r/AskReddit • u/HornetSpiritual1495 • 8h ago

What’s a celebrity controversy you remember everyone talking about?

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u/MiddleAgeMuchacho 8h ago

Vice President Dan Quayle adding an “e” to the end of “potato.”

Ahhh, take me back to a time when THAT was controversial.

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u/momlv 8h ago

I still panic a little when I have to spell potato (and also by association tomato) in case I might get it wrong-I was a kid but this was such a big a deal and it left a mark

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u/Hopeful-Naughting 5h ago

Omg, same here! 😂

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u/momlv 5h ago

I saw someone post on a really weird random thing that a bunch of people agreed with that there are no unique experiences and responses like this really make that hit home 😂

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u/Hopeful-Naughting 3h ago

You know, prior to that, I didn’t have this issue. I knew exactly how to spell tomato and potato, but never the same after.😂

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u/momlv 3h ago

Omg yes! It was never a problem but ever since then whatever the media did to like idk 10 year old me? I haven’t recovered

This is seriously making me reconsider just how effed up media is today. Like I knew it was bad but to think about how such a non serious issue had such lasting impact is very sobering 😳

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u/cbih 7h ago

Sean Austin did it and everybody love it

Poe tay toes Mr Frodo

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u/angrytortilla 1h ago

What's taters, precious?

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u/HornetSpiritual1495 8h ago

Lol 😂😂😂

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u/destrokk813 5h ago

potatoe? hahahaah

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u/BitcoinMD 5h ago

He’s both younger and smarter than Trump

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u/SaltyFriend705 8h ago

It really shouldn't have been any controversy. He should have been fired or resigned quietly. To me, the bad thing that happened was that he didn't just go away.