Paula Deen vs. Alec Baldwin: Tweeters see major double standard

Posted at 5:22 pm on June 28, 2013 by Doug P.

As Twitchy reported, Alec Baldwin went on a Twitter rampage yesterday, referring to a reporter as a “toxic little queen,” among other things, before deleting his entire Twitter account:

Paula Deen, you are excused from the hot seat. Enter Alec… RT @nycsouthpaw: The end of Alec Baldwin. pic.twitter.com/p375SfSZpk
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) June 28, 2013

So far there has been nothing but the sound of crickets coming from Capital One concerning thoughts of getting rid of their commercial spokesman. Meanwhile, a laundry list of companies have dumped Deen:

MORE PAULA DEEN DUMPS: Total Deals Lost So Far: Sears Kmart Target Novo Nordisk Wal-Mart Smithfield Caesars Home Depot Food Network
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) June 28, 2013

Tweeters have noticed a double standard when it comes to the reaction to Paula Deen versus Baldwin:

Can somebody who screamed and shouted about Paula Deen, but not Alec Baldwin, please explain to me why
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) June 28, 2013

If we are all going to publicly crucify Paula Deen — does Alec Baldwin now get the same treatment? http://t.co/fSRic72Jxn
— Dana Sargent (@danasargent) June 28, 2013

Week spent destroying Paula Deen, Media will give Alec Baldwin's homophobia a pass –> http://t.co/heGTZc78PI via @BreitbartNews
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) June 28, 2013

Hypocrisy: @Paula_Deen Gets Shunned For 25-Year Old Comments Yet Alec Baldwin Gets Away With Yet Another Outburst With Gay Slur. #Liberals
— The Info (@birdieinmyear) June 28, 2013