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The Onion apologizes [View all] HarveyDarkey Feb 2013 OP
Uh, sorry Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #1
Why? demwing Feb 2013 #12
responsibility also rests with the person who set this shitstorm in motion SemperEadem Mar 2013 #109
What good would that do? Orrex Feb 2013 #13
i have the opposite attitude toward apologies Enrique Feb 2013 #15
The apology needs to come from both Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #17
How do you know the writer hasn't been fired already? AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #67
I don't, but hopefully he has, Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #93
because the ceo said SemperEadem Mar 2013 #110
That one may be scribbled on the back of a blank unemployment application Brother Buzz Feb 2013 #18
Likely the Writer is to busy packing his stuff up since he most probably got canned. Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author alp227 Feb 2013 #36
Lol, he didn't kill anyone. WTF is wrong with you? n-t Logical Feb 2013 #37
Actually, if I were QW's mama or agent I would make sure she never knew this happened... Hekate Feb 2013 #63
It was a fucking tweet, not a physical assault. nt Codeine Feb 2013 #100
it was verbal assault against a 9 yr old innocent CHILD SemperEadem Mar 2013 #111
I can see it now. "I want you to apologize before I fire you." Not sure the apology rhett o rick Feb 2013 #105
Good apology, not the usual, "if anyone was offended" crap. Laurian Feb 2013 #2
I agree HarveyDarkey Feb 2013 #21
Absolutely agree.... truebrit71 Feb 2013 #34
I think that's an excellent apology. Well done, Onion. Brickbat Feb 2013 #3
Yep, that's what a real apology looks like Taverner Feb 2013 #14
He was just kidding. kysrsoze Feb 2013 #20
clarification please. Who are you saying was "just kidding"? n/t BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #104
What did they tweet last night? JustAnotherGen Feb 2013 #4
Someone called Quvenzhané Wallis the "c" word. hedgehog Feb 2013 #9
They called a 9yr old girl the c word???! JaneyVee Feb 2013 #11
Yes, they did. n/t MicaelS Feb 2013 #22
WOW. Classy apology at least. It seems like any of the writers probably have access to their Twitter JaneyVee Feb 2013 #33
wwwwhat? ! Whisp Feb 2013 #30
Article about it ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #35
oooo. what the? Whisp Feb 2013 #48
I hadn't heard about this. How disgusting! October Feb 2013 #65
Wow.. was that ever evil Stupid. Cha Feb 2013 #95
Ouch! Yeah, that's pretty well over the top. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #59
Anyone know the context of the tweet? JaneyVee Feb 2013 #5
They were trying to be ironic Taverner Feb 2013 #16
MAJOR Fail! JaneyVee Feb 2013 #31
If I didn't know any better, I would guess the writer was drunk Taverner Feb 2013 #96
Didn't see it, but apparently there was a musical number that pulled a word switch... JHB Feb 2013 #32
Which makes it surprising they apologised to the Academy as well muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #40
I think it's fine. Leave the Academy to do its own apologizing for thinking the bit was clever... JHB Feb 2013 #70
Very good apology. When I saw that 1st post I thought accidently gotten on Breitbart.com Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #6
That's what an apology sounds like! hedgehog Feb 2013 #7
Excellent. K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #8
i was sure they had been hacked ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #10
I appreciate this apology. That tweet was a horrible thing to say to a child, or to anyone for myrna minx Feb 2013 #19
I gotta say, this groveling is kind of funny to watch RZM Feb 2013 #23
It would be interesting to find out if they've ever apologized for anything before. HarveyDarkey Feb 2013 #25
I don't know. I'm not aware of them doing so RZM Feb 2013 #27
I've never heard of them doing so either nxylas Feb 2013 #62
I think the apology stems from it being a two-fer offense: intheflow Feb 2013 #44
I think you're right. It's a double whammy n/t RZM Feb 2013 #78
Now, where's McFarlane's apology for being generally unfunny and mean-spirited? n/t TroglodyteScholar Feb 2013 #24
