tweets. Seriously, these people are more anxious than a new dad pacing around the maternity ward waiting room. Calm down, guys, you will be able to pass out the cigars soon.

April even has her own Twitter account, though it is unclear if a representative from Animal Adventure Park is the one running it.

The park is expecting the new bundle of joy to weigh around 150 pounds, and to stand about six-feet tall. Although April is not yet in active labor (active labor is when the calf's hooves are visible), you can see her positioning her hips and movement in her belly. Once the calf is born, Animal Adventure Park plans on having a contest to name it.

We're thinking Godot would be especially fitting.

Look, Twitter. This pregnant giraffe waited 15 months to give birth, surely you can wait a few more days.

Husband hilariously documents his existential crisis when his wife drags him to IKEA.

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If you're like me, you have a love-hate relationship with IKEA. You love the prices, the convenience, and the Cinnabuns. You hate everything else—the lines, the overwhelming abundance of options, the existential crisis, the dissolution of your marriage, etc. You know, typical IKEA stuff.

One husband went on a recent trip to IKEA with his wife, and documented the entire psychologically-taxing experience. His hilariously deadpan observations and Larry David-esque outrage have gone viral. Probably because so many of us have been burned by IKEA and can relate.

The photo essay begins in the parking lot, where husband already seems confused. Why are they at IKEA? They already have furniture. One of life's great mysteries.

Then he ends up at the cafe, for some reason (that part is supposed to come last!)

Things started to get messy:

This has happened to all of us:

"We have zero kids."

Zero kids, but too many candles.

This is when IKEA-itis began to set in.

This is becoming a psychological thriller.

He still doesn't know why they are at IKEA. Will this man ever find answers?

Still no answers. But plenty of stuffed rats.

Beware the swan song of "sturdy" serving spoons.

MORE rats??????

At IKEA, you must always say "yes."

Another woman enters the picture. Husband attempts to avoid disaster, instead steps right into it:

And yet he boldly continues on his quest for answers.

Turns out, husband isn't the only member of this family with an Instagram account. Busted!

The end is in sight. The end of IKEA.

Can their relationship survive?

Yes.

What doesn't kill you makes your love stronger. Until they get home and realize they forgot something essential, and IKEA strikes again.

Dr. Pimple Popper 'jiggles' out a huge, deep-set lipoma on this man's back.

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There's no condition that lets Dr. Pimple Popper demonstrate her grit and tenacity like a lipoma. These benign fatty lumps develop under a patient's skin, stretching "fingers" out into the surrounding tissues and anchoring themselves. Even for a master like Dr. Lee, it takes some serious elbow grease to yank them out. Today's example was especially tricky. After wrestling for eight straight minutes to try and get it out in one piece, Dr. Lee finally gave up and started to cut into it. But once she did, it started flowing forth like a rubber avalanche. It was awesome.

Skip to 8:40 to see the magic.

Chrissy Teigen put John Legend on blast in front of a bus full of tourists.

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Last night Chrissy Teigen hilariously fell asleep on John Legends' shoulder during the Academy Awards. Today, she is trolling her husband in front of a bus full of Los Angeles tourists. Chrissy putting John on blast and John's perfect reaction demonstrate why they are the best couple in Hollywood.

Teigen was filming Legend looking out an open car window as a van full of sightseers pulled up beside them. Teigen then yelled to the tourists, "It's John Legend!" and the passengers proceeded the scream with delight/possible confusion.

"How ya doing?" asked John as the tourists freaked out from within their seats. Then Teigen added "He won an Oscar! Not this year, though."

"Not this year," Legend confirmed. At that point, a man appeared to be escaping the vehicle, but the video cut off before we could see what happened next. Gotta love celebs who don't take things too seriously.

John Legend won an Oscar for his song "Glory" in 2015. Additionally, he also has 10 Grammys, a Golden Globe, and two Billboard Music Awards. Legend was in the cast of Oscar favorite La La Land, but the film ended up losing Best Picture in a stunning upset to Moonlight at the Academy Awards last night.


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Did Jimmy Kimmel steal this Oscars joke from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler?

