Sean Penn Laughs Off Twitter Outrage
He calls it "flagrant stupidity." We prefer tweetrage.
Tweetrage is not a word. But it needs to be.
The hallmarks of this 140-characters-or-less mutation of outrage, proper, include anger without full knowledge and split-second pontificating. And, in a great many cases, humble acknowledgement of a more temperate context once all the facts are known. Or a full world view is re-embraced.
That’s why it was so refreshing to see Sean Penn kiss off his social media critics. As this year’s Best Picture trophies were being carried backstage, a tidal wave of tweetrage was surging over the actor’s “green card” crack.
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