Was Sean Penn drunk? Or just Sean Penn?
— Kurt Loder (@kurt_loder) February 23, 2015
Heh. What sparked those tweets?
"who gave this man a greencard?" did that really just happen? wtf
— Tahereh Mafi (@TaherehMafi) February 23, 2015
Yes. Yes, it did during Sunday night’s Academy Awards.
"Who gave this SOB his green card?" Sean Penn says before announcing the Oscar for "Birdman" for best picture.
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) February 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/569686789579010048
Gasping! That’s what made the flap (“Sean Penn” was trending and not in the good way) all the more amusing. You see, this happened:
They're talking about immigrants being treated with respect after Sean Penn's joke. Hm.
— ambriehl (@ambriehlx) February 23, 2015
Green card joke, WTF? #Oscars2015
— tessa chaotic good simonds ? (@TessSimonds) February 23, 2015
Mexican director = green card joke. Not funny, just plain xenophobic. Wtf, Sean Penn?!
— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) February 23, 2015
"Who gave this guy a green card?" Sean Penn talking about a Mexican dude to a room full of British & Australian people…
— Mario Lopez (@mariolopezviva) February 23, 2015
Recommended
#SeanPenn's last #Oscar appearance. #sonofabitch
— Jim Lichtenstein (@JimLichtenstein) February 23, 2015
RT @BridgettColling And with a green card joke to celebrate the year's best film, we have a perfect ending to #OscarsSoWhite. #oscars
— CODEPINK (@codepink) February 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/paulnickolls/status/569726896058945536
Progs of pallor strike again! The schadenfreude is strong with this one. What was the most amusing part?
https://twitter.com/justkarl/status/569728690877300737
Delicious.