How Japan is fighting back at Jihadi John with MEMES: Images of ISIS executioner cutting kebab meat and posing with a selfie stick go viral as nation shows it won't be silenced over new hostage threat
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- Jihadi John seen threatening to Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto this week
- Demanded $200million within 72 hours or said he would kill hostages
- As deadline approached Japanese began creating internet memes
- Darkly comic images shared online as a mark of defiance against ISIS
Showing
the familiar sight of fearful men kneeling in orange jumpsuits in the
desert, the latest footage of Jihadi John caused despair across the
world when it appeared this week.
In
the latest clip, the Islamic State enforcer demanded a $200million
ransom to free Japanese men Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto, giving them
just 72 hours to live.
But
as the deadline approached the Japanese public responded with a show of
defiance by creating dozens of darkly comic internet memes mocking the
deranged ISIS killer.
In
the pictures, which have been widely shared online, the masked murderer
is seen using his knife to carve kebab meat, taking part in a cooking
show, and holding a selfie stick.
The
vast majority of the posts are written in Japanese, but one in English
reads: 'Tomorrow will be sad but it will pass and ISIS will still be a
big joke. You can't break our spirit.'
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Hitting back: The Japanese public have
hit back at the latest Islamic State video showing Haruna Yukawa and
Kenji Goto being threatened by Jihadi John by turning the masked
murderer into internet memes
Helpless: As the 72-hour deadline to
save the captives passed without the $200million ransom being paid,
Japanese Twitter users began sharing the darkly comic posts as a symbol
of defiance
Mocking: Most of the messages were
written in Japanese, but one which appeared in English read: 'Tomorrow
will be sad but it will pass and ISIS will still be a big joke. You
can't break out spirit'
Defiant: One of the Islamic State's
largest weapons in its so-called holy war is fear, so the Japanese chose
humour as a way of hitting back
Joke: This internet user re-imagined
Jihadi John and his ransom demand as comic character Doctor Evil from
the Austin Powers movies
Dark comedy: In another post, Jihadi
John is dressed up as Mickey Mouse while the background is changed to
make them appear as if they are in Disneyland
Laughing stock: Kim Jong-Un and some
of his generals are shown laughing at images taken from the latest
Jihadi John video which appeared this week
Not afraid: The Japanese man chose to recreate the terror footage using block-building game Minecraft
Mission to mars: The trio were also pictured on the red planet with the Curiosity rover in the background
Playing games: In this image, Jihadi John is pictured taking part in a hand of the Yu Gi Oh card trading game
Dressed up: This user imagined Jihadi John dressed in pink underwear in a field full of flowers
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LOL!
ReplyDeleteGo Japan!
I wanna see one of Jihad John as Moohammed the psycho killer!
Well, if the Japanese still had any balls left after WWII they'd go there and slaughter the Muslim scum (same goes for Western Nations who let millions of Muslims come and slaughter them in their own countries. What happened to white people? To afraid to fight back?)
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