Thursday, March 31, 2016

The U.S. State Department Angers Americans On Twitter With Travel Advisory For 'Ugly' People

  
U.S. State Department puts its foot in its mouth, then deleted this tweet and apologized

When a government tries to be cool online, it never ends well. The U.S. State Department is more proof of this. A smart aleck tweeting from the State Department's official Twitter page posted the comment, "Not a '10' in the US? Then not a 10 overseas. Beware of being lured into buying expensive drinks or worse - being robbed #springbreakingbadly." Americans on Twitter got upset at the Tweet slamming the State Department in a series of comical tweets:





The parody twitter page mocking the fiasco:



Then the State Department deleted the tweet and issued this apology:


People shouldn't feel bad. The State Department wasn't calling everybody ugly. They were just talking about Madonna and Jay Z (LOL). The rest of you, have a happy vacation, don't leave your drinks unattended, don't take rides from strangers or book travel arrangements with companies/sites that aren't reputable.



Madonna (left) and Jay Z (right)

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State Department Apologizes for #SpringBreakingBadly Tweet 

Mar 31, 2016, 8:12 AM ET - The State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs apologized for a tweet it sent out Wednesday that warned Americans of scams while traveling overseas. “Not a ‘10’ in the US? Then not a 10 overseas. Beware of being lured into buying expensive drinks or worse – being robbed. #springbreakingbadly,” the tweet read. It has since been deleted, but several media organizations had already captured the tweet, and Twitter users were quick to respond...