The internet is a place where people can either lift each other up or tear each other down. With endless trolling, shaming, and negative comments, many are pressured to hide their true selves just to fit in. But when Tina Fey, the actor and writer for Saturday Night Live, was trolled online, she delivered the perfect comeback. Her witty reply was shared by Letters of Note, and it’s a masterclass in roasting with style. Fey’s response was truly unforgettable.
The troll came from a person who goes by “jerkstore” and read, “In my opinion, Tina Fey completely ruined SNL. The only reason she’s celebrated is because she’s a woman and an outspoken liberal. She has not a single funny bone in her body.” The words were a complete burn to the actor, but she had an even more factual and savage response to render. Starting by addressing the claim about women, Fey hysterically pointed out how women have been “over-celebrated.” She said, “Dear jerkstore, huzzah for the truth teller! Women in this country have been over-celebrated for too long.”
Adding to it, Fey wrote, “Just last night there was a story on my local news about a ‘missing girl,’ and they must have dedicated seven or eight minutes to ‘where she was last seen’ and ‘how she might have been abducted by a close family friend,’ and I thought, ‘What is this, the news for chicks?’” She added another example and pointed out sarcastically that the supposedly extra news celebrating women was “Hilary Hillary Clinton flying to some country because she’s secretary of state.” The writer sarcastically added, “Why do we keep talking about these dumdums? We are a society that constantly celebrates no one but women and it must stop!”
With satire and precision, she suggested that the focus of news should rightly be on men instead. “I want to hear what the men of the world have been up to. What fun new guns have they invented? What are they raping these days? What’s Michael Bay’s next film going to be?” she wrote. While that was enough of a witty response to the individual, there was more to be addressed per the rude comment. Fey then moved on to the point about her getting into the show simply because of her gender.
She hilariously said, “When I first set out to ruin SNL, I didn’t think anyone would notice, but I persevered because like you trying to do a nine-piece jigsaw puzzle- it was a labor of love. I’m not one to toot my own horn, but I feel safe with you, jerkstore, so I’ll say it. Everything you ever hated on SNL was by me and anything you ever liked was by someone else who did it against my will.” Fey called out the person in a top-tier comical way and there was no escaping it.
Finally, she signed off and left the most epic comeback to the person’s rash concluding comment. “P.S. You know who does have a funny bone in her body? Your mom every night for a dollar,” Fey wrote. The actor dropped the bombs and delivered a mic-drop response. The post regarding her response garnered huge response from people with many commenting on it. @Esquire329 wrote, “This I will give to my daughter and let her know she takes shit from no man!” @Alamazin77 added, “Tina Fey is a boxer of words when it comes to verbal fisticuffs. Hecklers aren’t ready.”
that last line. ouch.— Gone (@jonathanjstokes) March 8, 2017
