The Onion apologizes for offensive Quvenzhané Wallis tweet (Photo: Frederic J. Brown / AFP - Getty Images) Not all humor is for everyone (just read reviews of Seth MacFarlane’s Oscar night hosting job), but some jokes cause everyone to agree that a line has been crossed. Such was the case Sunday night when, for nearly an hour, a tweet by the Onion applied the c-word to 9-year-old “Beasts of the Southern Wild” star Quvenzhané Wallis. On Monday, The Onion CEO Steve Hannah apologized and promised disciplinary action for “those individuals responsible.” Read the complete story.
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The Onion apologizes for offensive Quvenzhané Wallis tweet

(Photo: Frederic J. Brown / AFP - Getty Images)

Not all humor is for everyone (just read reviews of Seth MacFarlane’s Oscar night hosting job), but some jokes cause everyone to agree that a line has been crossed. Such was the case Sunday night when, for nearly an hour, a tweet by the Onion applied the c-word to 9-year-old “Beasts of the Southern Wild” star Quvenzhané Wallis. On Monday, The Onion CEO Steve Hannah apologized and promised disciplinary action for “those individuals responsible.”

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Source: digitallife.today.com

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