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While everyone was getting worked up over the Best Picture drama, another Oscars controversy slid in under the radar. People on Twitter were quick to notice that one of Jimmy Kimmel's jokes sounded eerily similar to a joke that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made while they were hosting the Golden Globes in 2014.

The joke calls out the impossible beauty standards facing female stars in Hollywood. In the version he told at the Oscars, Kimmel points out that actor Andrew Garfield lost 40 pounds for his role in the movie Silence, joking that his weight loss was "an astonishing physical transformation that hasn’t been attempted since every actress in every role ever."

At the Golden Globes back in 2014, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey joked that losing 45 pounds is "what we actresses call being in a movie."

Twitter was quick to point out the similarities:

Yikes. To be fair, it may have just been a coincidence. But to be safe and prevent further accidental joke-stealing, I suggest that we just let Tina and Amy host every show ever from now on.

Brie Larson had the classiest way of throwing shade at Casey Affleck after giving him his Oscar.

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Poor Brie Larson was cursed by the awards show gods to present Casey Affleck with an award, again. And👏she👏was👏not👏happy👏about👏it.

ICYMI: Larson presented Affleck with a Golden Globe back in January. You may recall her facial expression at the time. She was not pleased and did little to hide it.

This most likely has everything to do with allegations of sexual abuse filed against Casey Affleck back in 2010. A glaring detail that most of Hollywood seems to have overlooked while deciding who should win awards this year.

But Brie Larson, a vocal advocate for sexual abuse victims, has not overlooked Affleck's history. At last night's Oscars, when Affleck won the award for Best Actor for Manchester by the Sea, once again, Brie Larson was tasked with presenting it to him. And once again, she did very little to hide her true feelings, this time by refusing to clap for him.

People noticed:

Too bad there isn't an award for "Best at Taking a Stand Against Hollywood Bullshit Through Subtle Shade." Because Brie Larson would win that hands down. And if we were lucky, Casey Affleck would have to present it to her.

Local news station celebrated Emma Stone's Oscar win with adorable throwback videos from her childhood.

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Emma Stone's home state is super psyched about her win. Stone won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role as a struggling actress, and Tucson's local news played clips of her days as a struggling actress at the age of 11.

Baby Emma Stone as Cinderella's stepsister.

Stone hails from Scottsdale, and Arizona is proud of their hometown hero. Covering her win, KGUN9 spoke with Bobb Cooper, the artistic director of Valley Youth Theatre, who worked with Stone on 20 shows in four years and gave her her first dramatic role.

The dog days.

Cooper was verklempt to see Stone discuss him fondly with Vanity Fair. He discussed what the superstar was like as a kid—"a pain in the buns." And now she's an Oscar-winning Hollywood actress.

Here's to the ones who dream.

Photographer refuses to shoot a mom's C-section because it's 'not birth.' People are pissed.

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A screenshot of a conversation between a mom-to-be and her ex-birth photographer has gone viral after it was posted by the Facebook page Sanctimommy, which claps back at people who shame moms or give them unsolicited advice. The photographer, it turns out, dumped her client when she found out she would be giving birth via C-section.

This is news to me, but apparently there are people out there who believe that if a woman has a C-section, she didn't technically give "birth." Some people even call it the "easy way out."I call BS: I have plenty of friends who were delivered via C-section and I'm 100% certain they were all born.

Anyway, here's how the convo went down:

#tmw your #birthphotographer dumps you for having a csection.

Posted by Sanctimommy on Friday, February 24, 2017

“A surgery isn’t birth my dear,” explains the photographer. “You aren’t giving birth. You are having surgery to remove your baby from your abdomen. That is not birth no matter how you swing it and I for one don’t want to be there to take pictures of it.”

UGHHHHHH. I don't know what's worse—this photographer's bizarre, narrow views on what qualifies as "birth," or her over-the-top condescension. "My dear"? GTFO.

And it gets even worse. She continues:

If you decide to give motherhood a go from the get and have an actual birth let me know and we can schedule your session. This motherhood job is hard, if I were you I would think twice about starting such a job by cutting corners so early in the game.

Understandably, moms in the group were livid. Many are slinging shade at the photographer in the comments:

Damn. No one drops a mic quite like a mom.

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