Why isn't London lighting up for Orlando?

[Cleo1303]

All over the world prominent landmarks were lit up in rainbow colours to show respect and solidarity for the victims of the Orlando massacre and their loved ones.

After the Paris and Brussels massacres London lit up the London Eye, the National Gallery, the London Eye and other landmarks. Why aren't we doing the same for Orlando? Is it because they were Americans, or is it because they were gay?

www.facebook.com/OfficialAnttix/videos/1318381081524335/

Crowds in London supporting Orlando

You haven't answered the question, OP. Did you go to a vigil to pay your respects?

Maybe there is a subconscious feeling that as the Americans are stupid enough to allow the sale of guns to a man on a terrorist watch list then it's their own stupid fault when he then uses said guns to shoot them up and so some people can't be bothered showing their support?

I'm just musing btw, I don't go in for all these displays of grief etc myself.

The vigil in a variety of Cities in Britain were organised by local LGB people.

Op probably hid the thread when people started telling her to go fuck herself

It's bonkers coffee isn't it?

No one told the op to go fuck herself. You're embellishing now.

I hate to say it, but I suspect a lot of it is due to ennui.

This is rapidly becoming the new normal.

You don't have to have a display to show respect or sympathise with the victims.
Instead of Cities displaying pretty colours, why don't they/we get the Politicians to stop creating terrorism in the first place.
It is a shallow gesture IMO and I get sick of all the people wailing about it on Social media.
The World is fucked... A few lights don't change that.

Read the full thread Paul and you'll see a couple of posters did say ODFOD (oh do fuck off dear) and one poster called her a wanker. Someone did tell her to "go fuck yourself" but it appears to have been removed. I didn't report it, so someone else must have.

Tis indeed kitchen.

Ah, so one person said something and it was removed, not exactly how you described it. As for odfod, that's said all over mumsnet. I think it's far more likely that the op has done what she wanted (stir shit up) so has now buggered off.

There were various reports in the press about many other countries lighting up for Orlando and lots of pictures and I felt sorry we weren't doing the same.

We? So you rushed out to bathe the front of your house in rainbow lights, then? No? Why not? Didn't you know that changing the lighting colour on something is almost as effective as Facebook activism in effecting change?

no, not one person, Paul. Several people called her names and were extremely rude and unpleasant indeed.

Muslim Mayor, why do you think.

Seriously? Come on now!

Not everyone makes big gestures just to get on the news.

A friend on mine (who is straight) posted that she is showing her support in person by Volunteering for London's Gay Pride.....and posted the details for others to do the same ........takes more effort but is a lot more constructive and speaks louder than a few coloured lights. Most FB keyboard warriors wouldn't get off their backsides and physically stand up and be counted -which speaks volumes.

Yes one person. One person apparently told her to 'go fuck herself' and it was removed. I have to say, I never saw it and I read the thread pretty thoroughly but there is a deleted comment so I'll give the benefit of the doubt and say that's it. So no, not people telling her to go fuck herself.

The FB algorithm doesn't show everything that's available. My feed has been at least 25% Orlando-related because FB expects me to react to that kind of post.

The guy at FB who developed the flag filter has moved on to greater and better things, hence the change from a full flag filter to a "We Are Orlando" banner. But it's there.

Islamophobic post reported. Muslims have been among the first to show sympathy, donate blood, and express solidarity. This is about homophobia, gun control and terrorism, not religion.

So ODFOD is ok because it's all over mumsnet and it's ok to call someone a wanker?

I was the one who suggested the behaviour was onanistic - after OP repeatedly failed to take on board comments that there had been a response.

I'm afraid I have to concur with Paul: the evidence strongly suggests this was started for somewhat disingenuous reasons.

I'd suggest that posters also think hard about re-posting comments that really should just be reported.

Only one person called her a wanker, out of over 100 posts. Not bad considering the goady drivel she posted. Don't make out she's been given a terrible time. She posted something goady, people commented on it.

The most offensive part of this thread was the op suggesting that the lack of public support for Orlando (which has been shown to be false) is because the victims were Gay and American.

I didn't call OP a wanker. I asked if she might stop acting as though she were one.

There's a lot of subjunctive mood in that, rather than 1 to 1 identity correlating.

Just saying.

Muslim Mayor, why do you think

You mean the Muslim mayor who was in Old Compton Street for the vigil last night?

Were you?

Do get your facts straight before you post such drivel.

Wait, we're supposed to do shit to our facebook when horrible things happen?