Some Conservatives Are Sharing Fake Photos of Emma González Tearing Up the Constitution
The doctored image of González tearing up the Constitution, alongside the original Teen Vogue image on the right. Photo: Twitter/Teen Vogue
Doctored images of Parkland shooting survivor Emma González, which appear to show her tearing up a copy of the U.S. Constitution, have been making the rounds in some circles of the American right over the weekend. The fakes were based on an image and GIF from a Teen Vogue feature on González and her classmates that showed her ripping up a gun-target poster. The color of González’s face was also changed in the fake photograph to create dark circles around her eyes.
It’s not clear where the fake images originated or how widely seen they have been. The image and GIF appear to have been posted together , with racist file names, in a political thread at the infamous troll haven 4chan on Saturday afternoon. The images were then eventually shared by some popular figures on the right, including the actor and conservative commentator Adam Baldwin: In his corresponding thread, Moynihan pointed out that it was impossible to know if the Twitter user who he originally saw post the image was, as their username suggested, a real NRA supporter, or, perhaps, a bot being run by Russian trolls or someone else. (That user was later suspended by Twitter , suggesting the account was a bot.) Others have rightfully pointed out that the falsified images are also a good example of the kind of information warfare that has recently infected American politics.
The party of fake news is at it again.
Interesting that her right to tear up the Constitution is protected by that same Constitution.
Amazing how high school kids are scaring the hell out of our conservative members....Triggered again...LOL
Her words:
"In Florida, to buy a gun you do not need a permit, you do not need a gun license, and once you buy it you do not need to register it."
She's a dumbshit !
"You do not need a permit to carry a concealed rifle or shotgun."
What the fuck is a "concealed rifle or shotgun" anyway. I've NEVER seen one myself....has anyone else ?
"When adults tell me I have the right to own a gun, all I can hear is my right to own a gun outweighs your student's right to live."
I guess our "Schools" haven't taught her that Murder is "Illegal" in this country, and that "Bad" people roam this earth.
"The students at this school have been having debates on guns for what feels like our entire lives."
BULLSHIT !
"Some discussions on the subject even occurred during the shooting while students were hiding in the closets."
SUPER DUPER BULLSHIT on that statement. if that was happening, the Students weren't too worried about what was happening.
Gotta Luv "children" for trying though.
Here in Colorado you need a permit to conceal carry, but I doubt that applies to long guns. But you don't need a license to own a gun, nor are you required to "register" it. Other jurisdictions may vary. And the gun grabbers keep trying to ignore the fact that criminals ignore gun laws and restrictions.
If you do it legally in my state, you have to have a concealed permit to carry on your person, or anywhere outside your house. You don't need a special permit to buy a gun, but YOU DO NEED a special permit to buy certain guns. Any time you buy a "Legal" gun from a "Legal" place of business, the gun is registered automatically, as your background check shows the gun your buying.
liberals are such "Dinks" on this subject. They think if you pass more laws, or prohibit more things, "BAD GUYS" will be limited in what they can do. They also think that the Mentally ill are inhibited from committing Mass Murder, because the "LAW" says so.
How's that...."Murder get's you the death penalty" thing going these days.
Only the Picture is fake. Her "Words" were real in the "Tearing Up" of the constitution.
yeap, and the conservative minded think the exact same thing on different topics - two sides of the same coin, but feel free to keep pretending that its only one sided and that your "side" is better than the other
As we speak, there are undoubtedly a shitload of dumb fuck right wingers on social media who actually believe that Emma Gonzalez ripped up a copy of the Constitution.
This is the harm of fake news - it is intended to appeal to idiots, and it does.
Just like "Liberals" that thought Hillary had it locked up ?
As far as the photo of Gonzales goes, her speech did enough of a constitutional rip up for me. No picture needed.
"This is the harm of fake news - it is intended to appeal to idiots, and it does."
