Welcome to America....where u can blow people up and be on the cover of Rock Magazines
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/17/studen...html?hpt=hp_c2
The magazine cover is being described as "disgusting" and "tasteless."
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- The image is one Tsarnaev himself posted online
- It's been published widely before
- Some say they are canceling subscription
- Comment: "What a slap in the face"
New York (CNN) -- Rolling Stone magazine's decision to put Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the accused Boston Marathon bomber, on the cover of its latest issue has ignited a firestorm of outrage online.
The cover picture is one that Tsarnaev himself posted online and has been published widely by other media outlets in the past.
But many took exception to its prominent play in Rolling Stone, where the space is more often than not reserved for rock stars and celebrities.
"Oh look, Rolling Stone magazine is glamourizing terrorism. Awesome," Adrienne Graham commented on the magazine's Facebook page. "I will NOT be buying this issue, or any future issues,"
Others echoed similar sentiments.
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Words such as "tasteless," "sickening" and "disgusting" flew around social media.
The photo shows a scraggy-haired, goatee-d Tsarnaev staring straight at the camera.
The text read: "The Bomber. How a popular, promising student was failed by his family, fell into radical Islam and became a monster."
The magazine says the article itself is a deeply-researched account of the suspect.
Among the revelations:
-- A public plea from his former wrestling coach may have ultimately convinced Tsarnaev to surrender when police surrounded the boat in which he was hiding.
-- He played down the fact that he was a Muslim in high school. But he also took his religion seriously.
-- He once let slip to a friend that the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks could be justified because of U.S. policies toward Muslim countries.
The issue hits newsstands on August 3.
But the magazine's Facebook post of the cover image has received more than 4,700 comments by early Wednesday morning.
"What a slap in the face to the great city of Boston and the Marathon Bombing victims," commented Lindsey Williamson.
The cover also brought out comments from the "Free Jahar" movement. (Dzohkhar is also spelled Jahar.)
"#BoycottRollingStone calling Djahar a monster and stirring the pot even more shame on you! Innocent until PROVEN guilty," tweeted @Jahars_Tsarnaev.
CNN has reached out to Rolling Stone for comment, but has not received a response.
Authorities accuse brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev of setting off a pair of bombs just seconds apart near the finish line of the packed Boston Marathon course on Boylston Street on April 15.
Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed four days later in a shootout with police.
Younger brother Dzhokhar was captured and charged with 30 federal counts stemming from the attack.
Last week, he pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Last edited by Thebesteva; 07-17-2013 at 01:03 PM.
Everything on the cover is completely true, if his brother wasnt a radical then he wouldn't be in this mess.
Don't care tbh.
Well, Rolling Stone just lost a ton of subscriptions. lol I like how they waited for something like the Zimmerman self-defense trial to divide the country first then released a controversial issue like this. They're hoping all of the ignorant s that "hate" America right now buy the magazine, tbh.
I have a book about the origins of the magazine, how it all came about. I think I'll read it now.
Enjoy prison anyway ass taster
He made all sorts of kills to get all sorts of thrills, but the thrill he'll never know is the thrill that'll getcha when ya get your pictcha on the cover of Rolling St... Err, never mind.
Misplaced sympathy for a devil.
lol seriously. Wgaf
There's plenty of murderers in the world but I want to slap that little got just for the way he looks. The trash-stache, the failed goatee, the brooding look, and most of all the hair in the face, mother I want to hit him
Uh, why are people upset?
yeah . . . I don't get it either.
The START of the END for the Magazine as we know it
Um . . . Rolling Stone has been a ty rag for a long, long time. It's pretty much worthless if you care about music. The political writing is still pretty decent. This article is probably very well written, but I'm sure most people won't bother reading it, but will be enraged anyway.
Haven't read the article, but unless they are praising him, I'm not sure what the big deal is? The world isn't all lollipops and rainbows. Bad happens and people like to know the details. This psycho didn't kill people to make the cover of a magazine, he did it because he was a fanatical religious nutcase.
I don't understand the controversy. People will about anything.
Didn't know people still read magazines tbh.
Not sure how much of a reward it is to be called a monster on the cover of a national magazine.
Rolling stone magazine has had worse people on the cover.
People are dumb.
I don't care. at least they're not talking about that gangbanger Trayvon.
Do we even know if this pecker really did that in Boston? It's a magazine. No one is forcing you to look at it and read it.
I agree he was a patsy.
If he was to blow up the Dallas Mavericks In the locker room durring half time of the NBA finals game 7 when they have a 20 point halftime lead would you want his face on the cover of sports illustrated?It's a magazine. No one is forcing you to look at it and read it.
(Keep in mind they are playing the Heat)
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