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Ugh: Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings tweets super offensive “wheelchair” joke

What was he thinking?

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Ken Jennings (AP/Seth Wenig)
Ken Jennings (AP/Seth Wenig)

Ken Jennings, self-proclaimed “Jeopardy! fixture of yesteryear,” aspiring television gameshow host and accidental public figure has just tweeted the most offensive tweet we’ve seen since Cee-Lo questioned the concept of rape.

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His followers are rightly outraged, yet, somehow, Jennings hasn’t thought to delete the tweet yet (although when he does, we will be ready with screengrabs).

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Bad, bad move, Jennings.

By Joanna Rothkopf


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