Twitter takes down newspaper columnist whose lunch guest wasn’t educated enough for a ‘gourmet sandwich shop’
New York Times columnist David Brooks went viral, although presumably not necessarily for the reasons he would have wanted, with an article headlined “How We Are Ruining America”.
It was this bit that got everyone’s goat, and you can see why.
Don’t recognise those meats? Don’t worry, you are not alone.
I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE AND I DO NOT KNOW THESE ITALIAN MEATS DAVID BROOKS SPEAKS OF.
— Sam Sanders (@samsanders) July 11, 2017
WAITER: fresh-ground pepper?
DAVID BROOKS: [to no one] THIS IS NORMAL. HE IS ASKING IF WE WOULD LIKE PEPPER, A SPICE, ON OUR FOOD
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) July 11, 2017
The problem isn't David Brooks' point about classes. It's that he thinks people without college degrees are scared of fancy sandwich names.
— neontaster (@neontaster) July 11, 2017
Someone should tell David Brooks that having a college degree doesn't preclude you from disliking pretentious hipster eateries.
— neontaster (@neontaster) July 11, 2017
No fucking wonder everyone bails on plans with David Brooks pic.twitter.com/6OuqCoZ5mn
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) July 11, 2017
I have a PhD and no clue what that stuff is. This person probably seemed anxious to flee because she was stuck having lunch w/David Brooks. https://t.co/1eyNJeiXck
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) July 11, 2017
And then came the best bit. The parodies.
Everyone can go home.
This David Brooks spoof quote wins the internet today.
h/t @SimonMaloy pic.twitter.com/hsMTT8FfEl— Holly O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) July 11, 2017
great stuff in the latest David Brooks column pic.twitter.com/6PFYAaKaCT
— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) July 11, 2017
I don't know why everybody's going so nuts; I think David Brooks made some good points. pic.twitter.com/lRC6zj7TOH
— Erin 🎶Gloria🎶 Ryan (@morninggloria) July 11, 2017
"I took a friend who'd only gotten one doctorate to a wurst house. She pronounced Sauerkraut wrong. So spat in her hair." David Brooks.
— Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman) July 11, 2017
Just imagine what his lunch guest made of the whole thing.
Just had a good Mexican lunch with my old friend David Brooks. Now to take a big sip of coffee and log into twitter
— Juggalocialism (@UweBollocks) July 11, 2017
Maybe we’ll find out.
to the woman david brooks had lunch with, my email is [email protected] and i'd love to talk whenever
— eve peyser (@evepeyser) July 11, 2017
If you only read one tweet (too late, we know).
When David Brooks condescendingly explains deli meats to you that's called hamsplaining.
— OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 11, 2017
