Some topics are totally taboo to comedians, as the Jason Biggs Malaysia Airlines tweet confirms; Biggs is taking flak for making light of a very recent tragedy.
News of the Malaysian Airlines plane crash settles the mystery, the tragedy expressed in sentiments over the news and the social media. Comedian Jason Biggs probably took the incident too far in a joke; at the very least, the humorous comment was too soon.
The "American Pie" star made light of the incident, and in a tweet, offered to sell his Malaysia Airlines frequent flyer miles. The tweet immediately received flak from dissenters, some from users acquainted or associated with the affected families.
Jason Biggs' tweets are far from tame, mostly blunt and controversial. His comment on the Malaysia Airlines incident may have crossed the line too soon, though.
The "Orange is the New Black" actor was candid (or reckless) in his tweet: "Anyone wanna buy my Malaysia Airlines frequent flier miles?"
The Jason Biggs Malaysia Airlines tweet was met with heated response, from users who felt the comment went way over the lines of decency: "Too soon, man. Too soon," "Was your sense of humor on that flight?" "Way too soon for a joke like this; families don't even know."
Biggs went on the defensive, backing his initial tweet with the follow-ups. "Hey all you 'too soon' a-----s- it's a f-----g joke. You don't have to think it's funny, or even be on my twitter page at all. The idea that I wouldn't have any empathy 4 the victims or their families because I make a joke is absolutely ridiculous. U know that, right? Truly- you losers are literally trying to find s--t to get angry about. Channel your issues elsewhere."
He later apologized for the comment, in effect deleting all of his previous tweets. "Hey all- ok, so- I am deleting my previous tweets. People were offended, and that was not my intent. Sorry to those of you that were." (nydailynews.com)