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Jenny McCarthy Tweets, Then Deletes, Transphobic Joke

Jenny McCarthy Makes Transphobic Joke
THE VIEW - Guest co-host Jenny McCarthy returns today, June 5, 2013. Guests include Noah Wyle ('Falling Skies') ; Lieutenant Colonel Mark Weber (author, Tell My Sons); and the cast of Broadways 'Kinky Boots.' 'The View' airs Monday-Friday (11:00 am-12:00 pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Donna Svennevik/ABC via Getty Images) JENNY MCCARTHY
THE VIEW - Guest co-host Jenny McCarthy returns today, June 5, 2013. Guests include Noah Wyle ('Falling Skies') ; Lieutenant Colonel Mark Weber (author, Tell My Sons); and the cast of Broadways 'Kinky Boots.' 'The View' airs Monday-Friday (11:00 am-12:00 pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Donna Svennevik/ABC via Getty Images) JENNY MCCARTHY

Jenny McCarthy drew fire on Tuesday after tweeting an offensive joke about transgender people.

"The View" co-host attempted and failed to make a joke about the rumors that Jennifer Lopez’s boyfriend Casper Smart was accused of cheating on her with a transgender bikini model.

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No. Just no.

McCarthy quickly deleted the tweet, but while it may be gone from Twitter, the outrage is just beginning:

@JennyMcCarthy Hey Jenny, that "joke" about the trans person was truly tasteless. Get relevant.

— Matt Miner @NYCC G-23 (@MattMinerXVX) June 3, 2014

@JennyMcCarthy #Trans people shouldn't be used as punchlines in bad jokes when they're too often used as punching bags for violence. #lgbt

— Vincent Paolo (@VincentPaolo_) June 3, 2014

.@JennyMcCarthy this isn't funny! How many communities are you going to harm?! First u hurt the autism community, now the trans community

— IsaJennie (@IsaJennie) June 3, 2014

Not ok: “@JennyMcCarthy: Did JLo's boyfriend cheat with a trans model? I heard JLo gave him an ultimatum: "it's either me or her/him!"”

— Breaking the Silence (@B_the_S) June 3, 2014

Oh, come on, @jennyMccarthy, you weren't already terrible enough, you had to go and be transphobic too? https://t.co/IufWqDXsKu

— Amelia Gapin (ICE = American Gestapo) (@EntirelyAmelia) June 3, 2014

Hey @JennyMcCarthy your last tweet was really transphobic. I'm a 'learn and be better' type, so I thought I'd let you know. PEACE.

— kelly oxford (@kellyoxford) June 3, 2014
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