The Onion Apologizes For Vulgar Tweet About Nine-Year-Old
Did you catch the horrible tweet @TheOnion sent out during the Oscars last night about nine-year-old actress, Quvenzhané Wallis?
Someone tweeting from the mostly-hilarious satire site went rogue and called the little girl (brace yourselves) a c*nt. No joke.
Followers were NOT happy about it and The Onion has since apologized for the gaffe – but is it enough?
If you’re not familiar with The Onion, it’s responsible for creating wildly hilarious satire mimicking (and often being mistaken for) genuine articles with a ‘ripped from the headlines’ feel.
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