‘What the hell’? Ken Jennings really stepped in it with this ‘wheelchair’ tweet
http://twitter.com/#!/OopsNate/status/514125400407298048
Or maybe not so much.
Earlier today, the former “Jeopardy!” champ and perpetual jerk thought he’d remind just how clever he is:
Nothing sadder than a hot person in a wheelchair.
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) September 22, 2014
Needless to say, that didn’t go over with a lot of people:
@KenJennings Ken đ
— Wilson Carlisle (@WilframAlpha) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings I just…how can you even think this is ok to say? I can't even express how many levels this can be hurtful on. Goodbye.
— Jordan Goldstein (@thetabyte) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings You might want to rethink this one.
— Matt Young (@ThisMattYoung) September 22, 2014
— Hafthor Stefansson ❎ (@hafthor) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings lapse in judgment here.
— Mark Ashton (@Arkmashton) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings Not funny.
— Sharon Wong (@sharonw) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings I think that expressing that sentiment can do harm to people, regardless of whether you believe it.
— Jordan Goldstein (@thetabyte) September 22, 2014
Wow @KenJennings is a SERIOUS asshat. Enjoy that 15mins buddy.
— chrishanrahan (@chrishanrahan) September 22, 2014
Decidedly not cool, as said by a happy hottie with a walking stick. RT @KenJennings: Nothing sadder than a hot person in a wheelchair.”
— Angela Clarke (@TheAngelaClarke) September 22, 2014
To any young people out there with a disability, you are perfect just the way you are. Ken Jennings can stick my walking stick up his bum.
— Angela Clarke (@TheAngelaClarke) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings @sween @matthewbaldwin @biorhythmist real dip shit thing to say.
— Ashwin (@ashwindeshmukh) September 22, 2014
@knottyyarn @KenJennings how awful for someone who writes books for youth. Terrible role model.
— Nina A. (@NinaPleases) September 22, 2014
@jonahweiland @KenJennings "I'll take Dumb Tweets From a Supposedly Smart Guy for $500, Alex."
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) September 22, 2014
What a douche bag. https://t.co/FVtRQQahji
— Juliet Mushens (@mushenska) September 22, 2014
I guess it's appropriate for me to tweet this again, @kenjennings. pic.twitter.com/E8fXUjZDUP
— Matthew (@Matthops82) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings I can't even begin to explain the depths of shittiness in this tweet.
— k k leroux (@newsyleroux) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings What the hell, Ken? Not okay.
— Emily Aviva Kapor (@EmilyAviva) September 22, 2014
Stay classy Ken Jennings
— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings You're a dick. #unfollow
— Kelly Teresko (@kteresko) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings not funny, even in the slightest.
— Dan Carson (@okdan) September 22, 2014
Who's this prick, and why does he tweet fucked up nonsense? RT @KenJennings: Nothing sadder than a hot person in a wheelchair.
— Ridley (@_Ridley_) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings Really insensitive, horrible comment.
— Jenny Reynolds (@jreynolds0316) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings pretty offensive, Ken. Money and gameshow prowess didn't buy you basic human decency.
— Russ Enright (@russen58) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings Wow. There are so many awful things about that sentence I don't even know where to start. Maybe rethink this one.
— harmony (@fonticulus) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings This is disappointing as hell, Ken. You're smarter than this. Or maybe you're not. WTF, dude.
— Ashton Treadway (@ashtontreadway) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings Nothing sadder than an intelligent man behaving like the lowest common denominator of frathouse dudebros.
— Erin Hicks (@ErintheHealer) September 22, 2014
@KenJennings Nothings sadder than a smart person giving in to stupidity.
— Ira Kates (@IraKates) September 22, 2014
I think you just disproved your own theory. RT @KenJennings Nothing sadder than a hot person in a wheelchair.
— Nicole Witte (@TheNicoleWitte) September 22, 2014
.@KenJennings i've got one thing sadder: an asshole with a twitter account.
— Heather Ratcliff (@MortuaryReport) September 22, 2014
(Hat tip: @gypsyluc)
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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