LA Clippers Bizarrely Tout Ayn Rand, Anne Frank to Promote Dating App on International Women's Day

Many people paid tribute to International Women’s Day on Thursday with well-intended posts of influential women. The Los Angeles Clippers hopped on the hashtag train as well, but the result was less-than-ideal for the team.

The NBA franchise recently announced a partnership with dating app Bumble where the company’s logo would be featured on team uniforms. In honor of International Women’s Day, the Clippers tweeted an image featuring Ayn Rand, Anne Frank and Maya Angelou … but the post appeared to be partnered with Bumble.

The tweet, which was removed about 90 minutes after it was initially sent, included quotes from all three women, but that didn’t stop people from criticizing it. The misstep harkens back to the team’s bumbling days under previous owner Donald Sterling.

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Reps from Bumble and the Clippers didn’t immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

Here’s what perplexed Twitter users had to say:

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https://twitter.com/erikmal/status/971956675262300160

the clippers really tried anne frank brought to you by bumble i feel a bit faint pic.twitter.com/UtywVXH9KK

— Natalie Weiner (@natalieweiner) March 9, 2018

https://twitter.com/kept_simple/status/971959486603776000

This is the deleted Clippers/Bumble/Ayn Rand/Anne Frank/Maya Angelou tweet, clear evidence of a glitch in our reality simulation. pic.twitter.com/Nu8Vdmm94s

— Julia Wick (@sherlyholmes) March 9, 2018

The Clippers and Bumble could have, oh, I don’t know, celebrates women’s basketball players or something like that on International Women’s Day. But sure, I guess commercializing the powerhouse trio of Ayn Rand, Maya Angelou, and Anne Frank is another way to go.

— Lindsay Gibbs (@linzsports) March 9, 2018

https://twitter.com/valleyhack/status/972122147123589121

The LA Clippers (that's a basketball team, non-Americans) combined a 16-year-old who was murdered in Bergen-Belsen and a dating app to 'celebrate' #IWD2018. Oh, and Ayn Rand and Maya Angelou. pic.twitter.com/0uSZulRQo0

— tomtivnan (@tomtivnan) March 9, 2018

12 Times People Got Roasted on Twitter by Sassy Corporations, From MoonPie to Taco Bell (Photos)

MoonPie is the latest company to bite back at critics on social media, recently battling two Twitter critics. "Youre (sic) time is wasted managing a social media account," one user wrote, to which MoonPie replied: "Buddy it's saturday (sic) night and you're talking to a marshmallow sandwich on the internet." Ouch. See which other corporations have delivered sharp-tongued responses.
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Just in case you're thinking of flaunting your Twitter savvy, take care. Taco Bell may brutally take you down, as BuzzFeed found out to their detriment.
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”Buddy it’s saturday (sic) night and you’re talking to a marshmallow sandwich on the internet,“ one critic is told

MoonPie is the latest company to bite back at critics on social media, recently battling two Twitter critics. "Youre (sic) time is wasted managing a social media account," one user wrote, to which MoonPie replied: "Buddy it's saturday (sic) night and you're talking to a marshmallow sandwich on the internet." Ouch. See which other corporations have delivered sharp-tongued responses.

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12 Times People Got Roasted on Twitter by Sassy Corporations, From MoonPie to Taco Bell (Photos)

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