You Won't Believe Which Brand Just Posted This Offensive Tweet
Brand social media accounts frequently publish offensive or otherwise ill-advised tweets, messages, or status updates. To keep readers of Gawker better appraised of offensive brand social-media activity, we're collecting all future coverage into a single, updating post, with the latest brand offense at the top.
Update: 4:44 p.m. 12/11/2014
Brand: Best Buy
Social media platform: Twitter
Offensive statement: "We have everything you need. Unless you need a payphone. #Serial"
Published on: 3:48 p.m. ET, 12/11/2014
Deleted on: Still live
via Mashable
Update: 11:05 a.m. 11/25/2014
Brand: The Boston Red Sox
Social media platform: Twitter
Offensive statement: "So how was everyone's Monday?" [Published on the day of the Ferguson grand jury announcement]
Published on: 9:26 p.m. ET, 11/24/2014
Deleted on: "Promptly" afterward
via Yahoo!
Brand: WTVC NewsChannel 9
Social media platform: Twitter
Offensive statement: "Don't worry, Dancing with the Stars will be back on after the special report. #Ferguson"
Published on: 9:15 p.m. ET, 11/24/2014
Deleted on: 9:59 p.m. ET 11/24/2014
via Buzzfeed
Update: 2:54 p.m. 11/18/2014
Brand: Dave and Buster's
Social media platform: Twitter
Offensive statement: "'I hate tacos,' said no Juan ever #TacoTuesday #DaveandBusters"
Published on: 1:01 p.m. ET, 11/18/2014
Deleted on: 1:41 p.m. ET, 11/18/2014
via Adweek