It makes perfect sense that the latest Twitter trend is about sharing hot takes.
The social media platform is essentially built for firing off provocative, usually impulsive, viewpoints. So when Michael Realman, also known as @trichesfaucons on the platform posted the following on Twitter, it caught on fast: “We’re cancelling each other over food takes today. Post your cancellable food take.” In this context, “cancellable” is purported to be an unpopular opinion, not something that is actually offensive.
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Naturally, prompted by the chance to stir the pot without meaningful consequences, the cancellable takes came hot and fast. “Watermelon is a C-tier fruit,” said @billyisyoung. “Onions are terrible, stop putting them in things,” said @cruickshank. And then there was this monstrosity: “I like to boil my cereal. And instead of milk I eat it with 1/2 half and half and 1/2 prune juice topped with everything bagel seasoning. Sooooo good,” wrote @beanoo14.
But it didn’t end with food takes. Over the past few days, prompts for cancellable takes on just about everything has spread across Twitter. Omitting the ones that are NSFW or are actually just problematic takes, here are some of our favorites.
People have strong feelings about books, so this one got pretty heated.
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The famous quantum physics thought experiment gets the cancel treatment.
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You the astrology fans have something to say about this.
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Brace yourself for some controversial Miyazaki takes.
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Referencing a recent New York Times memo, this take is almost too hot to handle .
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We’ve reached the shitposting phase of the trend cycle.
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