Journalist Kurt Eichenwald forgot one of the most important rules of the internet last night: always close your tabs when taking a screenshot.
Eichenwald went on a Twitter rant against Tucker Carlson after the latter brought him up during his Fox News broadcast. The climax came when Eichenwald sent a photo of an anti-Semitic flyer he received, claiming he’s received a lot of anti-Semitic material since appearing on Carlson’s show.
No one really cared about this. They just noticed one of the tabs open on Eichenwald’s computer…
If you think “B-Chiku” sounds like bi-sexual Pikachu porn, well, you’re not far off. B-Chiku is hentai, a Japanese anime specializing in sexual imagery.
Eichenwald deleted the tweet, but did own up to his own stupidity.
Sigh. Ok, I'm a dumbass. Believe it or not, my kids & I were trying to convince my wife that "tentacle porn" existed. I tried to find…(1)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) June 8, 2017
…some to show her it was real. But I couldn't find any – & ended up w/ this. My family reads my twitter feed, so they know this is true.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) June 8, 2017
Ive got nothing left to say about this. Believe what I say or dont. Think my family has odd conversations (we do) or don't. So it goes.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) June 8, 2017
I just want to know how the conversation on “tentacle porn” started. I’ll give Eichenwald credit for having a really good cover story. And he’s right, who cares if he likes hentai or tentacle porn? Let the man have his fetishes.
If you don’t remember Eichenwald, he’s the guy who got tweeted an animated strobe GIF that send “YOU DESERVE A SEIZURE FOR YOUR POSTS.” Eichenwald has epilepsy and yup, he did go into seizures. Eventually the person who sent him the tweet got arrested for cyberstalking and a hate crime.
But seriously dude, always remember to close your tabs.