We’ve Found the Worst Ray Rice Tweet of the Day, and It’s Only 10 A.M.

So yesterday the Baltimore Ravens underwent an internet’s worth of scorn for a tweet from May in which they victim-blamed Janay Rice for “the role she played” in being assaulted by then-fiancée and then-Ravens running back Ray Rice (he’s since become her husband and unemployed). Apparently not understanding how Twitter works, the Ravens ended up deleting the tweet, and were then mocked for that.

But Tuesday morning Rice posted a message on Instagram defending her husband and telling the media to get bent. To this “Philadelphia’s premier sports personality” Howard Eskin tweeted thusly:

Ray Rice GF now wife Janay Parker needs 2 shut up. Disgusting that she and Rice got marriage certificate 2 days after he hit her. Disgrace

— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) September 9, 2014

And in screencap form, lest it go on an adventure down the memory hole:

Class, what lessons did Eskin not learn from yesterday’s Ravens tweet?

Eskin realized about fifteen minutes later that perhaps the minimum amount of clarification was in order:

Let's all understand that Rice Wife Janay Parker is one that is Blaming the media for exposing this violent act of Ray Rice.

— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) September 9, 2014

To correct name of ray rice GF now wife is Janay Palmer

— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) September 9, 2014

[Image via screengrab]

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