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Burning Questions || BY Frank DiGiacomo || 03 14 2013 10:05 AM

Pope Francis Gets The C-Word Treatment In Parody Of The Onion's Quvenzhané Wallis Tweet

Pope Francis Gets The C-Word Treatment In Parody Of The Onion's Quvenzhané Wallis Tweet

Those who remain convinced that The Onion's controversial Oscar-night tweet about Quvenzhané Wallis was  really about the Beasts of the Southern Wild  star and not about Hollywood hypocrisy should check out the below tweet from comedian and filmmaker Paul Provenza. more »

Talkback || BY Frank DiGiacomo || 03 05 2013 12:00 PM

'The Aristocrats' Director Paul Provenza: The Onion's Apology To Quvenzhané Wallis Was 'Problematic'

onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California.

When The Onion's CEO Steve Hannah publicly apologized last week for the satirical newspaper's controversial Oscar-night tweet about Quvenzhané Wallis, two thoughts crossed my mind: 1) It's not a good day for comedy when a satirical publication says it's sorry for a joke that was not actually about the Beasts of the Southern Wild actress. And 2) what would Paul Provenza make of this? more »