Wed Oct 3, 2012, 11:45 PM

LTR (13,040 posts)

KitchenAid Tweets Joke About Obama's Dead Grandma

Source: Mashable

An insensitive tweet poking fun at President Barack Obama’s late grandmother — posted on KitchenAid’s official U.S. account — caught the eye of many Twitter users Wednesday night during the presidential debate.

“Obamas gma even knew it was going 2 b bad! ‘She died 3 days b4 he became president’. #nbcpolitics,” @KitchenAidUSA posted to 24,000 followers before quickly deleting the tweet.

(snip)

KitchenAid immediately issued this apology, which brought even more attention to the situation.

KitchenAid
@KitchenAidUSA

Deepest apologies for an irresponsible tweet that is in no way a representation of the brand's opinion. #nbcpolitics
3 Oct 12

Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/10/03/kitchen-aid-obama-dead-grandma/

Companies really need to look at who they hire to do their tweeting.

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53 replies	Author	Time	Post
KitchenAid Tweets Joke About Obama's Dead Grandma (Original post)	LTR	Oct 2012	OP
Too late.	calimary	Oct 2012	#1
Precisely. Kitchen Aid's damage control won't be fast enough to erase this. n/t	VespertineIconoclast	Oct 2012	#12
WTF?	SoapBox	Oct 2012	#2
wow -- wtf	fishwax	Oct 2012	#3
WTF!	lonestarnot	Oct 2012	#4
"... is in no way a representation of the brand's opinion."	PSPS	Oct 2012	#5
Holy shit. I imagine someone will be fired over this. nt	ZombieHorde	Oct 2012	#6
Hopefully after the company loses A LOT of business. n/t	JusticeForAll	Oct 2012	#7
I hope not	Le Taz Hot	Oct 2012	#9
I know...and I was planning to buy one soon	adigal	Oct 2012	#17
ditto n/t	calikid	Oct 2012	#18
I like my Viking stand mixer just fine.	marble falls	Oct 2012	#19
I"m going to go look at Viking	SemperEadem	Oct 2012	#23
The pasta maker is a bit chintzi - extruder rather than a roller, but it also has a blender dock ...	marble falls	Oct 2012	#47
same here	SemperEadem	Oct 2012	#22
Here's hoping you suffer financially for something your drunken uncle says.	TalkingDog	Oct 2012	#28
See post #25. They need to feel the pain.	Ikonoklast	Oct 2012	#29
this wasn't some asshole spewing nonsense in the breakroom..	frylock	Oct 2012	#34
And I don't policy decided corporately against where I want my money to go. They have freedom of ...	marble falls	Oct 2012	#48
I imagine that should some unnamed employee decide to speak his mind	LanternWaste	Oct 2012	#53
If people buy one of their dishwashers word will get around	proReality	Oct 2012	#31
The article I read	Sherman A1	Oct 2012	#14
+1. One can't boycott every company that used to have an asshole working for them	Orangepeel	Oct 2012	#16
I don't want to pay for the idiots working in my workplace....	Darth_Kitten	Oct 2012	#52
I won't	SemperEadem	Oct 2012	#25
If that is how you feel, I would urge you to	Sherman A1	Oct 2012	#27
I did exactly that.	SemperEadem	Oct 2012	#40
Actually,	carla	Oct 2012	#51
One could be diaspointed by that suspicion, too.	marble falls	Oct 2012	#49
Will never buy a Kitchen Aid mixer or dishwasher again	PossumSqueezins	Oct 2012	#8
When company management..	sendero	Oct 2012	#15
Me, too and I won't either. It sure took the shine off my grandmom's mixer standing in my kitchen.	marble falls	Oct 2012	#21
I've boycotted since the 70's	Marthe48	Oct 2012	#26
I know it's been said a million times, but	montana_hazeleyes	Oct 2012	#10
"why are these right wingers so hateful?"	BumRushDaShow	Oct 2012	#11
How horrible, to attack one's dead Mema.	fasttense	Oct 2012	#13
That is heinous beyond compare. Foul, vile, and the end of any custom I gave	Bluenorthwest	Oct 2012	#20
Spot on.	JNelson6563	Oct 2012	#33
Wow	Blueprogress	Oct 2012	#24
Even if this was about an unknown person it is in very poor taste. Kitchenaid will not be one of my	jwirr	Oct 2012	#30
I would fire that person immediately.	AtheistCrusader	Oct 2012	#32
And I was just going to buy a heavy duty kitchenaid mixer.	montanto	Oct 2012	#35
How tasteless.	Mad_Dem_X	Oct 2012	#36
Some people need to calm down.	Beacool	Oct 2012	#37
This message was self-deleted by its author	47of74	Oct 2012	#42
There goes my future purchases of KitchenAid	budkin	Oct 2012	#38
Ok nevermind, I didn't read that it was just some random employee	budkin	Oct 2012	#39
It wasn't a "random employee." It was the person hired to tweet on behalf of the company.	yardwork	Oct 2012	#44
Un-fucking believable!	StarryNite	Oct 2012	#41
The only way they could make up for this in my eyes	47of74	Oct 2012	#43
I like that idea. They need to do something to show they are really sorry	Justice	Oct 2012	#46
Imposible! That would imply KitchenAid is a person. Oh, that's right, corporations are made	24601	Oct 2012	#45
Too late fuckers!!!	and-justice-for-all	Oct 2012	#50

