Laurence Fox

2022 - 6 - 27

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Laurence Fox's Twitter locked after 'swastika' image (Metro)

Former actor Laurence Fox saw his Twitter locked after the Reclaim UK leader enraged with a 'swastika' image.

My post was clearly meant to highlight this double standard – and the temporary ban which resulted from it effectively proved my point.’ He added in a statement to Metro.co.uk: ‘While I’m pleased that my account has been reinstated, this temporary ban only served to reinforce the rank hypocrisy which Twitter is engaged in. Not that hard to understand to be honest.’ Later this morning, however, Laurence’s account was back up and running, with the actor changing his profile image to the flag of China, before updating it again to be a character holding a rainbow Pride flag. On Monday morning, Laurence’s account was locked by Twitter, with a notice stating it had violated the platform’s Media Policy. He had written alongside the image, which, while it is no longer his profile picture, still remains as a post on his feed: ‘I’ve updated my profile picture for the remainder of the holy month.

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Laurence Fox banned from Twitter for 'hateful imagery' after posting ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Laurence Fox returned to Twitter on Monday after receiving a temporary ban from the social media platform. The actor was restricted from posting following ...

Martin asked his pal, who quote-tweeted the reply and added: "Waiting for the wokies to have a meltdown about this." Laurence returned to posting on Monday morning - sharing the warning from Twitter with his 310,400 followers and discussed the possibility of "wokies" having a meltdown over a new altered image of a flag. Laurence Fox received a temporary ban from Twitter over the weekend after he changed his profile picture to that of a swastika made out of four LGBTQ+ pride flags.

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Laurence Fox banned from Twitter for posting 'hateful image' of ... (LBC)

Laurence Fox was temporarily banned from Twitter after he posted a "hateful image" of a swastika made from the LGBT Pride flag.

Martin asked Laurence, who quote-tweeted the reply and added: "Waiting for the wokies to have a meltdown about this." To appropriate that to fuel transphobia is utterly deplorable.— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@TanjaBueltmann) June 27, 2022 I won’t share Laurence Fox’s profile pic where he manipulated the Pride flag in such a way that a swastika can be seen. “This appropriation of the swastika is one of the outcomes of normalising transphobia: a sick and twisted spin on trans rights that invokes fascism. "It is possible to express a view without the hate, and without insulting those murdered by the Nazis, which included Jews and LGBT people." It is deranged and dangerous.

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Laurence Fox is banned from Twitter after posting swastika symbol ... (Daily Mail)

Laurence Fox, 44, an actor turned campaigner, was banned from Twitter over the weekend for posting a picture of a swastika made out of four LGBT pride ...

'You cannot criticise the holy [LGBT pride] flags' Mr Fox asserted in a tweet after access to his account was restored. 'So is this worthy of a ban?', Mr Daubney, a former Brexit Party MEP, asked in a tweet of his own swastika made from Union Jack flags. Laurence Fox, 44, an actor turned campaigner, was banned from Twitter over the weekend for posting a picture of a swastika made out of four LGBT pride flags

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There's no need to 'cancel' Laurence Fox – despite his swastika ... (The Independent)

Someone on Twitter thought it would be clever to rotate four LGBT flags through 90 degrees and arrange them such that the new trans element of the rainbow ...

I have no doubt that what Fox did was a form of hate speech, and there’s a case for banning him from Twitter or even prosecuting him under the law. With rare exceptions, when reinforced by social conventions and pressure, banning any sort of symbol by law – especially in the internet age – is not practical. I seem to remember the shock and offence caused – especially to Jewish people – when the swastika became a fashion item in about 1977. I didn’t report Fox’s Tweet because I just thought it was a childish prank – nasty and hateful simply for the sake of it. As we see in all parts of the world and across every culture, flags are potent things, and their denigration often causes riots and is sometimes prohibited by law. Someone on Twitter thought it would be clever to rotate four LGBT flags through 90 degrees and arrange them such that the new trans element of the rainbow design comprised a kind of candy-coloured swastika.

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Laurence Fox temporarily suspended from Twitter after posting ... (PinkNews)

Laurence Fox was temporarily suspended from Twitter after creating a swastika from the LGBTQ+ Progress Pride flag.

