It is OK, everybody has been caught off guard by The Onion once or twice. They do a great job.
But doubling down on stupid is not the best policy to make people think you are serious about what you preach…or at least halfway sane.
[insert your favorite facepalm here]
Actually I don’t see how this one is an issue. They didn’t give any indication that they believed the Onion to be factually true, and instead were well aware of its nature as satire. Satire they happen to approve of….
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satire
“a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc. : humor that shows the weaknesses or bad qualities of a person, government, society, etc.”
Jumbotron Facepalm from Gundam 8th MS Team would be mine. On mobile so cant post link.
*inserts favorite facepalm as requested*
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It’s because we’re so ineffective on fights that guns are necessary. im not going to get beat to death by some punks because the CSGV thinks there is some honor in fisticuffs.