This week's Newsweek cover, on newsstands & the iPad today: #MuslimRage! Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes on how she survived it http://pic.twitter.com/QPnlRtf9- The image sparked outcry over Twitter within minutes.
- Some claimed double standards in the way Arab protesters are portrayed:
In its own ugly way, this Nwesweek cover is almost as inflammatory as the Muhammad video itself: is.gd/BDIsM6
@ggreenwald Unfair. Don't u remember all of the "American Rage" covers with screaming white people that Newsweek has done? After 9/11, Iraq- While others argued that protesters against the anti-Islam video did not represent the majority of Muslims:
- As cheap a shot as can b @Newsweek: protesters were a MINORITY. "Muslim Rage: How I Survived it" http://pic.twitter.com/t8cYsEXX" via @monaeltahawy
- For its part, Newsweek attempted to capitalise on the outcry by directing Twitter users to discuss the cover using the hashtag #MuslimRage
- Some users declined the invitation:
No thanks. RT @Newsweek Want to discuss our latest cover? Let's hear it with the hashtag: #MuslimRage.
Let's not, actually RT @Newsweek Want to discuss our latest cover? Let's hear it with the hashtag: #MuslimRage.
@Newsweek Let's discuss your failing revenue stream, and how this is a desperate attempt to fix that. #boycottNewsweek
Wow, they would. Not even negligence. Willful abuse: @Newsweek Want to discuss our latest cover? Let's hear it with the hashtag: #MuslimRage- Others proposed alternatives:
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