Now The Eagle doesn’t quite get the opprobrium heaped on hard working journalist Kay Burley but even I have to admit that her coverage of Paris in the aftermath of the DAESH attacks has been a bit gauche as opposed to Rive Gauche! Kay Burley was roundly lampooned after posting an ill-timed photograph of a dog who she claimed had “sadness in his eyes” following the horrific Paris attacks. The Sky News reporter, a dog lover, shared a photograph of a Golden Retriever with the odd caption on Sunday morning, less than 36 hours after the worst terrorist atrocity to hit mainland Europe in more than a decade.
The animal world reacts to Burleys tweet. #SadnessInHisEyes pic.twitter.com/4ncaMdKNr7
— Tristan Yeardley (@Tris37) November 15, 2015
Mourners condemned the tweet as inappropriate while others produced spoof images of other animals and even people who also had “sadness in their eyes”.
Sadness in his eyes #parisattacks pic.twitter.com/zzPxLHm1EP
— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) November 15, 2015
The hashtag #sadnessinhiseyes began trending, providing some much-needed relief.
I wish I never told my peppers they weren't homegrown #sadnessinhiseyes pic.twitter.com/TT5P60XYYm
— JJB (@bradyboyqpr) November 15, 2015
My Cheerios are questioning if life is worth living in this terrible world @KayBurley #sadnessinhiseyes pic.twitter.com/v9nNVnagso
— Clarky (@ClarkyDrums) November 15, 2015
News has only just reached the sea… #SadnessInHisEyes pic.twitter.com/iTDDkoqKVE
— Dan (@bored0stiff) November 15, 2015
.@KayBurley The sadness in this potato's eyes. #sadnessinhiseyes pic.twitter.com/dtZQGUJCYw
— Dominic Beesley (@Dommeister) November 15, 2015
As well as animals and celebrities, food items such as breakfast cereal and potatoes were also deemed to have “sadness in their eyes”.
Just been explaining to the dog about the Irish potato famine there. Look at her eyes. Very sad. @KayBurley pic.twitter.com/nh5508SUaa
— Oisín Rogers (@McMoop) November 15, 2015
@KayBurley @DaftLimmy Sadness in his eyes 🙁 pic.twitter.com/DUZ3eFAsHU
— Dave (@Psyanide) November 15, 2015
@KayBurley @DaftLimmy …sadness in his… Nah I can't tell what the fuck that expression is. pic.twitter.com/Yhqoh5pkOG
— Dave (@Psyanide) November 15, 2015
@domrocks @KayBurley @BrightonSuz pic.twitter.com/drZPXupug0
— Jennifer Stevens (@JenStevensDub) November 15, 2015
Bloke innocently going about his business on the bus. Just look at the #SadnessInHisEyes pic.twitter.com/93bmirNsxK
— Wayne Thompson (@waynethompson73) November 15, 2015
“I may be wrong,” wrote one Twitter user, “but I don’t think dogs understand concepts such as radical Islam and terrorism.”
@KayBurley Look at this callous fucker, laughing. pic.twitter.com/nGqkNQQMn3
— Just Regular Andrew (@Truly_Defective) November 15, 2015
Badness in his Eyes. He must be in ISIS. #badnessinhisisis @KayBurley pic.twitter.com/HmgkW6Lgbj
— Patrick Cullivan (@paddycullivan) November 15, 2015
.@KayBurley I'll tell him tomorrow… it doesn't seem right today… pic.twitter.com/H584zPbX7L
— Darren (@thedevilstweets) November 15, 2015
.@KayBurley my dog was so depressed she tried to drown herself in the shower. #ParisAttacks pic.twitter.com/Xehq1lmzeJ
— Jonny Rotten (@TwitJonnyRotten) November 15, 2015
@KayBurley My breakfast is inconsolable. pic.twitter.com/t20gIy36LB
— Jason Spacey (@Jason_Spacey) November 15, 2015
How Thomas the Tank Engine weeps. #SadnessInHisEyes pic.twitter.com/6ES6UcfwUU
— Alan Mackie (@Oldmanmackie) November 15, 2015
Others were kinder, praising Burley for “dragging us back from dark deep introspection to pulling the p*** unmercifully”. As her other tweets show as well as factually reporting the news she was trying to capture the atmosphere in Paris and the mood of its citizens in the aftermath of the attacks but as they say in Paris “Attention, chien méchant!”
Parisians frightened to sit at pavement cafes after #parisattacks? NON! pic.twitter.com/v71uuL87WY
— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) November 15, 2015
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