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Right-Wing Journalist Has Twitter Meltdown After Spotting A 'Halal Shop' In Ireland, And Everyone Is Pointing Out The Same Fact
29 July 2019
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Gemma O'Doherty is no stranger to internet controversy.
Her YouTube channel was permanently removed from the site earlier this month due to repeated violations of YouTube's policies against hate speech.
But she might be unused to the sheer amount of mockery coming her way after a recent Twitter post.
<p>O'Doherty posted a photo of the storefront of a new halal shop in Ireland's County Roscommon with a biting comment about the "Islamification of Ireland."</p><p>For those unfamiliar, halal in this case refers to dietary restrictions and food preparation practices some Muslims follow, much the same way some Jews eat only kosher foods. Most of what is kosher is prepared in the same way as halal, but not all halal foods are kosher because of restrictions about meat and dairy.</p><p>But just like your local kosher deli, halal shops can be a grocery resource for everyone. </p><p>Twitter has taken collective joy in pointing out everything wrong with her post (and her attitude). </p><p><div id="insticator-container" class="embedid-c230ccfe-b34e-4c23-8bb0-aaf80e33dfdf"><div id="div-insticator-ad-1"></div><div id="insticator-embed"></div><div id="div-insticator-ad-2"></div><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript">Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-1");Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-2");Insticator.load("em",{id : "c230ccfe-b34e-4c23-8bb0-aaf80e33dfdf"})</script></div></p><p><strong>You can see O'Doherty's post below:</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="778c0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="JDIYE61564437956"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154692614005952512" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">The Islamification of #Ireland continues apace. Halal shop in Co Roscommon https://t.co/a3SnFk6Ygg</div> — Gemma O'Doherty (@Gemma O'Doherty)<a href="https://twitter.com/gemmaod1/statuses/1154692614005952512">1564135146.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Many people pointed out the proliferation of Irish pubs throughout most countries of the world.</strong></p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p><strong>Horrors!</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="fc1d1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="44M3D91564437956"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154961333663805440" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 the irishification of #philidelphia continues apace https://t.co/LhphNPnAEV</div> — 💰TRILLIONAIRE 💰 (@💰TRILLIONAIRE 💰)<a href="https://twitter.com/maltyhops/statuses/1154961333663805440">1564199214.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="2d284" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="FMT9V41564437957"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1155200277831737344" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ememess @gemmaod1 Can we talk about Irish Bars irishifying the entire planet? Can we?</div> — Sam Humphries (@Sam Humphries)<a href="https://twitter.com/safesecs/statuses/1155200277831737344">1564256183.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="bf892" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="B9DTUM1564437957"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154967565573218305" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 There’s an Irish pub near where I live. Am I being Irishicated?</div> — lil guillotine (@lil guillotine)<a href="https://twitter.com/mitranaiyu/statuses/1154967565573218305">1564200700.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="e4493" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4BIJOT1564437957"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1155100964187201539" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 I saw Irish pubs in every single country I have been to. I am going to take pictures from now on and say… https://t.co/qEFXd9Zc7X</div> — Alexandra Bulat (@Alexandra Bulat)<a href="https://twitter.com/alexandrabulat/statuses/1155100964187201539">1564232505.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="2f879" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="BA16T01564437957"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1155195212966322179" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 Kinda like the Irelandification of New York City. https://t.co/TgV7K1n6sa</div> — The Hoarse Whisperer (@The Hoarse Whisperer)<a href="https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/statuses/1155195212966322179">1564254975.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="a8a4f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="B9CMTX1564437957"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1155111465298354176" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@likeokaysure Just FYI, no one in Ireland eats corned beef and cabbage. 😉
As for Gemma, well, she's about as welco… https://t.co/EGyrs5gBme</div> — Blueberry Jones (@Blueberry Jones)<a href="https://twitter.com/PinguLovesU/statuses/1155111465298354176">1564235008.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="1eeea" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0TG0381564437958"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154700092957499392" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 Irishification Of London, Sydney, Paris and New York continues. Bloody immigrants forcing their culture i… https://t.co/8Bsu0wRO6k</div> — Thingsthatmakemehappy (@Thingsthatmakemehappy)<a href="https://twitter.com/Thingsthatmake5/statuses/1154700092957499392">1564136930.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="7893d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="HQCCWR1564437958"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154817179944128512" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 The Irishification of #Malaysia continues apace. Irish bar in Kuala Lumpar. https://t.co/5BOCd1iyTN</div> — James Coatsworth (@James Coatsworth)<a href="https://twitter.com/j_coatsworth/statuses/1154817179944128512">1564164845.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="d865f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3VHS271564437959"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154842429780123648" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@j_coatsworth @gemmaod1 When this one opened up in Stockholm - it was the final drop, I left the contry. The Irish… https://t.co/rPoJjL2HEX</div> — Paula Rosenberg 📎 (@Paula Rosenberg 📎)<a href="https://twitter.com/paularosenber12/statuses/1154842429780123648">1564170865.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Others pointed out that places of business in general are probably not the best gauge of an ethic group's presence in an area.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="add photo credit...">@ememess/Twitter</small></p><p><strong>It's not as though restaurants and businesses featuring another culture's cuisine are even remotely uncommon.</strong><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMDQ0NjU4NC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NjkwNjU5NH0.ecBV8K4kQHfEUSv0h_MMc8ZDMWAW_IDt65KxxK-i5k0/img.jpg?width=980" id="87b67" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ffc7c5f28d8ffc5b64e169325b78df5a" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image">
