Hasta La Gadget!

Internet anger surely broke some speed yesterday after designer Kenneth Cole’s unfortunate attempt at humor [above] apparently stopped all of Twitter dead in its tracks. Nearly everyone with an “@” in front of their names took to the microblogging service to condemn Cole’s words, and they were, in fact, Cole’s words.

Cole quickly apologized in his next tweet, stating, “Re Egypt tweet: we weren’t intending to make light of a serious situation. We understand the sensitivity of this historic moment.” In the wake of the apology, Cole opted to keep the much re-tweeted post up–a historical document of sorts.

The spoofs, too, came at record speeds, with a number of fake Kenneth Cole accounts launched. @kennethcolepr sported the tagline “A disaster near you,” rose quickly to the top, becoming the default source of dark potshots at the fashion icon. And with it came the hashtag #KennethColeTweets.