'Serious and thoughtful': Rolling Stone issues statement on Tsarnaev cover

Many people are justifiably sickened by Rolling Stone’s colossally moronic decision to put the Boston Marathon bomber on the cover. Well, the editors want all you cogs in the “tedious outrage machine” to know that they feel your pain. And after having time to take in all of your concerns, here’s what they’ve come up with:

Rolling Stone releases a statement on their website, in response to the backlash of their front cover. http://t.co/fM4JpZLkdP

— Laura Molinari (@LauraAMolinari) July 17, 2013

Since when does depicting a terrorist as some sort of teen heartthrob on the cover fall “within the traditions of journalism”?

Forgive us if we’re not convinced by Rolling Stone’s purported sympathy for Tsarnaev’s victims:

"Guys it's fine b/c this repugnant human is just like you!!" RT @moneyries: Rolling Stone statement on Tsarnaev cover pic.twitter.com/e9QvjdlKNB

— Kimberly Alters (@kimalters) July 17, 2013

https://twitter.com/rubbermustard/status/357575415541407744

Very unimpressed w the @RollingStone "statement" about choice of cover. Write all you want, but pic is unnecessary pic.twitter.com/lnSsaLXTum

— Meg Berry (@meg_rae_b) July 17, 2013

Do they not understand it's about the cover image? RT @AlexJamesFitz: Rolling Stone's statement on their Boston bombing suspect cover

— jaymaxfeld (@JayMaxFeld) July 17, 2013

@RollingStone It took you 12 hours to come up with this poor of a statement? Fire your PR team. http://t.co/JGIYBARxgG #BostonStrong

— Andrew Cassidy (@Andrew_Cassidy) July 17, 2013

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Or by their risible claim that young people make up the bulk of the rag’s readership:

https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/357575286935666688

In the "age group" of the Readers. Rolling Stone is more delusional than I first thought…

— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) July 17, 2013

https://twitter.com/mdecast/status/357571153537150978

https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/357574839478915072

#RollingStone says: "Tsarnaev is young, and in the same age group as many of our readers"
Except nobody under 40 reads Rolling Stone…

— Shy Mall? (@trilogyjab) July 17, 2013

So. Much. Fail.