Hillary Clinton’s early and unexpected departure from the 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York tended to overshadow the rest of the day’s news, but now that it’s after 9/11, isn’t anyone curious to know how the largest terrorist attack on American soil affected Ahmed “Clock Kid” Mohamed?
Lest anyone go overboard remembering those killed on 9/11, Twitter users provided some perspective with the #AfterSeptember11 hashtag, reminding citizens of the struggle faced by those trying to make their way in a post-9/11 United States. Mohamed again shared his tale (at least it seems like him — Twitter, which offered him an internship, didn’t waste any time verifying his account).
#afterseptember11 I got falsely accused, humilated, and fingerprinted at age of 14. pic.twitter.com/PHqF8fBgPW
— Ahmed Mohamed (@IStandWithAhmed) September 11, 2016
and now you just humiliate yourself. #Narcissistic
— proudRWNJ (@gritsandeggs1) September 12, 2016
Mohamed accompanied his own tweet with selected screenshots from other persecuted Twitter users with screen names such as “Bush did 9/11.”
He also left out that he was offered internships at some of America’s largest tech companies, sent tons of swag, and invited to the White House, where he attended Astronomy Night and spoke briefly with the president (without his cool clock, alas). On top of that, he was offered scholarships, including one in Qatar, where he spent nine months before returning to racist hell-hole Texas.
@ggreenwald all because you made a clock to look like a bomb !
— Dinkoyist Scholar (@CorLeonisAge) September 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/uravrgglitch/status/775120998370717696
https://twitter.com/RiceeChrispies/status/775344780192706561
https://twitter.com/DomLaSon/status/775164450147971072
No, you did not make a clock. u repackaged an old radioshack clock. you were told it keep it in your back pack, you didn't.
— Larry Sullivan (@sullivan_larry) September 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/CollinMathers/status/775359246992945153
https://twitter.com/wingedfoot97/status/775144805252739072
https://twitter.com/katiebugg1117/status/775168897376976896
https://twitter.com/mrs_g00dbar/status/775395328136708097
https://twitter.com/13_murray/status/775160968812736512
stop milking it
— Klondike (@WastedPiggy) September 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/lipodavis/status/775262466666147841
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