Bada bing! As Twitchy reported, the Associated Press has officially dropped the term “illegal immigrant” from its Stylebook. The only possible result of such absurdity? Delicious mockery. There is so much mockery to have that several hashtags are required: #NewAPGuidelines and #NewAPStyle.
Take it away, Twitter!
#NewAPGuidelines illegal immigrants are "uninvited permanent visitors"
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) April 2, 2013
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/319167370155421697
https://twitter.com/fran_chambers/status/319174651450376192
Voter fraud is now voter assistance #NewAPStyle
— Stephen Smoot (@S_A_Smoot) April 2, 2013
Note: No change to "Tenth Amendment". Continue to pretend it doesn't exist. #NewAPguidelines
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) April 2, 2013
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/319167630508433409
https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/319168668007292930
They are simply hug-deficient!
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/319167910444683264
#NewAPStyle Gay marriage opponents are now "pre-evolved Americans".
— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) April 2, 2013
Refrain from the word "debt". Instead say "monetary sum owed due to financing of super-awesome programs" #NewAPGuidelines
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) April 2, 2013
Waste, fraud, and abuse will be called "Green Energy Jobs" #NewAPGuidelines
— Stuart (@Ringo6) April 2, 2013
Guam is now "the as yet untipped island" #NewAPGuidelines
— Stuart (@Ringo6) April 2, 2013
"Some say" works well, also. RT @unrepentantcon: #NewAPGuidelines The Onion is now an unnamed source.
— CLA (@ConservativeLA) April 2, 2013
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"Fast and Furious" will now be called "Executive Order Zero Dark Thirty" #NewAPGuidelines
— Stuart (@Ringo6) April 2, 2013
Per #NewAPGuidelines, President Obama should be referred to as "Mr. Dreamy."
— CLA (@ConservativeLA) April 2, 2013
Heh. Or President Eye Candy. Hurl.
Keep it coming, Twitter.
And another hashtag enters the mix!
Liberators of property, instead of thieves. #APNamesforcriminals
— RBe (@RBPundit) April 2, 2013
Embezellment = white collar math proficiency #APNamesforCriminals
— Dan Isett (@DanIsett) April 2, 2013
#APNamesForCriminals Instead of "war criminal," use "George W. Bush" or "Dick Cheney."
— Mike (@ThePantau) April 2, 2013
https://twitter.com/ReturnTo1776/status/319186559314296832
#APNamesforcriminals Creative Writers NOT Forgeries
— Harriet Baldwin Text Trump 88022 (@HarrietBaldwin) April 2, 2013
https://twitter.com/jdonels/status/319185757774426112
More, please!
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