Nothing speaks DESPICABLE than for an ADULT to rudely and cowardly go after a 9 year – 0ld on social media. But to add insult to injury; using a “racial slur” to define a person publicly is down right “RACIST” in my OPINION. Oscar nominee, Quvenzhané Wallis got a un-nice surprise on twitter when a reporter from ” The Opinion” magazine referred to the 9 yr old as a “C*NT “. According to the magazine the “satire joke” was said to be NOT ill-intented but after a twitter UPROAR from poeple and celebs, the tweet was deleted immediately, and the magazine issued a swift apology to the public shortly thereafter.
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.
“No person should be subjected to such a senseless, humorless comment masquerading as satire.“
The tweet was taken down within an hour of publication. We have instituted new and tighter Twitter procedures to ensure that this kind of mistake does not occur again.
In addition, we are taking immediate steps to discipline those individuals responsible.
Miss Wallis, you are young and talented and deserve better. All of us at The Onion are deeply sorry. ”
Sincerely,
Steve Hannah
CEO
The Onion
The SH*T-STEM continues.