I don't really understand the negative reaction to the Onion's joke. I mean, the joke is that it's a horrible thing to say. That's the joke.
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Andy Orin (@andyorin) February 25, 2013Most Twitter users were outraged by The Onion’s tweet calling Quvenzhané Wallis the C-word. But a small number of tweeters defended and/or rationalized The Onion’s tasteless joke:
But the joke is that she's innocent. That's the joke. RT @AdamSerwer: Far and away the biggest fail of the night: twitpic.com/c6ngeh—
Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) February 25, 2013
@catswithbats I saw and it was tasteless – but that's the Onion's thing. Satire and sometimes tasteless is their thing. #shrug—
Cath (@Baroque97) February 25, 2013
The Onion is not "the media", it's a parody/satire site which contains no real factual news, just interpretations of it.—
Brian LaBelle (@brianlabelle) February 25, 2013
The Onion joke is a joke ABOUT Oscar bitchiness, not about Quvenzhané Wallis. Nobody actually thinks a 9 year old is a cunt. That's the joke—
Matt Marks (@mattmarks) February 25, 2013
Yall do realize The Onion isn't real, right? Its satire. Keep calm and take a joke.—
Just Juh-KNEE-uh (@MilftasticJJC) February 25, 2013
@embeedub @TheOnion Ummmm, I think that's the joke.—
Zak Chesson (@raszak76) February 25, 2013
@lenNYsYankees You don't understand the satire. A 9 year-old can't be a c**t. That's the joke. They didn't say it to her face.—
Alex Yudelson (@AlexYudelson) February 25, 2013
@rachmoonnn Well I disagree. That's the joke, it being ridiculous to refer to a child as that.—
GULLY (@PaulNeeb88) February 25, 2013
@KellyAnnCosgrov Fair enough. Don't agree (I also thought Deveney's Bindi comments were fine, FWIW) but understand your position.—
John B (@johnb78) February 25, 2013
Man, everyone upset is going to feel really dumb when they find out the Onion is satire.—
(@Sponsoredbyv8) February 25, 2013
Talk about missing the point.
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Tasteless: The Onion calls 9-year old actress Quvenzhané Wallis a c**t; Update: Tweet is deleted
If you can’t say Quvenzhané Wallis’ name, you’re probably a disrespectful racist
The Onion crosses the line with pathetic, unfunny Chris Kyle ‘humor’
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