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Lynda Carter made the funniest—and most wholesome—blunder on Twitter, and we love her for it.
Iconic original 1975 television series Wonder Woman actress Carter...
Giphy
...went viral on Twitter for making a really awesome mistake.
Carter, 70, posted on Twitter about Fat Bear Week. She hilariously mistook the meaning of the event.
Fat Bear Week is a tournament held in Alaska at the Katmai National Park and Preserve. It has been called a "celebration of success and survival" among bear-kind.
The seven-day event, which spans from September 29-October 5, pits bears head-to-head in a competition to find the fattest (and most equipped for hibernation) Katmai brown bear.
Yes, bears.
As in the animal. 
Giphy
If you're Carter, however, you may have thought this event was about...
...something else.
Giphy
See, Carter made a Twitter post on Saturday in celebration of Fat Bear Week.
Comically, she stated she thought the event was actually a celebration of body positivity for members of the LGBTQ+ bear community, rather than being about actual bears.
I kept hearing about Fat Bear Week and thought it was a celebration of body positivity within a gay subculture. It turns out it is about actual bears! Either way, I am here for it. pic.twitter.com/1hMFrCXm8w
 — Lynda Carter (@Lynda Carter)
        1633138823

This comical admission of confusion prompted both raucous laughter and applause from Twitter's LGBTQ+ community.
I don\u2019t think this tweet can be toppedhttps://twitter.com/RealLyndaCarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
 — Andrea Riquier (@Andrea Riquier)
        1633263503

This is one hell of a tweet. Wonder Woman. Awesome.https://twitter.com/reallyndacarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
 — Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc)
        1633211984
I loved you when I was 12, and this is why I still love you now.
 — A Life of Michael \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@A Life of Michael \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08)
        1633139381

Now this is an ally! https://twitter.com/RealLyndaCarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
 — Dr. Alfredo Carpineti \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Dr. Alfredo Carpineti \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08)
        1633212473

This is the best tweet I\u2019ve seen all year.https://twitter.com/reallyndacarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
 — Vanessa Wyeth (@Vanessa Wyeth)
        1633276024
Lynda knows what\u2019s uphttps://twitter.com/RealLyndaCarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
 — The \u201cHandsome\u201d Brother Nyght (@The \u201cHandsome\u201d Brother Nyght)
        1633192916
Lynda Carter being for bears regardless of species makes me happy https://twitter.com/reallyndacarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
 — Their Excellency Elan Morgan \ud83e\udd89 (@Their Excellency Elan Morgan \ud83e\udd89)
        1633230715
Lynda Carter is everything https://twitter.com/reallyndacarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
 — Jerry James Stone (@Jerry James Stone)
        1633206644

Wonder Woman said gay rights and fat bear rights in one Tweet. https://twitter.com/RealLyndaCarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
 — If Katherine Hepburn Was Raised By Wolves... (@If Katherine Hepburn Was Raised By Wolves...)
        1633184055

Daily wholesome content: Wonder Woman edition https://twitter.com/reallyndacarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
 — Sean Armstrong (@Sean Armstrong)
        1633295370

Carter also surprised fans who seemed astounded she knew queer terminology and "how to speak gay."
To everyone's surprise, she responded it's a "required language when you're training to be Wonder Woman" and people shouldn't be surprised she knows about "gay bears."
She also wrote:
"Listen, they don't make you Grand Marshal of multiple Pride parades for nothin'!"Everyone is so surprised that I know about gay bears. Listen, they don\u2019t make you Grand Marshal of multiple Pride parades for nothin\u2019!
 — Lynda Carter (@Lynda Carter)
        1633218899

Despite the funniest mix-up of the year, Fat Bear Week is actually quite the event.
Fans of the annual tournament can vote for the bear they think is the absolute chunkiest chunker, which both serves as a fun contest as well as an informative session on bear feeding practices and hibernation.
Listen up! It\u2019s time to vote at https://www.fatbearweek.org\u00a0. Voting ends at 5pm AKDT/9pm EDT. #FatBearWeek\n\nPhoto courtesy of C. Spencerpic.twitter.com/7DevX2mxuF
 — Katmai National Park (@Katmai National Park)
        1633291237

This year, competitors for the title of Fattest Bear include Chunk who is described as an "adult male with narrowly-set eyes, a prominent brow ridge and a distinctive scar across his muzzle."
Welcome to #FatBearWeek. Round 1: A matchup of the mammoth mamas. Bear 435 Holly, the Queen of Corpulence, confronts bear 128 Grazer, the dominant doyen of the Falls. Can the bossy babe 128 upset the 2019 chill champion 435? Vote at https://www.fatbearweek.org\u00a0 by 5pm AKDT (9pm EDT).pic.twitter.com/iwxzJATmQY
 — Katmai National Park (@Katmai National Park)
        1632931383


This year's competition also includes last year's Fat Bear Week winner, Bear 747. He is described as being the "river's most dominant male bear" and weighed in at a whopping 1,400 pounds in 2020.
The official bracket is here! Feast your eyes on this year\u2019s tournament of the titans of tonnage! Who do you think will make it to the finals on Fat Bear Tuesday? Comment with your  predictions. \n\nFat Bear Week is Sept 29 - Oct 5. Vote at https://www.fatbearweek.org\u00a0. #FatBearWeekpic.twitter.com/yVxFk0gmX1
 — Katmai National Park (@Katmai National Park)
        1632787250

While Fat Bear Week might be just about that—fat Alaskan ursine competitors—we appreciate Carter's celebration of body positivity in the queer community. 
Thanks, Lynda!
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Lynda Carter made the funniest—and most wholesome—blunder on Twitter, and we love her for it.

