Laurence Fox is back on Twitter, unaffected by his suspension for posting an offensive swastika using LGBT flags. He also lashed out at Kathy Burke and other critics.
Mr Fox, a 44-year-old actor turned campaigner, posted the picture of a swastika made out of four LGBT pride flags, saying the image reflected his belief that LGBT pride month is ‘enforced with a sense of hectoring authoritarianism’.
The tweet resulted in a sharp backlash, with Twitter temporarily freezing his account for violating their ‘hateful imagery’ policy, and a London Assembly member calling on the Met Police to investigate Mr Fox.
Kathy Burke (actress and comedian) wrote: ‘The existence Lawrence [sic]Fox has another reason to support abortion.
Ms. Burke was enraged by Mr Fox’s comments and he replied with: “You used be funny.”
Caroline Russell, a member in the Police and Crime Committee of the Greater London Authority also posted on Twitter: ‘I hope the Met Police look into Laurence Fox using Pride Flags to create Nazi imagery and posting it on a public forum.
Ms Russell said, “This is a hate offense.”
Laurence Fox (44), an actor who has become a campaigner was expelled from Twitter this weekend after posting a photo of a swastika that was made of four LGBT pride flags
This tweet featured four LGBT pride flags, each positioned to make an swastika. The caption included the words “Oh blessed, most holy month”
London Assembly Member calls for investigation of Mr Fox by the Met Police in regard to his tweet.
Ms. Russell was accused by Mr Fox of using tactics similar to those of the Communist Chinese Party
Kathy Burke, actress, also got involved in the social media controversy
Andrew Doyle, playwright, and journalist earned a re-tweet of Mr Fox following a post that was consistent with his way of thinking
Fox attacked the London Assembly member for her intervention but accuses her of using tactics that are similar to those used by the Chinese Communist Party.
He stated that this is not China, but the UK. You are probably keen to have your political adversaries prosecuted for hate, locked up, and perhaps worse.
“So, thanks for proving me wrong,” Mr Fox stated.
Fox also shared in another tweet a link for satirical article entitled “Scientists Discover Remote Islands Untouched”
The tweet was captioned by Mr Fox with the words “Don’t give in to the mob.” Instead, laugh.
Today, Mr Fox was able to access his Twitter account again. He then retweeted Caroline Russell’s tweet that showed exactly the same image Mr Fox was suspended for. This meant the image had returned to his timeline.
Since then, Fox has continued to retweet negative posts about the LGBTQ flag. He may have done this to circumvent the Twitter rules, as he does not actually write the tweets.
The founder and polemicist of The Reclaim Party, he told his 310,000 followers that the LGBT pride flag had become a “holy flag” that could not be criticised.
Campaign Against Antisemitism slammed Mr Fox’s ‘insulting” post.
Caroline Russell had previously shared the banned image. Mr Fox then retweeted Caroline Russell and put the swastika with four LGBTQ pride flags on his timeline. He continued to share negative opinions surrounding LGBTQ by retweeting others’ posts.
The website Babylon Bee shared Mr Fox’s satirical article on LGBT Pride Month.
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, Twitter strongly condemned Fox’s tweet.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism also criticized Mr Fox’s inflammatory tweet
A tweet from the campaign group stated that displaying pride flags in a shape like a swastika was not as edgy as you thought.
“It’s possible to have a viewpoint without hatred and insulting the victims of the Nazis. This included Jews, LGBT, and others.
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust stated that Laurence Fox sent a vile tweet today with his abhorrent use swastika.
“Gay people suffered untold suffering from the Nazis including death, castration and medical experimentation.”
Twitter stated that Fox’s account had been locked for violating its terms, including their ‘abusive profiles information’ and hateful imagery clauses. Fox removed the image and began to retweet others who shared it.
!['You cannot criticise the holy [LGBT pride] flags' Mr Fox asserted in a tweet after access to his account was restored. His political colleague Martin Daubney, deputy leader of the Reclaim Party, backed him up by posting his own image of a swastika, this time created from Union Jack flags (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/06/27/12/59573597-10956787-image-a-70_1656328378966.jpg)
You cannot critique the holy [LGBT pride]”Flags,” Mr Fox stated in a Twitter after he had his account restored. Martin Daubney from the Reclaim Party was his political friend and posted his own photo of a Swastika made of Union Jack flags.
Fox continued to tweet negative material about the LGBTQ flag, showing his contempt for Twitter’s rules
Martin Daubney (Deputy Leader of the Reclaim Party), Fox’s political friend, posted his picture of a Swastika, this time made from Union Jack flags.
“So is it worthy of being banned?”In a tweet, former Brexit Party MEP Mr Daubney asked, “So is this worthy of a ban?”
Fox took Mr Daubney’s tweet and wrote, “You can openly call!” [the Union Jack]This symbol is a sign of totalitarianism, fascism, and dictatorship [on this site].
You cannot critique the holy [LGBT pride] flags.’
Mr Fox told MailOnline: ‘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.
“Over the Jubilee weekend I lost track of how many posts were comparing the prominent Union Jack flags throughout the country with Nazi Germany.
“The importance of pride symbols and flags in June not only is unquestioned but also accepted and celebrated with a feeling of dictatorial authoritarianism.
‘My post was clearly meant to highlight this double standard – and the temporary ban which resulted from it effectively proved my point.’
It isn’t the first time that Mr Fox has been suspended from Twitter. Last year, Fox was banned for a post about Benjamin Mendy of Manchester City Star.