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CJCRANE

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22. Also some people think twitter/facebook is a chance to vent their interior monologue...

Reply to Arcanetrance (Reply #12)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 07:11 AM

Dec 2013

It's a strange thing but some people use social media to post every little brainfart that pops up.

That's why I left facebook: I don't need to know what my acquaintances are thinking and doing when I'm not with them.

I lost a lot of respect for some of them just based on their postings. Stuff that pre-facebook I wouldn't know or need to know about.

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Woman offends the entire continent of Africa with a Tweet, Twitter gets on the case [View all] MrScorpio Dec 2013 OP

"Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!" Justine Sacco NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1

WAS like head of PR/Comm MrScorpio Dec 2013 #2

How does someone who does pr and communications for a living manage to post something so stupid Arcanetrance Dec 2013 #8

Often, it's their "charm", youth, and good looks. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #9

I'll hold out hope she was hacked Recursion Dec 2013 #11

Yeah and I guess if all else fails never underestimate the ability of humans to do the dumbest Arcanetrance Dec 2013 #12

Also some people think twitter/facebook is a chance to vent their interior monologue... CJCRANE Dec 2013 #22

"Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!" Electric Monk Dec 2013 #3

Ryan White would beg to differ. Or Rock Hudson. alp227 Dec 2013 #30

Noticed there was a response tweet from Kerry Washington... Ken Burch Dec 2013 #4

Article on the link below Tx4obama Dec 2013 #5

I hope nothing happens to her. it's stupid people are stalking her flight. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #6

Airport security will probably make sure she just gets on a flight straight back to London Ken Burch Dec 2013 #13

Her father is a South African billionaire rusty fender Dec 2013 #17

And even LESS reason to have tweeted what she did. Ken Burch Dec 2013 #28

I hope she's fired before the plane lands. n/t geomon666 Dec 2013 #7

Wow, I hope she was hacked Recursion Dec 2013 #10

Well, she didn't claim to have been when she apologized. Ken Burch Dec 2013 #14

She opened a new account and apologized profusely here: CJCRANE Dec 2013 #15

that's a hoax account blogslut Dec 2013 #16

How do you know it's a hoax account? nt CJCRANE Dec 2013 #19

Well, before twitter shut it down blogslut Dec 2013 #20

Fair enough. I didn't see that. However... CJCRANE Dec 2013 #21

Well, she wasn't famous enough to have a verified account blogslut Dec 2013 #23

I meant the advice was to claim it was a hoax, after the fact. CJCRANE Dec 2013 #24

I've seen the thing about her father being a South African billionaire blogslut Dec 2013 #25

It's a sad case all round. I hope it's resolved. CJCRANE Dec 2013 #26

Yes, it does, and also often demonstrates the prevalence of blurbing out RKP5637 Dec 2013 #27

So happy to hear white folks don't get AIDS. Shrike47 Dec 2013 #18

Same for some of MY white friends, too. Ken Burch Dec 2013 #29

lulz.. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #31

I don't think she meant any offense... HipChick Dec 2013 #32

Look what else she wrote: savalez Dec 2013 #33

I don't think she was hacked. undeterred Dec 2013 #34

Ha! savalez Dec 2013 #35