First a little background: Last week, Kirsten Dunst got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame recognizing her iconic contributions to TV and film.
However, in a now-deleted tweet about the ceremony, Reuters said Dunst was "best known for her role as Spiderman's girlfriend."
Excuse me?!? Spider-Man's girlfriend?!?
Anyway, the sexist tweet from Reuters gave rise to other tweets celebrating the versatility of female actors, while also highlighting the credit they so often fail to receive. The meme goes like this:
kirsten dunst could do once upon a time in hollywood but leonardo dicaprio couldn’t do bring it on
Here are some of the best ones:
1.
rachel weisz could do james bond but daniel craig couldn’t do the favourite
2.
amy adams could do the godfather but al pacino couldn’t do enchanted
3.
Megan Fox could do fight club but Brad Pitt couldn’t do Jennifer’s Body
4.
anne hathaway could do american psycho but christian bale couldn’t do princess diaries
5.
Nicole Kidman could do ‘The Shining’ but Jack Nicholson couldn’t do ‘Practical Magic’
6.
meg ryan could do INCEPTION but leo dicaprio couldn’t do WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
7.
Judy Greer could do Wolf of Wall Street but Leo couldn’t do 13 Going on 30
8.
nicole kidman could do national treasure but nicolas cage couldn’t do moulin rouge
9.
meryl streep could do the wolf of wall street but leonardo dicaprio couldn’t do mamma mia
10.
lucy liu could do the wolf of wall street but leonardo dicaprio couldn't do charlie's angels
11.
hilary duff could do inglourious basterds but brad pitt couldn’t do cadet kelly
12.
Anne Hatheway could do Darkest Hour but Gary Oldman couldn’t do Devil Wears Prada.
13.
Julie Andrews could do terminator but Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t do Mary Poppins
14.
lena headey could do walter white but bryan cranston couldn’t do cersei lannister
From there, the meme spiraled out of control, and basically no one was safe.
15.
lana del rey could do illustrations of everyday life but norman rockwell couldn’t do norman f*****g rockwell
16.
robert pattinson could do cmbyn but armie couldn’t do twilight
17.
taylor swfit could do the wolf of wall street but leonardo dicaprio couldn’t do the reputation stadium tour
18.
hozier could do romeo & juliet easy but shakespeare couldn’t do work song
19.
Peppa Pig could do Lincoln but Daniel Day Lewis couldn’t do Peppa Pig
20.
Britney Spears could do FutureSex/LoveSounds but Justin Timberlake couldn’t do Blackout
21.
bill hader could do nightcrawler but jake gyllenhaal couldn’t do stefon