The Internet has been abuzz with talk about American Sniper, the Bradley Cooper led and Oscar-nominated biopic about the U.S. military’s deadliest sniper, Chris Kyle. Some people loved it, a lot of people hated it (especially babies, who now have body image issues as a result of watching the film), and there are a few in-between who don’t know how to feel. But one person has her mind made up–and that’s Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
Dr. Ruth is famous for her love & sex therapy career, and her penchant for telling it “like it is.” In a Tweet posted on Thursday, Jan. 22, Dr. Ruth gave her verdict on the film:
Haven't seen American Sniper but since I was a real sniper in Israel's War of Independence, I don't have to.
— Dr. Ruth Westheimer (@AskDrRuth) January 22, 2015
Boom. And she’s not lying. Dr. Ruth served as a sniper for a military Zionist group after her parents were both killed in the Holocaust. While she apparently never had the opportunity to shoot anyone, she still remembers how to in vivid detail.
I was a crack shot but never shot anyone because shortly into war, I was seriously wounded in bomb blast.
— Dr. Ruth Westheimer (@AskDrRuth) January 22, 2015
Moral of the story: don’t mess with Dr. Ruth, and you need to follow her on Twitter for her hilarious cultural commentary.
