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Steve Martin apologizes for offensive Twitter joke
http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2013/12/23/steve-martin-apologizes-for-offensive-twitter-joke/
Ashamed ex-PR executive apologizes for AIDS in Africa tweet
http://kdvr.com/2013/12/23/ashamed-ex-pr-executive-apologizes-for-aids-in-africa-tweet/
Wash. lawmaker apologizes for 'desert racist wasteland' Tweet
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Wash-lawmaker-calls-Arizona-racist-wasteland-after-Seahawks-loss-237044051.html
NFL Player Tweets Racist Joke
http://www.buzzfeed.com/joelanderson/nfl-player-tweets-racist-joke-and-refuses-to-apologize
And that was just the last couple of days...
defacto7
(13,485 posts)Say what you mean then take it back as a public apology like it erases the hurt... but you still get to say what you meant the first time yet you get away with it. It's a ploy going around for a few years. It will pass.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)It could ruin your career, cause your spouse to leave you, ruin your political chances or cost you a quarter million when tweet the wrong address...
For some twitter is indeed the debbil.
For me it's a great aggregator and a lot of fun.
Skittles
(157,924 posts)or just proving how stupid they are
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Compounded with the rapid "viral" nature of tweets. It's like stupid on crack...
The tale of the PR exec was amazing. She had two hours left on her flight to joburg. The whole twitter-verse knew she was fired...
The protagonist overwhelmed by the now dramatic audience. Where DU delivers Pizza, twitter seems to deliver real life pestilence.
Skittles
(157,924 posts)I believe Twitter is proving me correct