Most 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:
https://twitter.com/joshgreenman/status/305909690246774784
https://twitter.com/Baroque97/status/305923689784934401
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 (aka JonBenét Gramsci) (@mattmarks) February 25, 2013
Yall do realize The Onion isn't real, right? Its satire. Keep calm and take a joke.
— Mommma, on corn teen (@MommmaSaid) February 25, 2013
@embeedub @TheOnion Ummmm, I think that's the joke.
— Zak (@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
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@rachmoonnn Well I disagree. That's the joke, it being ridiculous to refer to a child as that.
— Millenni-Al Bundy (@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
https://twitter.com/Sponsoredbyv8/status/305922460551888896
Talk about missing the point.
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