Twitter War Pits Sarah Silverman Against Steve Case
Kevin Smith wasn’t the only celebrity to get into a Twitter fracas during President’s Day weekend: Sarah Silverman was none too happy with some of the reaction to her controversial speech at the TED2010 conference, and she ended up sparring with AOL co-founder and former CEO Steve Case via the microblogging service, Gawker reported.
Silverman’s speech touched quite a few nerves for many reasons, among them repeated use of the word “retard.” TED curator Chris Anderson sent this tweet (since removed) from his @TEDChris account, according to Gawker:
I know I shouldn’t say this about one of my own speakers, but I thought Sarah Silverman was god-awful…
Silverman retorted, via her @SarahKSilverman account:
Kudos to @TEDChris for making TED an unsafe haven for all! You’re a barnacle of mediocrity on Bill Gates’ asshole.
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