“Who told Jessica Lange the gay agenda?!”
Munch butts? Celebrate Halloween? That’s what gays do according to Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Jessica Lange. Is she wrong? No, not at all!
Lange is set to star in Ryan Murphy’s upcoming satirical comedy The Politician alongside Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine and Rahne Jones.
It follows Platt’s character Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from California who is determined to become the President of the United States. First, he has to navigate “the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School”.
The first trailer dropped this week, and it’s gone viral thanks to Lange’s character Rose Jackson summing up “the gay agenda”.
“I don’t understand why calling that gay man a butt-munch was such a scandal,” she says in the trailer to her granddaughter, Infinity (played by Deutch). “That’s what gays do: munch butts and celebrate Halloween.”
Give Lange another Emmy, pronto. Social media has gone crayzay over the quote, and within 24 hours, it’s become another iconic meme for the actress. We’ve rounded up some of the best reactions from Twitter – see below!
the writer of @the_Politician writing the ‘munch butts and celebrate Halloween’ line for Jessica Lange https://t.co/0l9PfVlBEI
— tri vo (@tribranchvo) August 19, 2019
“That’s what they do, munch butts and celebrate Halloween.” 😂 I have to watch this now.
— Zac (@zachtack4) August 19, 2019
If nothing else, watch the trailer for Netflix's The Politician for Jessica Lange's delivery of the line "munch butts and celebrate Halloween" https://t.co/bdAxDmekFe
— Alex Zalben (@azalben) August 19, 2019
changing my text tone to jessica lange saying “munch butts and celebrate halloween” in the trailer for the politician
— gabe bergado (@gabebergado) August 19, 2019
When Jessica Lange in the Politician trailer said “that’s what gays do: munch butts and celebrate Halloween” my soul left my body through the laugh that I let out
— B-list teddy bear, M.M. (TV) (@big_MAC_please) August 19, 2019
"That's what gays do! Munch butts and celebrate Halloween!"
Already LIVING for Jessica Lange in @the_Politician pic.twitter.com/3KXAon7vxA
— Kalob Gossett (@KalobGossett) August 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/HoJoLego/status/1163543305377984514
https://twitter.com/LarryTenney/status/1163503500623515648
https://twitter.com/GIFChaseH/status/1163513669331968002
https://twitter.com/kathieeliza/status/1163464543848271872
JESSICA LANGES CHARACTER REALLY JUST SAID ALL GAYS DO IS MUNCH BUTTS AND CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN………I LOVE THE SIMULATION WE’RE IN SO MUCH pic.twitter.com/gXWd6qFUwd
— ❤️🔥OWEN❤️🔥 (@xowenm) August 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/jackremmington/status/1163484711047421955
https://twitter.com/Almondrobopanda/status/1163699122865446913
jessica lange saying butt munch literally the funniest thing ever
— paul (@FALLENAL1EN) August 20, 2019
“Gays munch butts and celebrate Halloween.” Who told Jessica Lange the gay agenda?! #ThePolitician ❤
— Jean Grey’s Pro-Bono Attorney (@WhiteHotJean) August 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/alexmalloyy/status/1163643853699735552
https://twitter.com/JMOursler/status/1163634489383358465
hearing jessica lange day “i don’t see why calling the gays a butt munch is such a scandal. that’s what they do, munch butts and celebrate Halloween.”
that’s euphoric.
— trev (@trevsessedwme) August 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/leiareys/status/1163616976624918528
https://twitter.com/AmyNagata/status/1163595428803354624
https://twitter.com/alexvanderpump/status/1163592304646643713
I came here to munch butts and celebrate Halloween… And Halloween isn't for another two months.
— robcoco.bsky.social (@RobCoco) August 19, 2019
The Politician will arrive 27 September on Netflix.
The official synopsis reads: “To get elected Student Body President, secure a spot at Harvard, and stay on his singular path to success, Payton will have to outsmart his ruthless classmates without sacrificing his own morality and carefully crafted image.
“Full of dark comedy and sly satire, The Politician offers a rare glimpse into just what it takes to make a politician.”
Netflix has commissioned two seasons of the show with five planned, each of which will revolve around a different election that will chronicle Peyton’s rise to power – watch the first trailer below.
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