I'm with Wendell Pierce

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from Buzzfeed:


The Onion Called Quvenzhané Wallis A Horrible Word

____ Apparently, the presence of a 9-year-old girl experiencing a triumphant moment brings out the ugliest side of some people. Let's hope she never finds out what The Onion wrote about her. And if she does, that she also finds out that people freaked out about it. Particularly Wendell Pierce, who played Bunk on The Wire. Take it away, Mr. Pierce:


tweeted by, Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce

@TheOnion Identify the writer. Let him defend that abhorrent verbal attack of a child. You call it humor I call it horrendous.


Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce
@TheOnion I will never lose the ability to be offended and let anyone verbally abuse a child. Especially a child of my community in NOLA



Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce
@TheSteamer They have the freedom to say whatever they want and I have a right to say it's offensive. I won't stand by and watch the abuse.

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1. What is the back story?

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3. click

. . . on the 'what the Onion wrote' link in the op.

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2. Big Wendell Pierce fan...

loved him in Treme.

Good for him for speaking out.

Sid

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4. Chelsea Clinton

Chelsea Clinton ‏@ChelseaClinton

#Unacceptable #Outrageous MT @UncleRUSH the v offensive tweet abt Quvenzhané Wallis @TheOnion doesn't want you to see http://bit.ly/YrZbh1