Response to LTR (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 11:47 PM

calimary (30,600 posts)

KitchenAid Tweets Joke About Obama's Dead Grandma

1. Too late.

12. Precisely. Kitchen Aid's damage control won't be fast enough to erase this. n/t

2. WTF?

3. wow -- wtf

4. WTF!

5. "... is in no way a representation of the brand's opinion."

6. Holy shit. I imagine someone will be fired over this. nt

7. Hopefully after the company loses A LOT of business. n/t

9. I hope not

17. I know...and I was planning to buy one soon

18. ditto n/t

19. I like my Viking stand mixer just fine.

23. I"m going to go look at Viking

47. The pasta maker is a bit chintzi - extruder rather than a roller, but it also has a blender dock ...

22. same here

28. Here's hoping you suffer financially for something your drunken uncle says.

29. See post #25. They need to feel the pain.

34. this wasn't some asshole spewing nonsense in the breakroom..

48. And I don't policy decided corporately against where I want my money to go. They have freedom of ...

53. I imagine that should some unnamed employee decide to speak his mind

31. If people buy one of their dishwashers word will get around

14. The article I read

16. +1. One can't boycott every company that used to have an asshole working for them

52. I don't want to pay for the idiots working in my workplace....

25. I won't

27. If that is how you feel, I would urge you to

40. I did exactly that.

51. Actually,

49. One could be diaspointed by that suspicion, too.

8. Will never buy a Kitchen Aid mixer or dishwasher again

15. When company management..

21. Me, too and I won't either. It sure took the shine off my grandmom's mixer standing in my kitchen.

26. I've boycotted since the 70's

10. I know it's been said a million times, but

11. "why are these right wingers so hateful?"

13. How horrible, to attack one's dead Mema.

20. That is heinous beyond compare. Foul, vile, and the end of any custom I gave

33. Spot on.

24. Wow

30. Even if this was about an unknown person it is in very poor taste. Kitchenaid will not be one of my

32. I would fire that person immediately.

35. And I was just going to buy a heavy duty kitchenaid mixer.

36. How tasteless.

37. Some people need to calm down.

38. There goes my future purchases of KitchenAid

39. Ok nevermind, I didn't read that it was just some random employee

44. It wasn't a "random employee." It was the person hired to tweet on behalf of the company.

41. Un-fucking believable!

43. The only way they could make up for this in my eyes

46. I like that idea. They need to do something to show they are really sorry

45. Imposible! That would imply KitchenAid is a person. Oh, that's right, corporations are made

50. Too late fuckers!!!