State Department Travel Tweet Backfires

The U.S. State Department is under fire for what some say is a tweet that suggested Americans are not as good looking as they may think they are. The purpose of the tweet, which has since been deleted, was to warn Americans traveling abroad and read “Not a ‘10’ in the U.S.? Then not a ‘10’ overseas. Beware of being lured into buying expensive drinks or worse — being robbed.” Twitter predictably erupted with criticism, comedy and parody, and the State Department apologized,...

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