Twitter Makes Sonia Kruger’s #AsAMother Line Its Own To Combat Racism

She made the comments on ‘Today‘, citing an article from history’s greatest villain (note: conjecture), Andrew Bolt, who used some extremely poor logic and use of statistics to suggest that Japan is safer because they ‘allow’ less Muslims in.

Obviously, she got slammed for saying something so wildly dumb (it even included a “I have Muslim friends, but”), but somehow managed to make it worse again by doubling down on it with a half-hearted “as a mother,” explanation.

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— Sonia Kruger (@SoniaKruger) July 18, 2016

People did not take kindly to this and took to #AsAMother to show that you can’t use your kids as an en excuse for bigotry.

#asamother I will teach my daughter that diversity & respect for each other’s differences makes us a richer, smarter & safer nation

— Sarah Hanson-Young (@sarahinthesen8) July 18, 2016

#asamother does @SoniaKruger have compassion for #asylumseekers mothers who fled from countries we have bombed? https://t.co/vQJMnuPysp

— Gaye Demanuele (@gayedemanuele) July 18, 2016

#AsAMother i will always teach my Aussie kids to love their country and its people regardless to their religion or colour !

— ???? (@AhlaMeme1995) July 18, 2016

#asamother i must teach my kids that Muslim kids are just like them. #asahuman its my duty to reject discrimination & prejudice

— Dawn Walker (@greensdawn) July 18, 2016

#asamother I teach my Aussie Muslim boys to love this country. As a mother, i fear this country will never love them!

— Joumana MWA (@joujoubateekh) July 18, 2016

#asamother I know that evil is not defined by any one race look at the atrocities on our soil by our own citizens https://t.co/bcjTJWaKkL

— Jacqueline Leorke (@Mrs_Leorke) July 18, 2016

#asamother I am proud to be raising caring & compassionate kids. pic.twitter.com/VpvIhq2eeZ

— sam pidgeon (@sampidgeon) July 18, 2016

#asamother I want all families to feel valued in our society, regardless of their religion.

— Courtney Pedersen (@gmtplus10) July 18, 2016

#asamother I acknowledge fears are real for the person who feels them. As a mother, I too have fears for my 2 Aussie Muslim boys.

— Joumana MWA (@joujoubateekh) July 18, 2016

It’s pretty heartfelt stuff, a lot of rhetoric about Islam from the far right really forgets that these people are mothers and fathers and sons and daughters and a lot of them already live here. Imagine trying to go to school as a Muslim kid while every white kid’s parents are talking about whether you deserve to be here or not. Disgusting.