We know The Onion is all about satire, but Wallis is 9 years old! What is wrong with those people?
https://twitter.com/knottyyarn/status/305908462431375361
@TheOnion really needs to get their life and APOLOGIZE to that CHILD. She is a CHILD!! And you are WAY out of line.
— Nicole (@nikkinicole1908) February 25, 2013
I never heard of The Onion before tonight but after that tweet, I'm glad. Calling a 9 year old a cunt? Shit is trashy.
— a$iahmae (@_asiahmae) February 25, 2013
Someone at The Onion is getting fired.
— Hannah (@wangjiguqin) February 25, 2013
I hope whomever at @TheOnion sent that tweet gets exactly what they deserve. From both the law and the street.
— You Know My Name (@LookAtDustin) February 25, 2013
I usually defend @TheOnion but just no.
— Travis Greene (@travisegreene) February 25, 2013
Oh, boo to the Onion. I generally find them hilarious but I draw the line at calling 9 year olds ugly names, even in jest.
— Holly (@hollye83) February 25, 2013
@TheOnion not ok with this!
— Audrey (@AudreySolvar) February 25, 2013
Bad move, Onion.
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More reaction:
Just read through a few hundred replies to @TheOnion tweet calling a 9 yo a cunt. Zero people found funny.
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) February 25, 2013
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Look, I get comedy. I get satire. But what @TheOnion said about a 9-year-old girl nominated for an Oscar is atrocious.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) February 25, 2013
And who are the 417 fools who retweeted @TheOnion's shameful comment about Quvenzhane, and the 306 that favorited it? Talk about idiots!
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) February 25, 2013
Update, 1:49 am ET:
The Onion has deleted the tweet. But like we always say, Twitchy is forever.
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Update:
The Onion Apologizes http://t.co/Tp43Lv0llf
— The Onion (@TheOnion) February 25, 2013
Finally.
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