Tag: Twitter backlash
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Baseball Player Offers Unwanted Advice on Birth Control to Jessica Smith, Twitter Responds
Get Pregnant Fast In another classic case of mansplaining, former MLB player and father of three, Jake Thompson, decided to weigh in on Jessica Smith’s comments regarding birth control, prompting a swift backlash on Twitter. Just a gentle reminder for Thompson and his fellow unsolicited advisers: your opinions on women’s reproductive rights are not needed.…
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Betsy DeVos’ Disturbing Joke About ‘Free Lunch’ – Twitter Sets the Record Straight
Get Pregnant Fast In a particularly insensitive moment, Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, made a joke about “free lunch” during her address at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “I’m Betsy DeVos. You may have heard some of the ‘wonderful’ things the mainstream media has called me lately,” she remarked. “I, however, take pride in…
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Linda Storm’s Twitter Misstep: A Lesson in Disconnect
Get Pregnant Fast On her very first day in office, the newly appointed Secretary of Education, Linda Storm, took to Twitter to ask a seemingly innocent question: “Day 1 on the job is done, but where do I find the pencils?” Unfortunately for her, this question didn’t resonate well with the public and resulted in…