Aziz Ansari.

Who would you bet on in a skirmish of minds? a) Rupert Murdoch or b) Tom Haverford? I sure hope you chose b.

Yesterday, Murdoch - still reeling from having his arse handed to him by JK Rowling, after she called him out on his ridiculous tweet blaming all "moslems" for the Charlie Hebdo attack - tried to shift focus from the resulting shitstorm by playing 'sensitive peacemaker'.

"Extraordinary scenes in Paris today, but do not forget the heroic sacrifice of Ahmed Merabet, Muslim police officer whose funeral was today," he wrote on Twitter, referring to the Muslim policeman who was shot during the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

Extraordinary scenes in Paris today, but do not forget the heroic sacrifice of Ahmed Merabet, Muslim police officer whose funeral was today. — Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) January 11, 2015


Coming so soon after his racist outburst, it's no surprise that many saw Murdoch's latest tweet as slightly facetious (Hollywood trade rag Deadline - perhaps astutely, if somewhat crudely - put the backtrack down to "business interests"). One of those speculative respondents? Comedian and Parks And Rec star, Aziz Ansari.

"Quit back peddling, you racist piece of shit," he awesomely replied to Murdoch's tweet.

@rupertmurdoch Quit back peddling you racist piece of shit — Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015

And he didn't stop there, taking Murdoch's own line of thinking and blaming him for every Christian problem ever. It was merciless and wonderful.

. @rupertmudoch Are you responsible for the evil shit all Christians do or just the insane amount of evil you yourself contribute to? — Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015

. @rupertmurdoch You are Catholic, why are you not hunting pedophiles? #RupertsFault — Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015

. @rupertmurdoch is responsible for all pedophilia committed by anyone Catholic. @rupertmurdoch why are you pro-pedophile :( — Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015

. @rupertmurdoch Are you responsible for the evil shit all Christians do or just the insane amount of evil you yourself contribute to? — Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015

. @RUPERTMURDOCH PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO STOP ANY AND ALL CRIMES COMMITTED BY PEOPLE OF YOUR RELIGION???!!! — Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015

. @rupertmurdoch, you're already a vaguely evil media conglomerate guy and THEN you're ALSO racist? FOR REAL?! You're an evil overachiever! — Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015

Fucking up a nice Golden Globes by making me go into a Twitter rage #RupertsFault — Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015

Needless to say, the hashtag "#RupertsFault" started to gain traction, with other Twitter users taking up the cause.

Kirk Cameron movies #RupertsFault — Julian Boisse (@2phonesmacabee) January 12, 2015

the Fat Boys broke up #RupertsFault. — Questlove Gomez (@questlove) January 12, 2015

The popularity of The Big Bang Theory #Rupertsfault — Correct(?)! (@timothyfobrien) January 12, 2015

Not enough Tina and Amy at the Golden Globes. #RupertsFault @azizansari — Craig Schroeder (@KegFreighter) January 12, 2015

Unsurprisingly, Murdoch has been quiet on Twitter since then. Tom Haverford wins. I guess it bears stating - if Aziz Ansari goes missing tomorrow, we know where to look (*silently points towards supervillain*).

Source: Daily Dot