
IFC will release The Nightingale this summer. The Nightingale is not a monster movie, but features monstrous human violence. Sundance just held the North American premiere of Kent’s second film, The Nightingale, after it had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. “Did you see that Jordan Peele tweet that he did, an emoticon tweet of the whole story of Babadook?” Kent asked us. It was a big hit in 2014 so lots of public figures in the entertainment industry commented on the film at the time, and Kent was particularly fond of Jordan Peele’s reaction to her debut feature (shared below).
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The gay Babadook memes were the most viral The Babadook got, but the social media love began way back when the movie first came out. He doesn’t want to die so he’s finding ways to become relevant.” “I think it’s crazy and just kept him alive. “Of course, I love that story,” she continued. Reflecting on the phenomenon, Kent remained pleasantly surprised that The Babadook took off in the gay community, finding new relevance through the Netflix algorithm. Writer/director Jennifer Kent had not commented on the memes at the time, but Bloody-Disgusting spoke to her at Sundance for her new film The Nightingale ( read our review) and we couldn’t help but bring them up. The tweet received over 1,800 likes and 340 retweets in a day.Back in 2017, you may recall, The Babadook became an LGBTQ icon when Netflix’s algorithm recommended the film to viewers interested in gay cinema. On April 9th, Twitter user tweeted, "A guide to the #IStandWithLesbianBabadook controversy for the uninitiated- the va for she ra reposted a meme made by a much smaller account without blacking out the username claiming it was a death threat- also posted to Instagram" ( shown below).

The tweet gained over 6,200 likes and 1,200 retweets in a day.

That same day, Twitter user responded to the controversy by comparing Tony Hawks joking response to a very similar meme about himself and Carrero's response with the caption, "There are 2 types of people in this world #IStandWithLesbianBabadook" (shown below, right). That same day, tweeted a screenshot of a homophobic photoshopped tweet that received over 410 likes in a day (shown below, left). She then replied with several more comments saying "'bUt iTz a MeMe!' Yes, a meme…about killing me," “'nO, nO, iTs a ReFereNcE tO ThE FrEncH reVolUTiOn,' yes…in which you chop my head off," and "'sHe sAid ShE wOuLd bE SAD 2 kILL yOu!' …and would do it anyway." That same day, Carrero's partner and Twitter user responded by saying, "lesbianbabadook come play with me, I’m on your level 😘😘" (shown below, right).
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💁🏽♀️" which gained over 600 likes in a day. Don’t want that for you? Don’t make “jokes” about killing me. On April 9th, Aimee Carrero continued to defend her response to the meme by tweeting, "Here’s how it works: you post about slicing my head off with a guillotine, or any other scenario that ends in my death…you’re getting reposted. The tweet garnered 100 likes and included a screenshot of meme which they did not tag in.

Here is the tweet in case she deletes it:" (shown below). On April 8th, 2020 Twitter user and She-Ra voice actor tweeted "Death threats from “fans” are super fun!" and continued by replying, "She’s so brave to block me.
