30 of the Funniest Tweets from October 19, 2023

When it comes to name-calling, there’s one term in particular that Gwyneth Paltrow absolutely detests. According to the Se7en actress, the term “nepo baby” is an “ugly moniker.” The daughter of director Bruce Paltrow and award-winning actress Blythe Danner spoke to Bustle and touched on the “judgment that exists around kids of famous people.” Paltrow went on to say that “there’s nothing wrong with doing or wanting to do what your parents do,” noting that no one criticizes a kid who says, “I want to be a doctor like my dad and granddad.” 

But the false equivalency, which has been touted by other nepo babies, fails to acknowledge the fact that becoming a doctor still requires years of rigorous education, no matter what access and tools are at your disposal. And so, the Oscar-winning-actress-turned-lifestyle-mogul joins Ben Platt and Lily-Rose Depp in fundamentally missing the point of the conversation in the first place. 

Speaking of children of Hollywood royalty, budding director Francesca Scorsese has taken to TikTok to share hilarious glimpses of her dynamic with her father Martin. After teaching him Zoomer slang, Francesca gave the Killers of the Flower Moon director the platform to talk about his muses — and his search for a new one. The elder Scorsese affectionately discussed his long-standing relationship with Robert De Niro and his time working with Leonardo DiCaprio before revealing his newest inspiration: their dog Oscar. 

While the TikToks continue to provide lighthearted humor when the world needs it most, it does raise a harrowing question: What does Oscar Scorsese think about the term “nepo baby”?

Of course, those of us who aren’t nepo babies have to continue to grind. Luckily, we at least have Twitter to get us through the workday. Today’s batch of funny tweets include those about India’s most-hated cat, generational trauma induced by Amy Schumer’s face and the most honorable way to have your ashes distributed.