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  • 2016-06-16 (xsd:date)
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  • Woman Sits During National Anthem (en)
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  • A photograph purporting to show a Muslim woman sitting while the United States national anthem being played is frequently shared on social media along with disparaging and hateful remarks about Muslims and immigrants: The image has also been used by several far-right web sites (such as Mad World News) in articles aimed to denigrate the Muslim population. These articles labeled the photograph disturbing, called the woman's actions disgusting, and derided the thought of changing America's customs once again to appease Muslims: The photograph displayed above started circulating online after it was posted to Facebook by Lacey Zarnetski Hill on 22 February 2016. While Hill's post has since been deleted, the message was documented on a motocross forum: While Hill's message provided a few details that were typically absent from subsequent social media postings, such as the location of the event (an AMA Supercross rally in Dallas, Texas) other details remain unclear. For instance, Hill wrote that the pictured woman sat during a great tribute of respect to our flag. While this could mean the national anthem, what it might be isn't explicitly stated in the original Facebook message. While this image is frequently shared along with messages criticizing the seated woman for disrespecting America, and while Hill writes that every person stood and removed their hats in honor, the image clearly shows at least one other person disrespecting the United States by wearing a hat. (It could also be argued that taking a photo during a great tribute of respect to our flag is just as disrespectful as remaining seated.) This photograph shows a brief moment in time, and it's impossible to know why the woman was sitting while the rest of the crowd stood. While many assumed that this woman was purposefully disrespecting the United States by sitting during a display of patriotism, there's no evidence to support that assumption. Perhaps the woman was entertaining an upset child, was momentarily fishing for something in her purse, was unable to stand, or stood moments after this photograph was taken. While the original Facebook message was deleted after the comment section filled with hateful rhetoric, Hill did offer some final thoughts on the image: (en)
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