Christina Sommers posted the above diagram clearly designed to make a point about college students while using humor. The only problem is that Voxsplainer Matt Yglesias didn’t or can’t catch the humor. So he labeled it white privilege.
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/693894140027867137
Sommers fired back.
No, it's called a joke, Mr Yglesias. Diagram made by anonymous high school kid worried about the PC madness you evince here.@mattyglesias
— Christina Sommers ? (@CHSommers) January 31, 2016
And others joined in to wish Yglesias well on finding a sense of humor.
https://twitter.com/Jebriel/status/693900700770791424
https://twitter.com/reilly19_reilly/status/693903264505442304
@mattyglesias Stupidity, in one tweet.
— Chris Tsotsoros (@ctsotsoros) January 31, 2016
Not being able to take a joke, in one tweet https://t.co/VpnJu5SVWN
— Shelby (@GreatShelbini) January 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/ALavagnino/status/693900782077280256
https://twitter.com/sara_arahman/status/693909042784153600
@mattyglesias the diagram doesn't say "send out delusional tweet".
— The Libertarian (@_libertarianism) January 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/notkylefoley/status/693905137283239936
So much Voxsplaining to do, so little time.
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