The Misuse And Unforeseen Backlash Of The #BringBackOurGirls Campaign
While some social media users have turned the #BringBackOurGirls campaign into an anti-drone campaign; others received backlash over their methods of participation.
By Melody Oei — 16 May 2014, 05:01 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Irina Shyak, Best Known For Appearing In The Sports Illustrated Annual Swimsuit Issue, Was Slammed After She Posted A Topless Photo Of Herself With Only A Sign Reading '#BringBackOurGirls'
Irina Shyak poses nude with a sign that reads '#BringBackOurGirls!!!' covering her chest.
Image via @irinashayk/InstagramRather than commending Shayk for joining a worthy cause, the photo was met with a number of harsh comments from others in the Instagram community, who slammed her decision to pose nude as "tasteless" and "ignorant" given the subject matter of the campaign.
A few days later, she posted a not-so-subtle message to her critics, "A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of a sheep".
cosmopolitan.com.auUS First Lady Michelle Obama's Support Was Overwhelmingly Welcomed By #BringBackOurGirls Campaigners, But A Small Group Said She Was Overlooking Victims Of The Obama Administration's Drone Programme
Critics of US drones use '#BringBackOurGirls' to send a message to US First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Critics of US drones use '#BringBackOurGirls' to send a message to US First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Critics of US drones use '#BringBackOurGirls' to send a message to the US.
Image via @PrisonPlanet/TwitterCritics of US drones are using #BringBackOurGirls to send a message to US First Lady Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama previously posted a photo in support of the campaign to bring back the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, which received nearly 60,000 retweets.
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An Image Of Malala Yousafzai, 16-Year-Old Activist, Was Photoshopped To Show Commentary On Drone Strikes
A social media user posts a photoshopped image of Malala Yousafzai with commentary on drone strikes.
Image via @Daniel_Gooner24/TwitterRamaa Mosley, Filmmaker That Launched The #BringBackOurGirls Facebook Page, Was Accused By Nigerian Activist Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili Of Using The Campaign For Profit
Ramaa Mosley started hashtagging what she heard the mothers were shouting in protests in Nigeria, which was, 'Bring back our girls'
Image via FacebookMosley clarifies, “This rally call first happened in Nigeria. Oby Ezekwesili was the first person to cry out 'bring back our girls.' She asked the people who were at the rallies to tweet this #bringbackourgirls. She created it. I saw the tweet and I tweeted right back. And you know I think that what we have done is begin to get the message out..."
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"I think that this has been a pretty amazing example of speaking out and I really hope that people understand that has been my intention and focus from the very beginning and will remain my focus no matter what happens. I will continue to speak out on behalf of these girls and on behalf of all girls because I believe that every child deserves to be educated," said Ramaa Mosley.
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Ann Coulter, American Conservative Social And Political Commentator, Received Backlash After An Apparent Attempt To Ridicule Some Of The High Profile People Who Took Part In The #BringBackOurGirls Campaign
Ann Coulter tweets an image of her holding up a sign with the hashtag '#BringBackOurCountry'.
Image via @AnnCoulter/TwitterConservative pundit Ann Coulter on Sunday (11 May 2014) night joined the band of conservatives mocking the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign, which began as a way to call attention to the 300 Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram.
talkingpointsmemo.comCoulter posted a photo to Twitter with her own iteration of the hashtag, in an apparent attempt to ridicule some of the high profile people, including First Lady Michelle Obama, who took part in the original campaign.
talkingpointsmemo.comSupporters of the campaign began posting their responses, with some replacing the text on Coulter’s piece of paper with their own phrases to describe their views of her public post.
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A photoshopped image of the original photo posted by Ann Coulter found on Twitter.
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A photoshopped image of the original photo posted by Ann Coulter found on Twitter.
Image via @freddiehamilton/TwitterCelebrities Like Anne Hathaway, Alicia Keys, Ellen DeGeneres, P. Diddy And More Have Shown Their Support For The Campaign #BringBackOurGirls To Bring Back 230 Nigerian Schoolgirls That Were Kidnapped By Militants
Anne Hathaway joined fellow celebrities on May 8 at the "Bring Back Our Girls" rally in Los Angeles.
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'There's nothing I wouldn't do to protect my own daughters. I stand with the parents of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls. #BringBackOurGirls'
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'Everyone help and raise awareness #regram #repost or make your own! Let's @bringbackourgirls #bringbackourgirls'
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Michelle Obama tweeted a photo that shows the First Lady holding a sign that says, "#BringBackOurGirls," in reference to the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, on May 7, 2014.
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