One Image From London’s Terror Attack Sparks A Twitter War [Video]
"Notice how this Muslim woman ..."
To some, the image of a Muslim woman walking past a victim of Tuesday’s terrorist attack on London’s Westminster Bridge captured a moment of heartless indifference.
To others, the image shows a woman, one hand to her head as her attention is riveted to her phone, trying to cope with the sudden chaos of an attack that left at least four dead and dozens wounded.
The Twitter row was kicked off by a Twitter user who posted the photo with a controversial caption.
Muslim woman pays no mind to the terror attack, casually walks by a dying man while checking phone#PrayForLondon #Westminster#BanIslam
Reaction soon followed. Some agreed with the Texan.
THIS IS THE IMAGE OF ISLAM.
40 injured people 5 dead and a muslim woman watching people die while on her phone. #LondonAttack
Notice how this Muslim woman ignores the murder by her co-religionist. But she's fine with Allah bc she wears her hijab. #PrayForLondon
Others, however, thought that without knowing her story, attacking the woman was cruel.
Muslim woman pays no mind to the terror attack, casually walks by a dying man while checking phone#PrayForLondon #Westminster#BanIslam pic.twitter.com/B83Jwno65t
@SouthLoneStar you are a complete embarrassing mess of a person. Kindly crawl back to the pond you came out of,
Stupidity embodied.
@marnieoneill7 @newscomauHQ To me this validates my fears. Today I avoided public transport because I knew I'd be judged like this woman.
Some noted that life in the big city goes on no matter what.
Woman lay dying after being attacked by Muslim while "moderate Muslim" woman walks by unfazed. Just another day... #londonattack
Another Twitter user noted that no one was hurling accusations at a white man who also was clearly not stopping to help a victim.
@SouthLoneStar so desperate too. So damn desperate. You haven't got anything real to make your claims so you make crap up about a picture. pic.twitter.com/lLJSSJoMwd
@vickyyyf @SouthLoneStar what about the picture showing a white man walking by? pic.twitter.com/tpWWpEXkJE
Some however, noted that they should not be considered equally.
#PrayForLondon
The pic of that Muslim girl got many retweets, but no one Tweeted a White Guy doing the same thing...
RETWEET!! pic.twitter.com/VKr5BEO4bx
@Impeach_D_Trump Can no one see why a Muslim woman in a head scarf might be worried for her safety at that point? The white guy not so much
Although British newspapers asked the woman pictured to come forward she has not done so.
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