Too late: the people behind that Free Application for Federal Student Aid tweet took it down within an hour of its posting — but not before it was preserved in screen captures.
Hi @FAFSA, I'm one of the poor people who needed help to pay for my education. This isn't funny. pic.twitter.com/1HB7yLjNfa
— Lauren D Thomas Quigley, PhD (@LaurenDThomas1) June 25, 2014
FAFSA's "Help Me. I'm poor." tweet quickly receives negative feedback: http://t.co/u5NvT61XRm pic.twitter.com/vxwlUxUbiO
— ABC News (@ABC) June 25, 2014
ABC News notes that “the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is required for anyone seeking financial aid from US colleges and tens of millions of students and parents fill one out online every year.”
@MCCPresident @FAFSA I understand trying to use memes to reach intended audiences but this is a case study in how not to do it!
— Cara Willis (@CaraSWill) June 25, 2014
@CaraSWill Absolutely agree–everything about this is tone deaf and just wrong.
— Anne Kress (@NOVAPresKress) June 25, 2014
@MCCPresident @rachbarnhart @FAFSA Social Media #FAIL
— SKB (@SabrinaBeach) June 25, 2014
@MCCPresident @rachbarnhart @FAFSA Holy Cow. SMH
— Bill Yudichak (@billyudi) June 25, 2014
@ABC wow yeah FAFSA- really bad taste. Kind of a slap in the face to students. I'm not impressed.
— Shari (@gower_mrs) June 25, 2014
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