You can’t be so incredibly insensitive and expect to get away with it.
The bigot’s favourite trick is to take something incendiary and tar a whole group of people with it. It is how football fans were dismissed as sub-human scum during the ’80s, and why people of Irish descent were slandered with references to the IRA for decades.
Following the tragic events in Belgium this week, one individual decided that he was well within his rights to approach a Muslim woman in Croydon and confront her about the attacks in Brussels. He even decided to share his behaviour on Twitter…
Such was the bigoted sentiment and sheer ridiculousness of the tweet, social media had a field day lampooning its idiocy and mocking Mr Doyle with their own versions of his daft remark…
I confronted an Irish women yesterday in Camden. I asked her to explain Bono. She said "Nothing to do with me". A mealy mouthed reply.
— Rob Manuel 🍳 (@robmanuel) March 23, 2016
I confronted an Oompa Loompa yesterday. Asked him to explain Donald Trump. He started singing and doing rolypolys. A mealy mouthed response.
— Matt Davies (@matt_davies) March 23, 2016
I confronted my bus driver about all the late buses across the world.
"Nothing to do with me"
He replied, a mealy mouthed response.— Lucy (@crapolatombola) March 23, 2016
I confronted a British man and asked him to explain the Boaty McBoatface petition. He said "nothing to do with me". A mealy-mouthed response
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) March 23, 2016
I confronted my washing machine and asked why the Ironing wasn't done. "Nothing to do with me", it replied. A mealy mouthed response.
— @JillianvT (@JillianvT) March 23, 2016
I confronted the 4 year-old about the Rice Krispies under the couch cushions. "Nothing to do with me", he replied. A mealy mouthed response.
— John Maguire (@JMaguireCritic) March 23, 2016
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