John Wilkes Booth: Actor or Activist?
March at Village Magazine.
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) February 3, 2017
Donald Trump is changing the game. For the media, that is. And not just the American media.
Here’s the cover art for the most recent issue of Germany’s Der Spiegel:
German magazine Der Spiegel depicts Trump cutting off the Statue of Liberty's head https://t.co/LxGLXfu8SR pic.twitter.com/ztG738uUPJ
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 3, 2017
Think that’s messed up? Check out this cover from Irish politics and culture magazine Village:
Village February out today, Friday. Cover and editorial: why taking #Trump out would be unethical pic.twitter.com/Wr2lmgTtvx
— Village Magazine (@VillageMagIRE) February 3, 2017
Way to keep things classy, Village.
1. That cover is deplorable.
2. That you have to explain assassinating a president is "unethical" is telling.— Ric White (@ScoobyCheese) February 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/desmundio/status/827477861539921920
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/827607849970892800
For the record, Village thinks all their critics need to just chillax:
Careful. Nobody wished death upon #Trump – the opposite https://t.co/mFB5pOjcxn
— Village Magazine (@VillageMagIRE) February 3, 2017
And this cover art with the “Why not” caption was the best way to communicate that?
Nice try, Village, but that’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.
I'm so old I remember when 99% of the media would pass out from the vapors if this were a picture of Obama portrayed this way. https://t.co/be9ZcRjdOk
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/BigPaulieDoyle/status/827502726628200449
trying to picture 2009 and this as cover for say National Review & Obama with cross-hairs on his head. Boy howdy!
— The Legionnaire (@2_legion) February 3, 2017
I don't like Trump and go ahead and shitpost if you like but the double standard is breathtaking https://t.co/5IaNMSKedS
— . (@t4rdi5_) February 3, 2017
This kind of crap is just not OK.
With a cover like this, whatever is in the article is moot.#HateSolvesEverything https://t.co/6ZWYDE7oM6
— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) February 3, 2017
Moronic, tasteless and hypocritical.
— Add your name (@Dougwhelan) February 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/Brycejanderson/status/827607284503216128
The fact that you would put this on your cover – regardless of the story – is so incredibly stupid and offensive
— Narnia Debate Team (@NarniaNitro) February 3, 2017
Disgusting cover!
— K Pearson (@tapatio55) February 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/JPaulAtLaw/status/827611054276489218
what in the world are you thinking? Appalling!
— kdgibboney (@kdgibboney) February 3, 2017
What the actual fuck. https://t.co/v0fNDJr7RC
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) February 3, 2017
This is so fucked up.
— Cheri (@AnimatedHokie) February 3, 2017