TMC
05-30-2017, 08:36 PM
http://uproxx.com/tv/simpsons-ukraine-russia-war/
Oscar Wilde, in all his wisdom, once wrote, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” That may be true, but what’s undeniable is that life imitates The Simpsons far more than The Simpsons imitates life. Case in point: Ukraine tweeted a mocking Simpsons GIF to Russia, because this is our world in 2017.
CNN reports that the two countries are “sparring over the historical origins of Anna Yaroslavna, an 11th-century figure born in Kievan Rus — then federated territory surrounding Kiev, now the capital of Ukraine — and who went on to become queen of France.” Russian president Vladimir Putin referred to Yaroslavna as “Russian Anne” during a recent press conference, which Ukraine interpreted as a slight (because it was). Ukraine’s official Twitter account fired back by tweeting, “When @Russia says Anne de Kiev established Russia-France relations, let us remind the sequence of events,” with an image of an empty forest in Moscow. How do you say “ya burnt” in Ukrainian?
Oscar Wilde, in all his wisdom, once wrote, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” That may be true, but what’s undeniable is that life imitates The Simpsons far more than The Simpsons imitates life. Case in point: Ukraine tweeted a mocking Simpsons GIF to Russia, because this is our world in 2017.
CNN reports that the two countries are “sparring over the historical origins of Anna Yaroslavna, an 11th-century figure born in Kievan Rus — then federated territory surrounding Kiev, now the capital of Ukraine — and who went on to become queen of France.” Russian president Vladimir Putin referred to Yaroslavna as “Russian Anne” during a recent press conference, which Ukraine interpreted as a slight (because it was). Ukraine’s official Twitter account fired back by tweeting, “When @Russia says Anne de Kiev established Russia-France relations, let us remind the sequence of events,” with an image of an empty forest in Moscow. How do you say “ya burnt” in Ukrainian?