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Do you read it? If you don't have a warped sense of humor you would probably be horribly offended by the content.
Last night they referred to the very youngest Oscar nominee (she's 9) as a cunt. I gasped when I read that but I laughed too. *face palm*
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I neglected to add that they did apologize. Oops.
Dear Readers,
On behalf of The Onion, I offer my personal apology to Quvenzhané Wallis and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the tweet that was circulated last night during the Oscars. It was crude and offensive—not to mention inconsistent with The Onion’s commitment to parody and satire, however biting.
I pretty much find apologies meaningless but that's just me.
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I think The Onion is funny. However, calling a 9 year old a cunt is crossing the line.
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I am just deranged enough to wonder why they called her that? What possess someone to call a 9 year old a cunt.
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(02-25-2013, 03:29 PM)Tasmanian Wrote: I am just deranged enough to wonder why they called her that? What possess someone to call a 9 year old a cunt.
I can't find anything that gives a reason behind it. Here's the tweet -
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The kid might be a spoiled brat.
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.
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Calling her a cunt was pretty harsh and stupid, but they push the line pretty regularly...
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Tweeting under the influence, I suspect.
I like The Onion's satire, even when they push it to the limit. But, that tweet was just stupid; not a whit of wit or satire involved.
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(02-25-2013, 05:02 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I like The Onion's satire. . .
Something changed when Dan Savage dropped the "Hey, Faggot" salutation.
The subtle caving to PC . . .
I was reminded (not too long ago, by my Mum) it is the intent,
not the arrangement of letters, that makes a word "hateful".
She ripped-off that quote from Dan Savage.
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(03-14-2013, 01:37 PM)BlueTiki Wrote: The subtle caving to PC . . .
That sucks to read. Their unPC-ishness has always been the draw for me.