The Onion Apologizes For Calling Quvenzhané Wallis The ‘C’ Word
Tweets flew fast and furiously during last night’s Oscar Ceremony, so it was only a matter of time before somebody tweeted something offensive. That time was 11:42 and the tweet was by The Onion, the satiric fake news organization about Quvenzhané Wallis, the nine-year-old star of Beasts of the Southern Wild.
“Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhané Wallis is kind of a (four-letter word that begins with C), right?” read the tweet, which was promptly taken down. Read More
