Expensive Joke !!! See what the director of InterActiveCorp thinks about Africa.

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Justine Sacco, the communications director for InterActiveCorp, better referred to as IAC located in New York, tweeted that which you see above from an airport in London on her way to board a journey to an African country. What sort of cringe-worthy statement like this really is'Just kidding'is beyond me.

Unfortunately for Ms Sacco she couldn't take the tweet down all day because she was on an extended flight to Africa...by the full time she landed a long time later, not merely was there an outcry on Twitter, her job was also on the line. The business she works for quickly responded by releasing a record

 “This is an outrageous, offensive comment that does not reflect the views and values of IAC. Unfortunately, the employee in question is unreachable on an international flight, but this is a very serious matter and we are taking appropriate action.” the company said in a statement.

The tweet was deleted late yesterday evening (American time) very early today (African time). Not only this, Ms Sacco's entire Twitter account has been deleted. Additionally, there are reports that she's been fired by IAC. What an ignorant and tasteless statement to make...even as a joke.