Seth is an awesome progressive ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #29
Yep, he makes all of us look great, for sure. TroglodyteScholar Feb 2013 #98
I Bet Kate Winslet Cracked Up otohara Feb 2013 #101
Good apology...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #26
But it's from the Onion Leslie Valley Feb 2013 #39
I know it isn't. The on-line edition two weeks after 9-11 is a good example. Gorp Feb 2013 #69
Bunk! Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #41
Read the thread; nobody fits your description. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #49
And? RZM Feb 2013 #81
I haven't seen it on DU Renew Deal Feb 2013 #77
Who's defending it? HarveyDarkey Feb 2013 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #50
It was vile. And it stood for an hour, until the complaints couldn't be ignored. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #42
It probably stood for an hour before it reached the CEO intheflow Feb 2013 #45
The responses on The Onion's fb page are bizarre. intheflow Feb 2013 #46
I thought it was funny. FreeBC Feb 2013 #51
haha. it was just a joke. cali Feb 2013 #52
yes, if done well. FreeBC Feb 2013 #66
I read the link. I didn't find an example of anyone calling a woman morningfog Feb 2013 #71
It was a "gas chamber" joke oberliner Feb 2013 #97
In this case it's a REAL 9-year old girl who is by all accounts a sweetheart ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #54
that's the point FreeBC Feb 2013 #57
Is it then funny if I state "you have a great sense of humor..."? LanternWaste Feb 2013 #103
you are a sick puppy. Whisp Feb 2013 #108
it takes a certain kind of a mind SemperEadem Mar 2013 #112
9 or 99 it makes me shudder at the crudity of modern society aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #72
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My mom just passed away last month. FreeBC Feb 2013 #58
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I am your humble admirer! SemperEadem Mar 2013 #114
well played SemperEadem Mar 2013 #113
The jury results aren't back yet LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #84
The Onion engages in satire.... the tweet was not satire. LanternWaste Feb 2013 #102
meh, just silliness all round quinnox Feb 2013 #53
Nobody claims it's the end of the world or sufrommich Feb 2013 #73
the reason I mentioned it quinnox Feb 2013 #74
The 1st amendment only applies if the government sufrommich Feb 2013 #75
I disagree quinnox Feb 2013 #76
It's still not a first amendment issue. Ironically sufrommich Feb 2013 #79
If he was doing it as part of his job, then that is different quinnox Feb 2013 #82
How about the guy who slapped the African American exboyfil Feb 2013 #107
I wouldn't be surprised if the onion is an "at will" employer SemperEadem Mar 2013 #116
The first amendment doesn't protect employment madville Feb 2013 #80
sure, but that sounds like it could result in a very juicy lawsuit quinnox Feb 2013 #83
no, but for using company media accounts to express their salacious opinions, yes they can. SemperEadem Mar 2013 #117
What does the first amendment have to do with anything being discussed? nt. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #85
maybe you missed the post quinnox Feb 2013 #86
I didn't miss the post, and the question still stands. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #87
so, what penalties do you think this person should face? quinnox Feb 2013 #88
Why would he face jail time, a misdemeanor, or anything like that? NCTraveler Feb 2013 #90
tell me what you think the first amendment means quinnox Feb 2013 #91
At this point I am confident you aren't being serious. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #92
ok, but I will continue to bring up the first amendment when I feel like it quinnox Feb 2013 #94
the first amendment SemperEadem Mar 2013 #115
Hey, tweeter, leave the kids alone! yurbud Feb 2013 #55
Dear Repubs SCVDem Feb 2013 #68
Fuck you Steve Hannah Crabby Appleton Feb 2013 #89
That tweet was monumentally stupid. jsr Feb 2013 #99
No surprise. LWolf Feb 2013 #106
I know I'm late to the party but K&R Number23 Mar 2013 #118
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