The Funniest Tweets About The Marriage Equality Victory
Yesterday’s marriage equality victory was a huuuge win for Australia, even though the process of getting here was a mega shit-show. But at least it’s given us some funny tweets.
After being forced to endure such a supremely ridiculous ordeal, the country is in a mixed up state of excitement, hurt and healing. Especially the LGBTIQ+ community who have been dragged through hell over the last few months.
So in the face of such ridiculousness, some people are doing what Aussies do best: taking the piss. Sometimes having a good laugh can be a nice, cathartic way to deal with such intense fuckery and the whole ‘political process’ is pretty damn easy to make fun of so here we are.
It’s been a rough time for a lot of people and the struggle for equality isn’t over, but if you’re a cope-through-laughter kind of person, please enjoy all the most hilarious reaction tweets to the Australia’s great marriage equality ordeal of 2017.
Let’s kick things off with a gentle roasting of the ABS announcer.
He really embraced the 15 minutes of fame and PR opportunity and took his sweet time getting to the announcement. But in fairness to him, he’s a statistician.
When does the orchestra start to drown out this speech by the ABS fellow?#SSM
— Gerard Henderson (@GerardHendersen) November 14, 2017
ABS took notes from Australian Idol on how to deliver results #marriageequaility
— Jenna Guillaume (@JennaGuillaume) November 14, 2017
It's like a dad wedding speech….#SSM
— Jason DjayJCJay (@Djayjcjay) November 14, 2017
Antony Green chimed in with a lil funny as well:
Who is this ABS upstart? It is un-Australian for someone other than me to call an Australian election result, even if this one is a survey.
— Antony Green (@AntonyGreenABC) November 14, 2017
Finally…Australia said YES!!!! And people tweeted some funny ass shit.
And now to marry a horse.
— Rhys Nicholson (@rhysnicholson) November 14, 2017
61% of the time, LOVE WINS every time ???? #MarriageEquality #Equality #AustraliaSaysYes #AustralianMarriageEquality pic.twitter.com/aqz38G5AuE
— C Hackney-Westmore (@chipstar_d) November 15, 2017
i am not an expert on doing the law, but as i understand it, magda szubanski is now the prime minister of australia
— chino moreno's goatee (@wheelswordsmith) November 14, 2017
when all it costs is 120 million dollars to get 7 million people to do your job for you pic.twitter.com/Rep2Ps8x8n
— chino moreno's goatee (@wheelswordsmith) November 14, 2017
can we all please just take a moment to properly acknowledge and admire the turning point in this debate pic.twitter.com/Yw68LIe2Js
— chino moreno's goatee (@wheelswordsmith) November 15, 2017
Great lols coming from ‘Aus Gov Just Googled’ Twitter account.
how to take credit for something you never truly had the spine to do
— Aus Gov Just Googled (@GovGoogles) November 14, 2017
how did we lose queensland
— Aus Gov Just Googled (@GovGoogles) November 14, 2017
is this all mackleroys fault
— Aus Gov Just Googled (@GovGoogles) November 14, 2017
Is this the greatest meme of all time???
I’ve found it. The meme of the year. pic.twitter.com/k8hOSKQI3u
— jonathan (@jonnoseidler) November 16, 2017
It’s funny because it’s true:
interesting to hear the "this isn't a time for gloating" takes – as a quick counterpoint: fuck that noise
— Colley (@JamColley) November 14, 2017
lol 69 lololololololololololool
VERY FUCKING NICE pic.twitter.com/wREft4SAy2
— elle hardy (@ellehardytweets) November 14, 2017
John Johnsonson you a funny guy.
BREAKING – MALCOLM TURNBULL EXPERIENCES FIRST VOTE RESULT OVER 35%#MarriageEquality
— John Johnsonson (@JohnJohnsonson) November 14, 2017
While you're celebrating, it's important to be mindful of the risk that Keith Urban will write a song about this.#MarriageEquality
— John Johnsonson (@JohnJohnsonson) November 14, 2017
Then came the bakery dramzz
The controversy surrounding the conservative right’s pretty effed up bill somehow got a bit caught up on bakers and their rights to discriminate. Bakers don’t wanna be dragged into your conservative bullshit guys!!!
The Bakers Assoc. of Australia tells me they don't want to be involved in the debate. "What baker in their right mind would not bake someone a cake?" #auspol #MarriageEquality
— Elysse Morgan (@ElysseMorgan) November 15, 2017
My heart goes out to all the bakers in Australia who will now be forced to make more money because of gay weddings. #MarriageEquality
— Marie Connor (@thistallawkgirl) November 15, 2017
Bill Shorten is in with the youth #culture and wants us to know he’s on our side!!!
“Today we celebrate. Tomorrow we legislate” – @billshortenmp #Auspol #marriageequaility #AustraliaSaysYes ???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/bGSXaJZktZ
— 타라 (@_taraaxo) November 15, 2017
Yesterday was a big day for Australia and we are bloody stoked for the victory. Next time let’s try not to make this such a mess though hey.