Tweet That and Face The Consequences.

Posted on February 25, 2011
Filed Under Twitter |

Every once in a while, a famous public figure will out do his/her peers in a twitter controversy. Such is the case of our very own Sararika Ghose. On a recent trip abroad, Sagarika, in very blatant terms tweeted about how Indian men are ‘ugly’. Such a extreme comment from a objective journalist rightly took the Indian twittersphere by storm. So much so that she then became a trending Twitter topic in India.

While she got her fair share of comments from many Indian Tweople, why I believe you should pay attention to this incident is because there was an immediate call to action from CNN. The parent organization was asked about its views and weather it endorsed Sagarika’s comments withing minutes of her comments. Case in point: Things do spread fast. The faster they spread the harder it is to do damage control.

Lesson to be learned: Let’s get objective people. Yes! Twitter does give you a platform and freedom to express your thoughts. However, it does not give you the license to bull sh*t!

Follow one simple principle for your twitter posting: Post only those thoughts that you would scream out to a crowd. If you think you’re going to mumble it, don’t post it on Twitter! Use common sense and when the red flags of sensitivity alarm your brain listen to them!

I’ve documented the incident and the responses below. (Psstt… if you haven’t used Storify yet, Use IT!)

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