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(85,176 posts) Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:53 PM Dec 2015

NY Post Sparks Outrage With Jared Fogle ‘Enjoy a Foot Long’ Prison Rape Cover [View all]

Newspaper jokes about Subway spokesperson after he pleads guilty to allegations that he paid for sex acts with minors

Former Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle should “enjoy a foot long in jail,” according to the New York Post‘s Thursday cover, which features a photograph of Fogle leaving the courthouse amid child pornography charges.

The controversial cover comes a day after Fogle said he will plead guilty to receiving and distributing child pornography, as well as engaging in an unlawful sex act with a minor, but it did not sit well with all of the paper’s readers.

Joking about the sex scandal turned the Post into a top Twitter trend, sparking outrage from some users of the social media platform who thought it was insensitive to joke about the sensitive subject.
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http://www.thewrap.com/ny-post-sparks-outrage-with-jared-fogle-enjoy-a-foot-long-in-jail-cover

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NY Post Sparks Outrage With Jared Fogle ‘Enjoy a Foot Long’ Prison Rape Cover [View all] Renew Deal Dec 2015 OP

August 20, 2015 alcibiades_mystery Dec 2015 #1

america's true family values are always "timely" nt msongs Dec 2015 #2

There is no time limit on DU Renew Deal Dec 2015 #9

We ain't LBN but I hate this on GD, sorry OP but whats the point of this post, we all read it then. winstars Dec 2015 #19

I never saw that, I swear KamaAina Dec 2015 #3

Nice post Rupert! Renew Deal Dec 2015 #10

Busted! KamaAina Dec 2015 #12

That's four months ago Android3.14 Dec 2015 #4

This is the New York Post. EL34x4 Dec 2015 #5

Rupert Murdoch, keeping it classy... n/t backscatter712 Dec 2015 #6

I wish our culture was less sadistic. NobodyHere Dec 2015 #7

Someone thinks prison rape is rec-worthy... squeeeee! demmiblue Dec 2015 #8

Maybe they think that the criticism is rec-worthy Renew Deal Dec 2015 #11

more likely they agree with the outrage based on their post history JI7 Dec 2015 #13

Until not so long ago, that sentiment was fairly prevalent even on DU Orrex Dec 2015 #14

I was surprised at the backlash in general. Renew Deal Dec 2015 #15

I confess to making a few "don't drop the soap" jokes in my time. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #16

I don't think I've ever made that joke on DU Orrex Dec 2015 #17

I think it derives from the whole "an eye for an eye"... madinmaryland Dec 2015 #20

Yes, now they have to come up with creative, indirect ways of celebrating rape alcibiades_mystery Dec 2015 #18