It’s a familiar pattern by now. 1) Comedian tweets something “risqué.” 2) The internet explodes OUTRAGE OUTRAGE HOW DARE HE/SHE. 3) Repeat. In this case, the comedian is Sarah Silverman, who tweeted a watermarked, lightly satirical 9GAG list of “Ten Rape Prevention Tips,” along with the caption: “These are great- send to all the men in ur life.”
These are great- send to all the men in ur life RT @texpatriate 10 Rape Prevention Tips. @lizzwinstead pic.twitter.com/IPfWsaz9zz
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) March 21, 2015
If you were wondering whether Blues Traveler responded, yes, Blues Traveler responded.
@SarahKSilverman @texpatriate @lizzwinstead where were U in my middle school football locker room!?#themoreyouknow
— Blues Traveler (@blues_traveler) March 21, 2015
That’s classic Popper. But most responses were more like:
https://twitter.com/dezzyboe/status/579172816488136704
https://twitter.com/Zaclee_nyc/status/579174378291752960
@SarahKSilverman @texpatriate @lizzwinstead This is so offensive to men. What an awful subtext you're propagating.
— Mac (@Berkshire_Bok) March 21, 2015
Not "funny" to blame all men. Id rather take assults on women seriously. @SarahKSilverman @wooferunleashed @texpatriate @lizzwinstead
— Karen is Percivalsmum (@percivalsmum) March 22, 2015
This guy chimed in, and everything went straight to hell:
https://twitter.com/Pharked/status/580336050628730880
#NotAllPeople should be allowed to be on Twitter.