If you were watching Twitter this past weekend, you might have seen comedian Patton Oswalt saying some surprising things. Offensive things. Hateful, even.
The things he was saying came as even more of a surprise given his typically left-of-center political views. For example:
whites and "darks" should be kept separate. Sorry if that sounds too "tree-huggy" to my conservative followers.
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
all abortion should be illegal, no exceptions. Just go ahead and UNFOLLOW me, you right wing hate-mongers.
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
Hitler was absolutely right about the Jews. And I don't care how many "white power" redneck followers I lose by Tweeting that.
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
Let NAMBLA members fuck anyone they want. Am I so crazy for wanting my kid to grow up in a safer world?
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
My grandchildren had better be WHITE. And I mean PURE WHITE, or we're not going to have a country anymore. #tolerance
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
Rap is performed by monkeys in expensive clothes. Sorry if I offended you, white conservatives, but it's the truth.
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
Then, if youâre anything like me, you would have gone to his Twitter page and checked out his feed⊠paused⊠and begun to laugh. A lot. Because youâd have seen one of the better Twitter jokes of all time:
When it comes to doing laundry, I firmly believe in using environment-friendly detergent and I ALSO believe
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
whites and "darks" should be kept separate. Sorry if that sounds too "tree-huggy" to my conservative followers.
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
Saying that gay marriage is unconstitutional is as hateful & ignorant as saying
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
all abortion should be illegal, no exceptions. Just go ahead and UNFOLLOW me, you right wing hate-mongers.
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
Oh, you think repealing voting laws in the south is justified, you racist asshole? I suppose you ALSO believe that
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
Hitler was absolutely right about the Jews. And I don't care how many "white power" redneck followers I lose by Tweeting that.
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
You think ANYONE should be able to buy a gun for ANY reason, you idiot? Well, why don't we just
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
Let NAMBLA members fuck anyone they want. Am I so crazy for wanting my kid to grow up in a safer world?
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
For you simpletons who see everything in "black" and "white": if racism, misogyny, hatred and fear are BLACK, then
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
My grandchildren had better be WHITE. And I mean PURE WHITE, or we're not going to have a country anymore. #tolerance
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
And I'm sorry, but I fucking HATE FOX NEWS. Bunch of race-baiting corporate shills. All of their medieval, fact-free clapt
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
Rap is performed by monkeys in expensive clothes. Sorry if I offended you, white conservatives, but it's the truth.
â Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 17, 2013
Of course, Oswaltâs blockbuster-scale troll worked like gangbusters, as the second âhalfâ of each tweet attracted no small amount of vitriolic response. Well played, Mr. Oswalt. Well played.
Everyone good? Have a good weekend? It was finally sunny for a second in San Francisco, and the entire world came alive. And then the fog returned. Anyway, talk games, Twitter trolling, or anything else, here or over at TAY.
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