Friday 19 April, 2024

PICS: How the internet declared war on Obama’s gun photo

The White House asked people not to Photoshop it. The White House was ignored.

White House Photo/Pete Souza

AT THE WEEKEND, the White House released this photo of Obama firing a shotgun.

It carried a notice asking users not to Photoshop it – or, in official-speak, that the image “not be manipulated in any way”.

There were predictable results. Here are some of the best:

PICS: How the internet declared war on Obama’s gun photo

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