Joke in FAFSA Tweet Sparks Online Backlash

A tweet by the Education Department's federal student aid agency, which poked fun at student poverty has sparked outrage online. The tweet, which features a photo of Kristen Wiig from the movie "Bridesmaids" with a caption that reads "Help me. I'm poor," was taken down after about an hour, but not before Twitter lit up with tweets attacking FAFSA for insensitivity. "This @FAFSA tweet is what happens when your social media rep is great at analytics & terrible with culture," tweeted @Karnythia.

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