'We are human and we messed up': U.S. Marine account apologizes for comments defending female service members

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A U.S. Marine force apologized Saturday for comments its official account made on Twitter defending women in the military amid a larger dispute between the Pentagon and Fox News host Tucker Carlson over female servicemembers.

Joining a larger debate over the role of women in the military, the II Marine Expeditionary Force's official account quipped back at one commenter, "Come back when you’ve served and been pregnant." The account later apologized for the apparent overreach after online backlash, explaining "we’ve strayed away from our brand and realize that."

"We are human and we messed up. We intended to speak up for female Marines and it was an effort to support them. They are a crucial part to our corps and we need them to know that. We will adjust fire and ensure the utmost professionalism in our tweets.," the account later tweeted.

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'We are human and we messed up': U.S. Marine account apologizes for comments defending female service members

Amid a debate over the role of women in the military, an official Marine account told one commenter, "Come back when you’ve served and been pregnant."

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Apologize if old

 

[DrForester]

"Sorry you white supremacists are offended"

 

[AuthenticM]

wow. How weak.

 

[UltraGashInferno]

Edit: whoa, misread and almost found myself on tucker Carlson's side, BRB going to sit in the shower for about an hour

Edit 2: sad they backed down on this

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Congratulations to Tucker Carlson on his victory over the United States Marines.

 

[captive]

Come back when you’ve served and been pregnant."

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seriously?

and these same fox news watching assholes say the country has gotten soft. that they need to apologize for that is charmin soft.

 

[ratcliffja]

Am I misreading or is this because the defense was itself tone deaf even if it was well-intended?

 

[Primus]

So much for the Marines never retreating. That is some sad sack shit right there.

 

[Loud Wrong]

Cowards.

 

[asmith906]

what the fuck

fucking cowards

 

[UltraGashInferno]

Am I misreading or is this because the defense was itself tone deaf even if it was well-intended?

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It does look like that. Not pulling back the punch, but apologizing for unbotting for a sec to tell someone what's up on the account.

I could see why they'd do this. They don't want a precedent where they have to weigh in like a human on that account lol

 

[Nokagi]

Future President Carlson thanks you for bending the knee so quickly.

 

[krazen]

So much for the Marines never retreating. That is some sad sack shit right there.

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It's the weakest sauce of clap backs tho.

 

[Aztechnology]

Carlson responded to the rebuke from the Pentagon on Thursday, claiming the condemnation was as if his show were "a hostile foreign power."

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Hmmmmmmmmmm

 

[AlgusUnderdunk]

Hmmm... Tucker Carlson wakes up to find himself pregnant and in an active warzone? Someone get me a camera and a five year streaming series contract at the ready!

 

[Cybit]

I imagine this strayed close to the line on a Hatch Act violation :(