Meghan McCain Twitter photo sparks controversy

Meghan McCain, a Daily Beast columnist and daughter of Sen. John McCain, apologized late Wednesday after posting a photo of herself on Twitter that stirred up some criticism and plenty of retweets.

The photo shows Ms. McCain in a tanktop, holding a copy of Andy Warhol's biography, and her accompanying tweet referred to her "’spontaneous’ night in."

With Ms. McCain’s tens of thousands of followers, her snapshot quickly made the rounds. She then began posting follow-up messages defending it.

"So I took a fun picture not thinking anything about what I was wearing but apparently anything other than a pantsuit I am a slut," she wrote, followed by "what once was fun now just seems like a vessel for harassment" and "when I am alone in my apartment, I wear tank tops and sweat pants, I had no idea this makes me a 'slut', I can’t even tell you how hurt I am."