CNN’s Don Lemon added another derp moment to his list of many on Tuesday, when he asked a woman who accused Bill Cosby of raping her why she didn’t bite her alleged rapist’s penis, prompting us to sideye Lemon like everyone in the picture above is doing. We shouldn’t even have to say this, but here’s why it’s an absurdly stupid question: if you do anything to a rapist that enrages them without instantly killing them or knocking them unconscious, you’ll probably get murdered.
Twitter didn’t let the gaffe slide. Soon #DonLemonReporting was trending, a hashtag chock-full of snark and cringe humor as people tweeted other questions and helpful suggestions about avoiding abuse and tragedies. We’ve collected our favorite tweets below.
To be fair, Lemon later apologized, but, you know, if you don’t want to become a Twitter joke, there are ways to avoid that.
https://twitter.com/richrdhernandez/status/535060749303836672
"I'm sorry your house burned down, but I have to ask… did you ask the fire to stop? Did you ask nicely?" #DonLemonReporting
— HEATED. (@sovivACEous) November 19, 2014
Did you think to tell the mugger you didn't want to be robbed and you needed to keep your money? #DonLemonReporting
— Jayelle #IStandWithBubba 🇺🇸🏳️🌈💖💜💙 (@GreenEyedLilo) November 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/NotAllBhas/status/535134982248083456
"Did you consider asking the shark to stay away from you, or simply giving up surfing altogether?" #DonLemonReporting
— Jayelle #IStandWithBubba 🇺🇸🏳️🌈💖💜💙 (@GreenEyedLilo) November 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/thecajunboy/status/535061462645891072
Sorry, Buffalo. But, you could have…moved…to a warmer climate. Did you think about moving? #DonLemonReporting
— BigHeadBS💨 (@BigHeadBS) November 19, 2014
"Zebras can run, you know. Maybe they should simply run away from the areas where the lions live." #DonLemonReporting
— Jayelle #IStandWithBubba 🇺🇸🏳️🌈💖💜💙 (@GreenEyedLilo) November 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/tedge20/status/535132080934764544
https://twitter.com/elonjames/status/534944498766200832
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/534942797544316928
"I'm #DonLemonReporting live from a rape prevention rally" pic.twitter.com/XOdQNe5Js5
— baldheaded (@femmeminem) November 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/briangaar/status/535140859956588544
https://twitter.com/dvnix/status/534943667153555456
https://twitter.com/IowaPeg/status/534945116582989825
https://twitter.com/HalpernAlex/status/535113611392192514
https://twitter.com/JRehling/status/534948055716335616
https://twitter.com/elonjames/status/534945432342769664
If Africans didn't want to be stolen and sold into slavery, they shouldn't have been in Africa that day. #DonLemonReporting
— Biz LB (@LBrothersMedia) November 19, 2014
#DonLemonReporting "Native Americans, did you even consider trademarking 'Redskins' before the NFL ?"
— BigHeadBS💨 (@BigHeadBS) November 19, 2014
"If you didn't want to risk being trapped on a platform 60 stories in the air, what were you doing washing windows?" #DonLemonReporting
— Jayelle #IStandWithBubba 🇺🇸🏳️🌈💖💜💙 (@GreenEyedLilo) November 19, 2014
"You know, Mr. Earnhardt, there are ways to avoid getting into an accident on the track and flipping over 13 times." #DonLemonReporting
— Jayelle #IStandWithBubba 🇺🇸🏳️🌈💖💜💙 (@GreenEyedLilo) November 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/534944501841014784
When life hands you lemons, Don Lemon blames you for taking them. #DonLemonReporting
— Paul Myers (@pulmyears) November 19, 2014
Let's hear Don Lemon out. He might be speaking from experience after taking up our repeated recommendations that he eat a bowl of dicks.
— 🐧✨America Is Musty✨🐧 (@DragonflyJonez) November 19, 2014