Oof. Bureaucrats might want to stay away from making “jokes” on Twitter. But when they don’t, Twitchy is here to document their tweets. You’re welcome.
On Friday evening, FEMA announced to the world that “no doesn’t always mean no.”
https://twitter.com/fema/status/267042313514139650
So, sometimes it’s not a legitimate “no”?
http://twitter.com/DefendWallSt/statuses/267286737221464064
Is Obama's FEMA department part of the #waronwomen? : http://t.co/PLLv62Fh
— Queen of England (@QueenLizzyII) November 10, 2012
The agency was referring to rejected requests for disaster assistance in the botched tweet. But some Twitterers lashed out at FEMA for the play on “no means no,” a phrase often used in discussions of rape and sexual consent.
Yes, that was @fema making a rape joke in the middle of a national emergency.
— Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) November 10, 2012
https://twitter.com/DiBustos/status/267052620454174720
https://twitter.com/AdamInOakland/status/267138881642708993
https://twitter.com/chelseagrunwald/status/267285874348261376
Of course, now that FEMA has apologized “to anyone we offended,” this will blow over pretty fast. After all, this was President Lady Parts’ FEMA; it’s not like it’s a Republican who trivialized rape, so no biggie! All will be forgiven.