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This A Star Is Born Meme Salutes Underrated LGBTQ Allies
This A Star Is Born Meme Salutes Underrated LGBTQ Allies
Who needs a GLAAD award when the perfect meme exists?
October 07 2018 11:09 PM EST
May 31 2023 5:39 PM EST
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This A Star Is Born Meme Salutes Underrated LGBTQ Allies
Who needs a GLAAD award when the perfect meme exists?
Lady Gaga has long been an LGBTQ ally. And she made that clear when she played a character who was literally named Ally in the highly-anticipated A Star Is Born remake.
In case you haven't seen the newly released film or any of its four predecessors, here's a little bit of a spoiler for you. After being discovered by rock star, Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper), Ally's undeniable talent earns her music fame. But when a scummy manager gets his hooks in her, she quickly sells out and performs on SNL.
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In one particularly cheesy scene, Jackson brings Ally to the balcony of their insanely bougie hotel on the Sunset Strip. To give her a little encouragement to perform her new cringe-worthy pop single on SNL, he shows her a huge billboard with her face and name on it.
Gay Twitter has taken to this particular screenshot with affection. While "ally" obviously describes Lady Gaga perfectly, they've applied it to some other LGBTQ allies who deserve a shout-out.
\u201cWhen Elio\u2019s dad says \u201cwhat a waste\u201d\u201d— Slade (@Slade) 1538881976
\u201cWhen Mafalda changed the bedsheets\u201d— Jorge Molina (@Jorge Molina) 1538939505
\u201c@prasejeebus @kevinpokeeffe Mafalda is a full billboard ally\u201d— Slade (@Slade) 1538881976
\u201cMy friend in 9th grade who would watch The Anna Nicole Smith show with me.\u201d— sam greisman (@sam greisman) 1538885633
\u201cWhen I visit home and Mom says she bought baby wipes for me.\u201d— Chris Hanna (@Chris Hanna) 1538954497
\u201ca straight friend invited me over to have nachos and watch You\u2019ve Got Mail\u201d— Matt Erspamer (@Matt Erspamer) 1538943388
\u201cWhen God invented the prostate\u201d— Mike Tague (@Mike Tague) 1538935960
\u201cBernadette Peters in the 2011 revival of Follies\u201d— Tom Zohar (@Tom Zohar) 1538933043
\u201cwhen my str8 coworker likes my tweets about eating ass\u201d— \ud835\udd44\ud835\udd5a\ud835\udd54\ud835\udd59\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd5d \ud835\udd4a\ud835\udd68\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd63\ud835\udd65\ud835\udd6b (@\ud835\udd44\ud835\udd5a\ud835\udd54\ud835\udd59\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd5d \ud835\udd4a\ud835\udd68\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd63\ud835\udd65\ud835\udd6b) 1538925248
\u201cwhen my mom said she loved me even if i\u2019m gay\u201d— eric eidelstein (@eric eidelstein) 1538885803
\u201cevery het walking through the door when I have my birthday party at a gay bar\u201d— Brendan (@Brendan) 1538882183
\u201cMy dad is watching Alyssa Edwards\u2019 Netflix show he is a true\u201d— hunter (@hunter) 1538870976