Alec Sulkin: Difference between revisions

In March 2011, Sulkin caused a controversy by posting the following joke on [[Twitter]]: "If you wanna feel better about this [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|earthquake]] in [[Japan]], [[Google (verb)|google]] '[[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]] death toll.'"<ref name="NewsBusters">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2011/03/12/family-guy-writer-if-you-wanna-feel-better-about-japan-earthquake-goo |title='Family Guy' Writer: "Wanna Feel Better About Japan Quake - Google 'Pearl Harbor Death Toll'”|last=Sheppard|first=Noel|publisher=NewsBusters|accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref> <ref name="Connelley">{{cite newsweb|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/03/12/family-guy-writer-tweets-pearl-harbor-joke-in-response-to-japanese-earthquake/ |title=Family workGuy Writer Tweets Pearl Harbor Joke In Response To Japanese Earthquake|last=Connelley|first=Brendon|publisher=Bleeding Cool |accessdate=4 September date=2011-03-12}}</ref> Sulkin made the comment one day after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|2011 Tōhoku earthquake]], which killed over 10,000 people in [[Japan]]. The following day, Sulkin deleted the joke and apologized, saying the post was insensitive and that he had not realized the extent and severity of the disaster.<ref name="Apology">{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/#!/thesulk/status/46618078443872256|title=Yesterday death toll|accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref>