Jihad Barbie

Jihad Barbie

Part of a series on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. [View Related Entries]

PROTIP: Press 'i' to view the image gallery, 'v' to view the video gallery, or 'r' to view a random entry.

This submission is currently being researched & evaluated!

You can help confirm this entry by contributing facts, media, and other evidence of notability and mutation.

About

Jihad Barbie refers to a photo meme started when Holly Fisher, a conservative women living in West Virginia, posted a picture of herself holding a gun and a bible which resembled a photo of a Reem Riyasha, a female suicide bomber also holding a book and a gun.

Origin

On July 1st, 2014, Holly Fisher, who describes herself as "Christian. Wife of an Army combat-infantry vet. Mom of 3." in her Twitter bio, tweeted[2] a picture of herself in front of a Hobby Lobby holding a Chick-Fil-A cup and wearing a pro-life T-shirt with a caption which read, "ATTENTION LIBERALS: do NOT look at this picture. Your head will most likely explode." Within a week the tweet gained over 2,000 retweets and over 3,000 favorites.


Holly Fisher @HollyRFisher Follow ATTENTION LIBERALS: do NOT look at this picture. Your head will most likely explode. #HobbyLobby #UniteBlue Reply t. Retweet ★ Favorite More HOBBY LOB PRO LIF

The image spread on Facebook with the title "How to Make a Liberal's Head Explode," and once Fisher noticed its spread[1] on July 3rd, it had gained over 20,000 likes.


Follow @HollyRFisher Holy crap! 20K? "@katypillar150: @HollyRFisher Scrolling through my FB feed! A picture I saw before it was a meme! pic.twitter.com/o75UvkhVIH" わReply t Retweet ★ Favorite More HOW TO MAKE A LIBERAL HEAD EXPLODE PRO 20.2K Likes 469 Comments

On July 4th, Fisher tweeted out a photo of herself holding a bible and a gun standing in front of an American flag. In less than a week the tweet gained over 1,000 retweets and over 2,000 favorites.


Holly Fisher @HollyRFisher Follow Biggest complaint I'm getting about my #HobbyLobby )ic is there's no gun, bible or flag. I rind io mako up ir i Reply Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETS FAVORITES 1,833 2,396

Spread

The same day she tweeted the picture, Fisher began receiving a photo featuring suicide bomber Reem Riyasha in which she is holding a gun and a book and standing in front of a flag like Fisher. In a tweet acknowledging receiving the pictures she dismisses the comparison.


Holly Fisher @HollyRFisher * 塩Follow “@ethanorloff: @HollyRFisher pic.twitter.com/VrLfME4Yy7” Do you have a point? I've received this pic about 100x, so you're REALLY slacking. Reply Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETSFAVORITES 2 9:36 PM-4 Jul 2014 Flag media

On July 7th, Fisher tweeted an example of one of her photos edited which called her a jihad barbie, joking about the nickname.


* Holly Fisher @HollyRFisher Follow Jihad Barbio. Thali rnesans they ihink I' pretty, right? Reply Retweet ★ Favorite More IHAD BARBIE AMERICAN TERBORIST

The same day Heavy[3] published a post titled "Holly Fisher: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know," which reported Fisher had received death threats because of the images. The same day Slate[5] published a post titled "Defiant Hobby Lobby Supporter Inadvertently Recreates Iconic Gaza Jihadist Image," which reported on the side by side image of Fisher and Riyasha. The following day Fisher and the meme were featured in posts published on Buzzfeed, UpRoxx[4] and the Daily Mail.[6]

Notable Examples


ISITOUSTIME OR IS REPUBLICAN CHRISTIANITY STARTINGTO LOOK ALOT LIKE EXTREMIST ISLAM “@BurgundyBurner: Can you imagine if @HollyRFisher posicd a pic of her ina Redskins jersey?" Best I can do today: EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE

Search Interest

External References

Recent Videos

There are no videos currently available.

Recent Images 20 total


Top Comments


+ Add a Comment

Comments (115)


Display Comments

Add a Comment


Hey! You must login or signup first!