It's always risky business to engage in social commentary
about political matters or trending topics for the obvious reason
that it can turn really bad, really quickly. That's the exact
lesson American journalist, David Leavitt, learnt recently when he
tried to leverage off the horrific Manchester bombing. Within
minutes of the attack, Leavitt had attempted to 'entertain'
his audience with the below tweet:
Rightfully so, the Twittersphere erupted with rage and sent
Leavitt's account into meltdown.
But unfortunately, the gags didn't stop there – the
journalist continued to dig his hole deeper by poking fun at Ariana
Grande herself.
Receiving over 40,000 replies to his series of tweets following
the incident, Leavitt continued to spiral downwards as he
questioned if his joke could have been better timed.
