Quickly deletes tweet after furious backlash.
The New York Times chose to honor the 18th anniversary of the September 11 atrocity by blaming “airplanes” for carrying out the attack.
Yes, really.
“18 years have passed since airplanes took aim and brought down the World Trade Center,” the Times tweeted from its official account.
The tweet prompted an immediate backlash, with respondents furious the Times appeared to be absolving the terrorists of blame and pinning the responsibility on inanimate objects instead.
The newspaper later deleted the tweet and half way apologized, tweeting, “We’ve deleted an earlier tweet to this story and have edited for clarity. The story has also been updated.”
We've deleted an earlier tweet to this story and have edited for clarity. The story has also been updated.
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“Airplanes took aim”
“2000 people”
Imagine what it takes, as a newsroom with a huge editorial process, to get 9/11 so offensively incorrect.
Scumbags.
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That's exactly the same as blaming "assault weapons" on mass shootings. EXACTLY!
ReplyDeleteThose are the same assholes whom blame a hammer for a bashed thumb instead of the incompetent asshole holding the hammer.
ReplyDeleteThe scumbag asshole left have picked a side in this war and it isnt OUR side.