‘Oh racists, look at you’: Bloomberg Politics yanks tweet after outcry [pic]

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http://twitter.com/#!/nbj914/status/524334156571213824 Well, maybe not quite the end … but this definitely isn’t Bloomberg Politics’ best day. If you give the news site the benefit of the doubt, they were only trying to link to a weekend story about White House chef Sam Kass. But it was the accompanying photo juxtaposition that made many tweeters take notice: […]

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‘Smug, patronising and ignorant’: Delta slammed for ‘racist’ World Cup tweet

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http://twitter.com/#!/Delta/status/478690641904287745 Delta’s tweet celebrating the USA’s 2‑1 win over Ghana in the World Cup today consists of two beautiful images. Unfortunately for the person who posted it, the lovely giraffe is nowhere to be found in Ghana. (Maybe they have one or two in a zoo?) http://twitter.com/#!/thelastforson/status/478691767668056064 http://twitter.com/#!/Ekow_Acquah/status/478693298874638336 http://twitter.com/#!/bubusn/status/478695819470970880 http://twitter.com/#!/KimCNN/status/478695966229659648 http://twitter.com/#!/gnledward/status/478696332686000129 http://twitter.com/#!/eldang/status/478696477544292352 http://twitter.com/#!/Chimichamu/status/478696883779424256 http://twitter.com/#!/the_itch1980/status/478697141360398336 http://twitter.com/#!/natoism/status/478697198751055872 […]

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