Twitter is Losing its Mind Over New Dating Show ‘Milf Manor’
Milf Manor sounds like something you’d see in a teenage boys’ search history. However, the youth won’t have to venture online to fulfil their fantasies as TLC just announced a new reality show featuring “hot mums” looking for love with men half their age – until they’re presented with a “shocking twist”. While this production is another example of our declining civilisation, does anybody know where you can sign up for season 2? Asking for a friend…
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Welcome to #MILFManor! Eight hot moms leave home for the chance to find love with men half their age, but they're greeted with a shocking twist. The new series premieres January 15th at 10/9c on @TLC. pic.twitter.com/SdkuyotqLi
— TLC Network (@TLC) December 14, 2022
Set to start next month, the program will follow “eight confident and strong-minded women who leave home for the chance to find love at a paradise destination”. While we remain hopeful for these mature-aged ladies, we suspect “love” will be the last item chosen on the Milf menu for these high-testosterone male contestants.
Unsurprisingly, the promotional trailer has sent the internet into a frenzy, racking over 4 million views on Twitter in less than 24 hours alone. Many recalled an old 30 Rock joke about a fictional show titled “Milf Island”, a spoof on how ridiculous reality TV was beginning to appear over a decade ago. Well, it turns out reality is equally as strange as fiction.
Under the viral post, many begged to be a contestant, and others expressed disgust, but it seemed everyone had an opinion – just like the producers planned. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik reacted, “Your periodic reminder that TLC originally stood for… The Learning Channel.”
Another user commented, “No better example of America’s trajectory than the evolution of ‘The Learning Channel.’”
A group of online detectives have speculated that the “shocking twist” will be that the young men will be each other’s sons. “Ok, I’m fascinated by the logistics of this, if the twist is the men are the women’s sons,” one user responded. “There can only be so many women who want to date men their son’s age, where their son also wants to date women their mom’s age, and both are happy to do so in the same house on television.”
Others had a more serious tone, highlighting the “double standard’ view of men dating younger women. Some also vented their frustration over TLC’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, which has laid off hundreds of CNN employees in recent weeks and cancelled Batgirl for financial reasons but still managed to fit Milf Manor in the budget.
Check out some of Twitter’s most interesting thoughts on the upcoming series below:
30 Rock has predicted more than The Simpsons at this point pic.twitter.com/20yoE6yDkl
— Joe Otterson (@JoeOtterson) December 14, 2022
This sounds familiar 👀 https://t.co/iTzFP3sWcB
— 30 Rock (@30Rock) December 14, 2022
Say this whole tweet out loud but replace @tlc with “the learning channel” https://t.co/2XLulvnt7O
— Arin Hanson, City Smasher (@egoraptor) December 15, 2022
On a long enough timeline, every fake show from 30 Rock will get made https://t.co/0zV1XT2FsE pic.twitter.com/04ILmsnELg
— James Kelleher (@etienneshrdlu) December 15, 2022
Can't believe we're now at the '30 Rock predicted this nearly 15 years ago' period of history. https://t.co/GhywzwMi8x pic.twitter.com/NxjdG6upAw
— elfie🎄 (@elfbatross) December 15, 2022
I love how we live in a society that wants to emphasize "equality" currently, although there are double standards still in play that mainly benefit women. If this was reversed, the outrage would be immaculate. Also… funny this is on "The Learning Channel." Crazy. https://t.co/16CvwcquGC
— Barrington Martin II (@_BarringtonII) December 15, 2022
Is MILF Manor part of the MILF Hunter Cinematic Universe or is this a stand alone series that takes place in a pocket dimension? https://t.co/Gh0XRvhR7v
— Philip DeFranco 👊🏻 (@PhillyD) December 14, 2022
Chile lol TLC now stands for This Looks Cringey 😂😂😂 https://t.co/RQ3pBLorMr
— Ash (@AshUnapologetic) December 14, 2022
I know this about to be messy 👀 https://t.co/KMM2sIEMO4
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) December 15, 2022
I THINK I KNOW WHAT THE TWIST IS 😭😭😭THIS IS GONNA GET UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN THEY START USING THE NIGHT VISION CAMERAS AND EVERYBODY OFF HALF A BOTTLE OF TEQUILA https://t.co/1HgJRqkSZt
— THE KID MERO 🇩🇴 (@THEKIDMERO) December 14, 2022
“TLC was established in 1980 as The Learning Channel, focused on educational and instructional programming” (from Wikipedia). https://t.co/3q9dzgHnLU
— Ted Gioia (@tedgioia) December 14, 2022
The twist is obviously that MILFs learn that the “men half their age” they are supposed to date are the sons of all the other MILFs on the show, right? https://t.co/y0F0ZNdR69
— Beth Wilensky (@bethwilensky) December 15, 2022
Soooo….. The guy who axed Batgirl, Green Lantern, Snowpiercer, Scoob, Wonder Twins etc and a slew of other shows is bringing us….. MILF Manor. That's awesome. https://t.co/DwMM5LNK17
— Wesley Chu (@wes_chu) December 14, 2022
somebody on this show is gonna wind up in congress https://t.co/iQOptTeKwH
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) December 14, 2022
“Alexa, do women on television today get to have double standards that men would never dream of being allowed to get away with…?”
— John Ziegler (@Zigmanfreud) December 14, 2022
if you think the acronym in "MILF Manor" is crazy, wait 'til you learn what TLC stands for in the network's name
— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) December 15, 2022
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