Twitter was right in making him remove it.” In some countries he’d go to jail for displaying a swastika. But what Fox did was beyond the pale. In some countries, he’d go to jail for displaying a swastika.” “More so coming 48 hours after the killings at an Oslo gay bar, in Pride month too. In Pride month too.

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Laurence Fox sparks outrage with LGBT Pride 'swastika' Twitter stunt (The National)

RIGHT-WING activist Laurence Fox has been roundly condemned for changing his Twitter profile picture to a swastika made from the LGBT Pride flag.

“This appropriation of the swastika is one of the outcomes of normalising transphobia: a sick and twisted spin on trans rights that invokes fascism. It is deranged and dangerous. To appropriate that to fuel transphobia is utterly deplorable.— Prof Tanja Bueltmann (@TanjaBueltmann) June 27, 2022 I won’t share Laurence Fox’s profile pic where he manipulated the Pride flag in such a way that a swastika can be seen. “In Germany, the use of the swastika is a criminal act punishable with up to 3 years in prison. “Under that symbol, my country of birth once murdered millions of people because of who they are.

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Kathy Burke just shut down Laurence Fox's Pride swastika stunt with ... (The indy100)

Controversial right-wing figure Fox was temporarily banned from the social media platform on Monday (27 June) after changing his profile photo to Pride flags ...

Another added: “You are the best person on Twitter, or actually just the best person.” Burke tweeted: “The existence of Lawrence Fox [sic] is another reason to be pro-abortion.” Kathy Burke had the most legendary response to Laurence Fox using a picture of the Pride flag with a swastika on Twitter.

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Laurence Fox is allowed back on Twitter and immediately hits out at ... (Daily Mail)

Laurence Fox has returned to Twitter unrepentant after being suspended for posting a swastika made from LGBT flags, lashing out at actress Kathy Burke.

'You cannot criticise the holy [LGBT pride] flags' Mr Fox asserted in a tweet after access to his account was restored. From this time, Mr Fox continued to retweet posts negative towards the LGBTQ flag. He continued to retweet other people's posts sharing negative views surrounding LGBTQ Access to Mr Fox's Twitter account was restored this morning, to which he showed further contempt for Twitter rules as he retweeted Caroline Russell's tweet which showed the very image that Mr Fox had been suspended for - meaning the banned image was now back on his timeline. Mr Fox captioned the tweet with the words: 'Don't cave in to the mob. A London Assembly Member called on Mr Fox to be investigated by the Met Police over his tweet

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Laurence Fox returns to Twitter after ban - and criticises comedian ... (Sky News)

Actor Laurence Fox has shared a video message to comedian Kathy Burke following a tweet she posted about abortion - saying she had "dishonoured" his mother, ...

The Campaign Against Antisemitism charity tweeted: "Displaying pride flags in the shape of a swastika is not the edgy statement that you think it is. Actor Laurence Fox has shared a video message to comedian Kathy Burke following a tweet she posted about abortion - saying she had "dishonoured" his mother, who died in 2020. In his video, the actor said: "So basically, Kathy Burke is saying that she wished I was dead. Gay men experienced untold suffering under the Nazis, including murder, castration and medical experimentation." "And I'm grateful every single day that I was blessed with such an amazing mother. "And she didn't care about whether you disagreed politically or in any other ideological way.

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Laurence Fox: Actor criticised for LGBT swastika image, what did ... (NationalWorld)

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He wrote: ‘This is the UK, not China. Good to know you would like to see your political opponents prosecuted for "hate", locked up and probably worse. “It is possible to express a view without the hate, and without insulting those murdered by the Nazis, which included Jews and LGBT people.” This is a hate crime.” He posted the image, which has now been deleted, along with the caption “So is this worthy of a ban?” “The point that I was making, I made, I’m very happy to do it and I stand by it whether I’m banned or not.” He also went on to urge Twitter users who had “abused” him over the image he posted to “sort it out”. You have an empty, lonely and miserable soul.” You have none. “So for Kathy Burke to say that she wished I was aborted is a great dishonour of my mother.” You have dishonoured my mother. She said: “The existence of Lawrence Fox is another reason to be pro abortion.” He said the image reflected his belief that LGBT pride month, which is taking place during June, is “enforced with a sense of hectoring authoritarianism”.

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