NBC Calls ‘Jeopardy!’ Champion ‘Lesbian Tutor,’ Leaving Social Media Confused and Angry
NBC News’s social media team could use Elon Muskuser-suggested editing tool for tweets about the dominant “Jeopardy!” champion … all because they focused on his sexuality and professional title, confusing and even annoying many Twitter users.
Mattea Roach has won 17 consecutive games, ranking 8th of all time, by qualifying for the Tournament of Champions and raising his current winnings to $ 396,182 … but NBC News decided to highlight the fact that he is a “lesbian teacher” in the story of his accomplishments.
The controversial tweet was released on Friday to NBC News’s 9 million followers, and many people reacted to the description of the “lesbian tutor,” showing confusion over word choices and even anger.
A hilarious response from one user … “Oh ffs. What the hell is a lesbian teacher? Do you mean she helps people become better lesbians? Be better @NBCNews & know that the sexuality of this amazing woman has no effect on her amazing @ Jeopardy tubes & wise men ! “
The tweet is still featured in this post, and it doesn’t improve much when you click on the link … NBC News headline reads “Mattea Roach becomes the latest LGBTQ” Jeopardy! phenomenon.”
Mattea hasn’t even mentioned her sexuality on the show … NBC reports that she “is a lesbian by her Twitter account”. Oh irony.
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