Who knew Everybody Loves Raymond actress Patricia Heaton had such a taste for Twitter controversy? Last week, while heads were exploding over Rush Limbaugh's vile rants, Heaton tweeted her agreement with the misogynistic radio show host in a series of attacks aimed at Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke. A few gems: "If every Tweaton sent Georgetown Gal one condom, her parents wouldn’t have to cancel basic cable, & she would never reproduce -- sound good?" and "G-Gal: you’ve given yer folks great gift for Mother’s/Father’s Day! Got up in front of whole world & said I’m having tons of sex- pay 4 it" Several tweets later, her Twitter account was MIA.
Gotta love it when celebs mouth off on social media and then think they can save their reps in one fell swoop by clicking that "delete" button! But now, Heaton is back and has tweeted an "apology." As if that makes all a-okay.
Check out Heaton's latest:
I apologized to Ms. Fluke last week. I may not agree with her views but I didn't treat her with respect and I'm sorry. I was wrong. Mea Culpa.
Can you say passive-aggressive? While I appreciate that it seems like she's seen the error of her ways, it kills me that people believe that just because they railed out on Twitter or Facebook, it's something they can erase and take back instantly. Like Chris Brown's F-bomb-filled freakout after the Grammys. Just because a statement is tweeted and easily deleted doesn't mean it's disposable. It's actually very much the opposite. Haven't they heard? The web is increasingly more permanent, and there's such a thing as a screen-shot! Gasp.
Here's a thought: How 'bout Heaton try thinking before she tweets next time? If she had this time, it might save have saved her loads of embarrassment and then having to tweet a defensive, half-hearted apology.
Check out a video report on Patricia's debacle ...
Do you think Heaton's tweets should be forgiven and forgotten?
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Yes I do. I think we have all lost it a time or two and said things we wished we hadn't instead of just biting our tongues. I think we all have a right to our opinion. We just have to learn to put it out there in a way that isn't so offensive. :)
It is time people were "TOLERANT" of others opinions. Heaton is like many of us - sick of people demanding that they are owed things - work for it, pay for it, earn it - DO NOT DEMAND that someone else pay for what you want. Birth control is not a right, it is not a necessary product - like health insurance it is a priviledge, a benefit. Stop wasting money on pills and use the less expensive birth control like the rest of us who pay for it from our owne pockets - get the mirana device and you wont need to pay monthly. Save money. I would gladly pay for welfare to put in the mirana for ALL baby producers and those like Fluke.
I really agree with you LadyRider Rider. I just didn't know how to say it as well as you did.
I think that her Tweets should be forgiven and forgotten. So she went on a tirade that day, haven't we all and then later regretted it? I know I have and I have always went back and apologized and hope that all was forgiven and forgotten.
sure
OMG, can we quit using Chris Brown as a reference for every inappropriate Tweet?! There are so many other examples out there.
People make mistakes, celebs included. She did something wrong, she apologized what else can she possibly do? I say accept the apology and move on .