Massachusetts
Apologizes for
***ual Assault Tweet



Massachusetts' government Twitter account,
@MassGov, ended
***ual Assault awareness month in one of the worst ways possible.
The account drew criticism from followers after it tweeted a message on Wednesday night that called
***ual Assault "always avoidable." Many felt the wording blamed victims of
***ual assault, and the controversy is still brewing.
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Mass.gov's web team took down the
Tweet hours later and offered an apology on*Twitter on Thursday, but you can still view the message in the screenshot below.
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