Comedian Patton Oswalt found irony in an article at Salon which defended of Stephen Colbert from “PC outrage” after Colbert tweeted a racist “joke” about Asians. Oswalt linked to a Salon article from July of last year titled “Patton Oswalt makes Asian name joke, in response to racist KTVU news report”:
Huh. @Salon defends Colbert against PC outrage. Usually they're the ones whipping it up. The irony is killing me: http://t.co/QHraPuKLKa
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 28, 2014
Oswalt then heard from a Salon writer, who tried to explain:
https://twitter.com/embeedub/status/449589477254922240
@embeedub @Salon There's "different opinions" and then there's "willful ignorance in the service of click bait."
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 28, 2014
Another Salon writer, Alex Pareene, no stranger in his own right to making racist Asian “jokes,” weighed in this way:
@pattonoswalt @embeedub a guy who's still cashing KING OF QUEENS residuals is lecturing a website for publishing things people will click on
— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) March 28, 2014
Please pass the popcorn.
.@pareene @embeedub Wait, is this true? You started your career at fucking GAWKER and you're giving me shit for KING OF QUEENS?!? #wheee
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 28, 2014
Ouch!
The conversation continued:
.@pareene @embeedub Oh man, seriously. Gawker. GAWKER! I'm gonna have an embolism from laughing. Why'd you even open your mouth?
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 28, 2014
@pattonoswalt @embeedub yes patton i took paychecks from Gawker to produce work ppl would hopefully enjoy that was sort of my point #wheee
— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) March 28, 2014
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.@pareene @embeedub No, it wasn't. It was an attack you're trying to spin as, "Why attack widdle ol' me?" Laugh and take the hit. Yeesh.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 28, 2014
@pattonoswalt @embeedub anyway i enjoyed your performance in YOUNG ADULT tho I didn't buy you as a rural minnesotan cheers it's been fun
— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) March 28, 2014
.@pareene @embeedub "It's been fun" = "uncle" (Since you like using "body slam", "takedown" & "TKO" so much in your writing)
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 28, 2014
If history is any indication, Oswalt and Salon personnel will probably butt heads again in the near future.
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