How it started. . .
Yahoo News White House correspondent Hunter Walker, right after the horrific murders in Atlanta two weeks ago, said the “recent wave of anti Asain hateed [sic] is absolutely disgusting”:
The recent wave of anti Asian hateed is absolutely disgusting.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) March 17, 2021
It's also important to acknowledge these women who were killed were working in massage parlors. That is another vulnerable group that has been targeted for abuse and hate. It may be harder to talk about but we shouldn't look away.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) March 17, 2021
And he wanted this to provoke a “real conversation about anti Asian violence”:
No one deserves to be hurt because of where they came from or how they are trying to work to survive. Hopefully this provokes real conversation about the anti Asian violence and the needs of workers in places like that.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) March 17, 2021
Now for how it’s going. . .
Walker is very angry at conservatives for sharing the video of the murder of Mohammad Anwar by two Black teens in D.C. during a carjacking last week:
There are a lot of far right commentators sharing this horrific story and highlighting the fact the perpetrators are Black. https://t.co/O1S8opWDnV
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) March 28, 2021
Apparently, having a “real conversation” on anti-Asian violence can only happen when the criminal is white:
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But there are also more mainstream conservatives sharing this story including from outlets like the Daily Caller and GOP operatives. In some cases, they're cooying videos taken directly from the far right explicitly racist voices including popular Gab and Telegram accounts.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) March 28, 2021
What a complete hypocrite:
Anyone who truly though Anwar's life mattered, would not use his death to make straw man arguments in some unrelated political argument.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) March 28, 2021
Here’s the video in question that he’s calling out from the Washington Examiner’s Jerry Dunleavy (whom Walker thought worked at the Daily Caller):
Appalling footage of the carjacking near Nationals Park in Washington D.C. on Tuesday that resulted in the death of Pakistani immigrant & Uber Eats driver Mohammad Anwar. The teenage girls who police say used a Taser to steal the car face murder charges.pic.twitter.com/mOPnrLBf0t
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) March 27, 2021
Narrator: He is not able to take a break:
"How can I take this unspeakably awful murder committed by teen girls and caught on video make it about how Republicans are bad?" Maybe take a break from that sick/boring/neverending/stupid game for just one story. If you're able.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) March 28, 2021
And there was a curious lack of the #StopAsianHate hashtag:
A South Asian immigrant was murdered in DC and the horrific video of the attack went viral yesterday
Not one of the #StopAsianHate promoters even mentioned it, no major brands announced they were donating to his family’s fundraiser
All bc it did not fit the narrative
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) March 28, 2021
“Skin color is only relevant to those pushing for a race war”:
Just incredible how fast they shift from “Republicans are islamophobic” to “Republicans are racist for caring about a muslim man being murdered”
Skin color is only relevant to those pushing for a race war. This comes down to humanity. https://t.co/8cTWRCYbpL
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) March 28, 2021
Walker also called out Sirah Hashmi for adding him to his “list”:
If you want a perfect example of someone who has had a more mainstream platform and gladly participates in stoking more far right narratives and crowds of trolls look no further than Siraj! Hi Siraj! https://t.co/Bnj5aCXTqS
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) March 28, 2021
“Hunter is mad that a Pakistani American… Is upset at the death of another PAKISTANI AMERICAN?”:
Hunter is mad that a Pakistani American… Is upset at the death of another PAKISTANI AMERICAN?
Hunter is the bigot here… Not @SirajAHashmi. https://t.co/ob3CqpGxuz
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) March 28, 2021
What a clown.
A GoFundMe has been set up by Anwar’s family:
Here is the fundraiser for the family of 66-year-old Mohammad Anwar, the Uber Eats driver who was brutally murdered by two girls who were attempting to steal his car while he was working in DC https://t.co/Po0XjbYVGU
— Jordan Lancaster (@jordylancaster) March 28, 2021
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Related:
Teen girl worries about her phone, which is still in the car of the Uber Eats driver she carjacked and killed https://t.co/VebN4kbbbQ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 27, 2021
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