Iconic original 1975 television series Wonder Woman actress Carter...

Giphy

...went viral on Twitter for making a really awesome mistake.

Carter, 70, posted on Twitter about Fat Bear Week. She hilariously mistook the meaning of the event.

Fat Bear Week is a tournament held in Alaska at the Katmai National Park and Preserve. It has been called a "celebration of success and survival" among bear-kind.

The seven-day event, which spans from September 29-October 5, pits bears head-to-head in a competition to find the fattest (and most equipped for hibernation) Katmai brown bear.

Yes, bears.

As in the animal.

Giphy

If you're Carter, however, you may have thought this event was about...

...something else.

Giphy

See, Carter made a Twitter post on Saturday in celebration of Fat Bear Week.

Comically, she stated she thought the event was actually a celebration of body positivity for members of the LGBTQ+ bear community, rather than being about actual bears.

I kept hearing about Fat Bear Week and thought it was a celebration of body positivity within a gay subculture. It turns out it is about actual bears! Either way, I am here for it. pic.twitter.com/1hMFrCXm8w
— Lynda Carter (@Lynda Carter) 1633138823

This comical admission of confusion prompted both raucous laughter and applause from Twitter's LGBTQ+ community.

I don\u2019t think this tweet can be toppedhttps://twitter.com/RealLyndaCarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
— Andrea Riquier (@Andrea Riquier) 1633263503

This is one hell of a tweet. Wonder Woman. Awesome.https://twitter.com/reallyndacarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
— Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc) 1633211984

I loved you when I was 12, and this is why I still love you now.
— A Life of Michael \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@A Life of Michael \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1633139381

Now this is an ally! https://twitter.com/RealLyndaCarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
— Dr. Alfredo Carpineti \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Dr. Alfredo Carpineti \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1633212473

This is the best tweet I\u2019ve seen all year.https://twitter.com/reallyndacarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
— Vanessa Wyeth (@Vanessa Wyeth) 1633276024

Lynda knows what\u2019s uphttps://twitter.com/RealLyndaCarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
— The \u201cHandsome\u201d Brother Nyght (@The \u201cHandsome\u201d Brother Nyght) 1633192916

Lynda Carter being for bears regardless of species makes me happy https://twitter.com/reallyndacarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
— Their Excellency Elan Morgan \ud83e\udd89 (@Their Excellency Elan Morgan \ud83e\udd89) 1633230715

Lynda Carter is everything https://twitter.com/reallyndacarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
— Jerry James Stone (@Jerry James Stone) 1633206644

Wonder Woman said gay rights and fat bear rights in one Tweet. https://twitter.com/RealLyndaCarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
— If Katherine Hepburn Was Raised By Wolves... (@If Katherine Hepburn Was Raised By Wolves...) 1633184055

Daily wholesome content: Wonder Woman edition https://twitter.com/reallyndacarter/status/1444115010079367174\u00a0\u2026
— Sean Armstrong (@Sean Armstrong) 1633295370

Carter also surprised fans who seemed astounded she knew queer terminology and "how to speak gay."

To everyone's surprise, she responded it's a "required language when you're training to be Wonder Woman" and people shouldn't be surprised she knows about "gay bears."

She also wrote:

"Listen, they don't make you Grand Marshal of multiple Pride parades for nothin'!"

Everyone is so surprised that I know about gay bears. Listen, they don\u2019t make you Grand Marshal of multiple Pride parades for nothin\u2019!
— Lynda Carter (@Lynda Carter) 1633218899

Despite the funniest mix-up of the year, Fat Bear Week is actually quite the event.

Fans of the annual tournament can vote for the bear they think is the absolute chunkiest chunker, which both serves as a fun contest as well as an informative session on bear feeding practices and hibernation.

Listen up! It\u2019s time to vote at https://www.fatbearweek.org\u00a0. Voting ends at 5pm AKDT/9pm EDT. #FatBearWeek\n\nPhoto courtesy of C. Spencerpic.twitter.com/7DevX2mxuF
— Katmai National Park (@Katmai National Park) 1633291237

This year, competitors for the title of Fattest Bear include Chunk who is described as an "adult male with narrowly-set eyes, a prominent brow ridge and a distinctive scar across his muzzle."

Welcome to #FatBearWeek. Round 1: A matchup of the mammoth mamas. Bear 435 Holly, the Queen of Corpulence, confronts bear 128 Grazer, the dominant doyen of the Falls. Can the bossy babe 128 upset the 2019 chill champion 435? Vote at https://www.fatbearweek.org\u00a0 by 5pm AKDT (9pm EDT).pic.twitter.com/iwxzJATmQY
— Katmai National Park (@Katmai National Park) 1632931383

This year's competition also includes last year's Fat Bear Week winner, Bear 747. He is described as being the "river's most dominant male bear" and weighed in at a whopping 1,400 pounds in 2020.

The official bracket is here! Feast your eyes on this year\u2019s tournament of the titans of tonnage! Who do you think will make it to the finals on Fat Bear Tuesday? Comment with your predictions. \n\nFat Bear Week is Sept 29 - Oct 5. Vote at https://www.fatbearweek.org\u00a0. #FatBearWeekpic.twitter.com/yVxFk0gmX1
— Katmai National Park (@Katmai National Park) 1632787250

While Fat Bear Week might be just about that—fat Alaskan ursine competitors—we appreciate Carter's celebration of body positivity in the queer community.

Thanks, Lynda!

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