Puerto Rico Powerball Win Draws Offensive Tweets

[KamaAina]

It was only a matter of time...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rico-powerball-win-draws-offensive-tweets-n305236

News that one of the three Powerball winning tickets was bought in Puerto Rico elicited offensive tweets questioning why island residents - who are born U.S. citizens since Puerto Rico is a U.S. commonwealth - had the opportunity to buy tickets.

It's completely outrageous someone from Puerto Rico won the powerball, thought this was America!
— Colin Ryan (@CTJR7) February 12, 2015

As Latino Rebels first pointed out, the news brought out Twitter responses such as "I thought this was America!" and others with language too offensive to print, but including "How is the place that doesn't even pay taxes eligible for powerball? "

So we all spent money to buy powerball tickets in America and someone in Puerto Rico won it....what is wrong with that picture?
— R Taff (@rtaffofficial) February 12, 2015

Of course, it is NBC News.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. WTF indeed.

Ignoring the fact that PR is a US 'commonwealth', is there any rule that says 'you must be a citizen' to buy a powerball ticket? What if some British tourist had won? Or a German, or a Thai, or even a bloody North Korean?

You buy a ticket, you get a chance to win. The powerball money comes from people buying tickets, not from 'taxes'.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

2. Of course it did. We are reminded everyday that a very large percentage, not majority but very

large percentage of the American population are rabidly racist, violently bigoted and they are getting worse by the day.

[CanonRay]

13. A large percentage of the American public

is dumber than dogshit.

[Auggie]

3. Love it ...

tough shit, assholes.

[Marr]

4. "Thot this wuz 'MURKA!!"

God...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

5. Rest assured it is America....... Insular America. nt

[LeftinOH]

6. One COULD blame this on the education system...

...for failing to teach geography, and that Puerto Rico is part of USA. But these twit-holes would complain anyway.

[dilby]

7. Can't fix stupid. No seriously you can't fix stupid.

Their first mistake was thinking that Puerto Rico is not part of America, even if Puerto Rico was not part of the United States it would still be part of America, it's not like we can just ship it's ass off to Europe, Asia, Africa or Antarctica. Their second mistake was well Puerto Rico is part of the United States, it's just not a fucking State. It's why I can go there without needing a passport.

[geomon666]

8. So glad racism is over.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

9. Stupid people.

Couldn't find Puerto Rico on the map, and probably don't know anything about the relationship between Puerto Rico and the U.S.

[shenmue]

10. Shut up, dumbasses!

Aack! I can't even!

[MohRokTah]

11. The STUPID, it BURNS!

[yellowcanine]

12. "They can't be 'Mericans, they got dark skin and they don't speak anglish!"