Gwyneth Paltrow basically said all of America does yoga because she does, and Twitter has thoughts

Yoga. Millions of people do it, and even if you’re not a regular yogi, there’s a good chance you’ve practiced at least once or twice in your life (or, at the very least, driven by a yoga studio on your way to Burger King). And according to actress-turned-lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow, that’s because of her. In a Tuesday, December 4th interview in The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Paltrow opened up about evolving health and fitness standards. “I remember when I started doing yoga and people were like, ‘What is yoga? She’s a witch. She’s a freak.’” she said.  She continued:

“Forgive me if this comes out wrong, but I went to do a yoga class in L.A. recently and the 22-year-old girl behind the counter was like, ‘Have you ever done yoga before?’ And literally I turned to my friend, and I was like, ‘You have this job because I’ve done yoga before.’

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And the comment is raising major eyebrows—in large part because yoga as a practice has been around long before Gwyneth Paltrow…like thousands of years before (not to mention the fact that she’s essentially claiming she has the power to single-handedly influence American culture). Yoga is also an Eastern practice with roots in ancient India, which Paltrow’s comments seem to disregard. As expected, Twitter has thoughts.

did not know Gwyneth Paltrow time traveled back 5000 years to give us yoga pic.twitter.com/a4jbWbHvaf

— Anna Grady Wilson (@itsgradyy) December 5, 2018

This is Quincy Jones doing yoga in Los Angeles in the late 70’s early 80’s Gwyneth Paltrow was the instructor…she was about five years old. pic.twitter.com/3xswKM3ugF

— Tabala Jali Thomas (@TabalaJali) December 5, 2018

Breaking: Gwyneth Paltrow invented yoga pic.twitter.com/JECxNWsaz4

— Marta 🧘🏻‍♀️ (@martafsj) December 5, 2018

https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/1070056607751516161

Is anyone shocked Gwyneth Paltrow said she invented yoga after she agreed to be in this ad campaign? pic.twitter.com/i2GXRfmem6

— Lindsay Mann (@lindsmannn) December 5, 2018

https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/1070118704552312832

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To be fair, it doesn’t sound like Paltrow claimed she invented yoga, but she definitely seems to think she’s the reason it’s popular.

Thoughts?