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In response to "The Onion is apparently apologizing for the tweet last night -- (link)" by oblique

I really don't get why people didn't get that joke.

Posted by TFox Feb 25 '13, 08:55

Had it been made about Dakota Fanning years ago, everyone would have laughed their asses off.

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I got it. I am not surprised people overreacted. -- nm - ty97 Feb 25, 08:59 1
- This' -- nm - amoxy Feb 25, 09:00
Yeah, I didn't think it was out-of-bounds. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Feb 25, 08:59
actually, i think that sort of crosses a line. - Andie Feb 25, 08:59 7
- i don't think there's anything all that magical about that word, except that because it's not as common, it packs more oomph. - TFox Feb 25, 09:00 5
  - that word pushes particular buttons. They knew and paid the price for it. - Mel Profit Feb 25, 09:02 3
    - i get that. it's a main reason i like coming up with my own words, because when they get repeated into submission, they're not useful anymore. - TFox Feb 25, 09:05
    - right, i get the joke, i don't care that they made fun of a 9 year old, it is strictly the word-choice. -- nm - Andie Feb 25, 09:03 1
      - and it's particularly a failure because the entire joke was that word. - Mel Profit Feb 25, 09:06
  - just speaking for me (and many people I know), it's an extra special word. - loosilu Feb 25, 09:01
- yeah, it's the word choice. -- nm - loosilu Feb 25, 09:00
(I'm not saying it's the pinnacle of comedy or anything, but like... chill out, people.) -- nm - TFox Feb 25, 08:55 10
- It would be one thing in an adult comedy club, but it was on a forum open to all ages. -- nm - Max Feb 25, 09:04
- meh - znufrii Feb 25, 08:58 7
  - She'was the only kid. I mean, what jackass out there really thinks a kid is a c***? -- nm - CQ Feb 25, 09:00 3
    - if someone joking tweeted that about your daughter, would you laugh it off? -- nm - Andie Feb 25, 09:00 2
      - i mean, probably, because it's so ludicrous. same reason i love making fat jokes to incredibly thin and gorgeous women. - TFox Feb 25, 09:02
      - If my daughter was up for an Oscar at her age? Yep. It's the Onion being the Onion. -- nm - CQ Feb 25, 09:02
  - for that joke, it was a perfectly chosen target. -- nm - TFox Feb 25, 08:59 1
    - Maybe I just don't get it. What's the joke outside of calling the child that name? What is there to get about that? -- nm - Elvis Feb 25, 09:03
  - that's why they did it -- nm - Beaker Feb 25, 08:58
- How dare you endanger a child! A child! Think of the poor precious children. Their poor poor ears. The Children dammit! -- nm - CQ Feb 25, 08:57

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I really don't get why people didn't get that joke.

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