- A Twitter account posted a photo of Sophie Turner with added text implying she was a spokesperson for a white nationalist group.
- The text said: "White people exist. White people have the right to exist. White people have the right to exist as white people. Be white."
- The tweet included hashtags like
#WarOnWhites and#WhiteGenocide. - Turner responded to the tweet with a simple request: "Please don’t use my image for this."
- Her fans replied to the tweet, applauding her denouncement of the image.
Late Wednesday evening, "Game of Thrones" star Sophie Turner made waves among her fans after she asked a Twitter account not to use her photo in a meme that supports white nationalism.
The account, Identitarian Brigade (@Identitarian9), shared a photo of Turner we believe was taken for a Nylon Singapore cover story back in 2014.
Text was placed over her image, reading:
"White people exist.
White people have the right to exist.
White people have the right to exist as white people.
Be white."
White people exist.
— Identitarian Brigade (@Identitarian9) May 8, 2018
White people have the right to exist.
White people have the right to exist as white people.
Be white.#WarOnWhites#WhiteGenocide#ItsOkayToBeWhite#ItsOKToBeWhitepic.twitter.com/0bQnRdQaDu
The tweet also included the following hashtags: #WarOnWhites #WhiteGenocide #ItsOkayToBeWhite #ItsOKToBeWhite
Turner replied to the tweet directly, writing: "Please don't use my image for this."
Please don’t use my image for this.
— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) May 10, 2018
The original tweet from the Identitarian Brigade account has just under 100 retweets, while Turner's response has racked up almost 3,000 overnight.
The Identitarian Brigade account has only tweeted eight times as of this article's publishing, one of which indicates it's an account supportive of white nationalism and the white race.
After the "Game of Thrones" star replied, Turner's fans jumped into the replies and applauded her response.
— Auri🌙 IW spoilers (@anzie_mc) May 10, 2018
— Nel (@_avzd) May 10, 2018
— jorene is dysfunctional because of iw (@lestrrange) May 10, 2018
— AKA_River (@LexaAka) May 10, 2018
GoT fandom waiting for y'all to remove this trash like Queen Sophie nicely asked..... There is literally no war on white people. Betting on this being some American bs because no one else in the world cares. pic.twitter.com/UrUKkFwBCw
— Ivy🇯🇲🇧🇷🔜EDCLV🦄 (@mythicbitch027) May 10, 2018
Some fans even suggested Turner take legal action against the account, though it's not clear that the person or persons behind the account are the originators of the image. The image was also posted on white nationalist website Stormfront.
They can‘t use your images legally without your consent. Speak to your agent or @EquityUK. They will help you take the picture down.
— Kat Sellner (@KatSellner) May 10, 2018
Sophie didn’t have to say please. It’s her right to tell you to cease and desist. The infraction is illegal use of copyrighted material.
— Brad Lee (@BradSKfeatures) May 10, 2018
Everyone, let’s report the ORIGINAL TWEET ONLY as abusive or harmful, then select according to race. They will take it down regardless.
@SophieT you should sue these people for unauthorized use of your image
— Ana Paula Lückman (@ana_luckman) May 10, 2018
Get your lawyer to call them.
— Ocie (@justJJ7) May 10, 2018
INSIDER requested comment from Turner's representatives and the Twitter account in question, but they didn't immediately respond to our request.
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