If you take that as a "General' on media, for all reporting these days....I'll buy you a fucking beer or two. maybe 10. We'd have a great time for sure.
One effective way to reinforce the narrative that conservatives are morons, is for a conservative to reflexively drag Hillary Clinton's name into any discussion about anything having nothing to do with Hillary.
Agreed !
I luv'd the mantra "It's Bush's Fault"....didn't you ?
"In Florida, to buy a gun you do not need a permit, you do not need a gun license, and once you buy it you do not need to register it."
So I guess you never heard of private gun sells that are perfectly legal in Florida huh?
"Private Sales" is such a wimpy way out on this gun debate. Back Alley purchases for 10 bucks aren't considered "Private". It's called "Illegal", based on the "Law" already on the books, since those that can only afford 10 bucks are in the "System' in the first place !
As I've said before on this subject today....Not one fucking Human being on this planet, has the answer to solving the problem of Nut Jobs pulling off a mass murder....no matter who says they do, unless your for "Borging" everyone into submission, only needing a re-charge every 24 hours, for the next days toils.
So.....in other words you have no clue about the gun purchase laws in Florida, but yet you are quick to disregard this young lady.....smdh
"Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act (2018)"
How's it "Feel" to be wrong !
And here I actually thought the one that pulled the trigger did.
Thanks for making my point!
That doesn't change the fact that he has passed more pro-gun bills than any FloriDUH governor in history.
Really? Which part of that statement is false? Hint NONE OF IT. So that begs the question, why do you label her a 'dumbshit'?
Actually, Parkland has a very 'progressive' curriculum and there were debates about many of the issues of the day, INCLUDING guns.
There is a video of parts of that discussion online if you want to go look for it. They were on lockdown for at least an hour, some for much longer.
Thanks for that statute. What did you intend it to prove?
Just for info - my fingers ran outta space so I quit with the link.
That it's "THE" problem. Good enough for you ?
Well since she didn't say that in her statement, NO.
Ripping up the Constitution and now Hogg wasn't at school the day of the shooting...LOL, lie after lie. The kids are really screwing with the conservative minds...Triggered LOL
Welll.....what can you expect. Look who they worship.
I saw a meme on Face Book today that showed a shaved head Britney spears trashing somebody's truck. Of course...the meme stated that it was Emma Gonzalez.
The desperation is getting thick
What difference does it make if she is a lesbian? There are people here who need to own up to their own bigotry and clean their consciences.
And from what I understand, Ms Gonzales wears a Cuba patch because her heritage is Cuban. Another big fucking deal...not.
I would say that it's the Trump effect, but many members of the right wing have practiced the "When in doubt, lie!" doctrine well before Trump. Of course he does it many times a day and sets records at it so maybe it has sped up under him, but it's still not new for the right wing.
Right wingers must be congenitally gullible.
Must be. Many of the morons still think Trump is doing a good job. They believe him when he lies and says he inherited a mess of an economy when in fact he inherited a booming one that all he had to do was to keep his hands off from for his first year and to let the Obama effect keep rolling while he took credit for the trends from the Obama economy. Makes one wonder what would have happened to America if he had really inherited a real mess like Obama did in 2009 when he was sworn in. I think it would have been worse then the 1930's
Right wingers don't feel feel any shame when it's revealed that they've been duped by a lie. They seem proud to be gullible.
It is a pretty shitty photo shop job. I never understand why people do that, feel the need to just make shit up in order to try to prove some point. Makes me lose all respect for them.
Because they are assholes. And then they lie about their photo shopping or keep digging a hole trying to defend their assholiness.
People make me sick
meh, what do you expect from people that carry that highly coveted get out of hell free card.
I want tear up that card
And I want them to turn in their man cards. They haven't earned them
I lost count of the times alt-righties have vainly tried and failed to defame Parkland survivors...
There have been four school shootings since the Parkland shooting. That's 5 school shootings in ONE month....and the right wing sees absolutely NOTHING wrong with it at all. SMH