</p><p><strong>Others chose to poke holes in the general bigoted rhetoric surrounding immigration. </strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="808a8" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="XRW31P1564437958"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154712644156309504" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 I'm sorry but, up to this point the argument was ...ohh they,re coming over for our welfare state. Now so… https://t.co/hQHMJJYRRj</div> — 𝓜á𝓲𝓻𝓮... 𝒫𝓇🌞𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒 (@𝓜á𝓲𝓻𝓮... 𝒫𝓇🌞𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒)<a href="https://twitter.com/PaulaSwan10/statuses/1154712644156309504">1564139922.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="74966" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="85XST51564437958"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154858444505198598" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 If you’re worried about ‘cruel’ food preparation practices in Roscommon, presumably you’ve also complaine… https://t.co/JgDFXLDivp</div> — davidlomax (@davidlomax)<a href="https://twitter.com/davelomax/statuses/1154858444505198598">1564174684.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="b6d5f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="H2P3CD1564437959"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1155055813460975617" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@PaulaSwan10 @gemmaod1 White people are allowed to live and work anywhere they want. It's only when brown people tr… https://t.co/9EDi4AR94q</div> — Tuggers (@Tuggers)<a href="https://twitter.com/Tuggers1986/statuses/1155055813460975617">1564221740.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>The sarcasm was very strong in this thread. </strong></p><div id="d865f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3VHS271564437959"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154842429780123648" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@j_coatsworth @gemmaod1 When this one opened up in Stockholm - it was the final drop, I left the contry. The Irish… https://t.co/rPoJjL2HEX</div> — Paula Rosenberg 📎 (@Paula Rosenberg 📎)<a href="https://twitter.com/paularosenber12/statuses/1154842429780123648">1564170865.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="eed3d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="GC87SC1564437959"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1155078124259938305" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 I know you’re getting a lot of criticism for this tweet, but I’m just happy someone is finally taking on… https://t.co/h2XTLu4PMs</div> — Mike Drucker (@Mike Drucker)<a href="https://twitter.com/MikeDrucker/statuses/1155078124259938305">1564227059.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="06034" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="IJAEW61564437959"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154838996553539584" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 A shop? One shop in the whole of Ireland? 😂 Lay off the glue Gem mate.</div> — Lisa Moorish (@Lisa Moorish)<a href="https://twitter.com/LisaMoorish/statuses/1154838996553539584">1564170047.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="d67eb" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="KTYYTW1564437960"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1155065111188520960" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 Fire logs 5 for €5, and fire lighters 4 for €5! Looks like a great shop for the bargains.
Thanks for le… https://t.co/LXwzoHBsql</div> — Dara de Brún (@Dara de Brún)<a href="https://twitter.com/DaraDeBrun/statuses/1155065111188520960">1564223957.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="99711" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1OGDZV1564437960"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1155155926359392257" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@thatdutchperson @gemmaod1 Oh, no! Seasoned food!</div> — My name is not Megan (@My name is not Megan)<a href="https://twitter.com/bodegacat212/statuses/1155155926359392257">1564245609.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="6c7b2" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="OMX1M91564437960"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1154853017130287105" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@gemmaod1 Oh thank god, I could never find good falafel to go with my Guinness.</div> — Brian Wilson (@Brian Wilson)<a href="https://twitter.com/bayouwilson/statuses/1154853017130287105">1564173390.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>O'Doherty has been attempting a forray into politics, and it seems she is trying to court those who view immigration (and immigrants) as a problem to be solved.<br></p><p>In a video announcing her intention to run for European elections which were held earlier this year, <a href="https://www.thejournal.ie/gemma-odoherty-european-elections-4588797-Apr2019/" target="_blank">she claimed</a> that her stance against immigration comes from a concern for the poor:</p><blockquote><em>"Because I have always stood up for the poor; I see the inequality. That's my academic background. That's why I'm against mass immigration, mass uncontrolled immigration as opposed to controlled immigration." </em></blockquote><p>She also criticized windmills and managed to question the legitimacy of climate change in the same video:</p><blockquote><em>"There's a criminal cabal working to make us think our planet can't cope."</em></blockquote><p>Gemma O'Doherty is not unfamiliar with public criticism. Another feature of her campaign for election was ads on Dublin busses that included the phrase "It is time to take Ireland back." </p><p>These ads drew the ire of multiple local groups, including the General Secretary of the National Bus and Rail Union, <a href="https://www.thephoenix.ie/2019/05/gemma-odohertys-buses/" target="_blank">Dermot O'Leary</a>. </p><blockquote><em>"[There is] a direct contradiction between the views/principles of the candidate and the indisputable fact that Dublin Bus is a multicultural employer, boasting a multiple of different nationalities..."</em></blockquote><p>O'Doherty has certainly committed to her ideas about immigration.</p><p>And the internet is committed to mocking her for those ideas. </p><p>The book <strong><em><a href="https://amzn.to/2LNoZHo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Basics of The Halal Living: The Ultimate Halal Recipes for Everyone</a></em></strong>, available <strong><em><a href="https://amzn.to/2LNoZHo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></em></strong>, is an introduction to halal food preparation at home.</p>
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