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New Zealand's Ardern criticizes mosque attacks film amid backlash

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Why does this story include the name of the nobody who perpetrated this monstrous act. He should not be mentioned by name in any story about his crime against innocent people. It does nothing but turn him into a person, a right he discarded with his actions.

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"You do not get to tell this story. You do not get to turn this into a White Saviour narrative. This is not yours,"

Actually it belongs to all New Zealanders. It traumatized the entire nation.

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I am amazed at the psychic ability of members of the NZ Muslim community. Without seeing the movie, without even reading the script, they KNOW that this will be a "White Savior" narrative!

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Why does this story include the name of the nobody who perpetrated this monstrous act. He should not be mentioned by name in any story about his crime against innocent people. It does nothing but turn him into a person, a right he discarded with his actions.

The story also falsely calls him a white supremacist when he was actually a total nutjob eco terrorist who believed in population reduction to fight climate change, no joke.

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Is this intended to be a documentary or a drama. If the latter it sounds pretty meh.

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I thought any one could make any movie about any thing !

Didnt think the person making the movie need approval of anyone to make a movie !

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The story also falsely calls him a white supremacist when he was actually a total nutjob eco terrorist who believed in population reduction to fight climate change, no joke.

He explicitly identifies as a racist and a fascist.

Tarrant claimed that he is racist but not xenophobic. He is thought to have become obsessed with terrorist attacks committed by Islamic extremists in 2016 and 2017, started planning an attack about two years prior to the shootings, and chosen his targets three months in advance. He admitted that he is a fascist. 

Please learn more about the incident before you start denying things that are a matter of public record.

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including wearing a scarf when meeting mourners.

Wow.

Can’t wait to see this movie, or maybe just read about it, and smile at how wonderful PM of New Zealand must be.

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JT should have linked the petition on this article.

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Calling her a 'white savior' sounds racist. Surely Muslims do not identify with any skin color.

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Personally, I would feel someone were mocking my religion if they decided to wear my religious clothing, even though they were not believers in my religion. Just seems shallow to me, rather than genuinely empathetic.

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Very tasteless to do a film so soon after. A documentary, I can understand.

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I'd have seen it as a genuine attempt at compassion and understanding.

I don’t have an anti-Ardern stance per se, I just question some of her policies, and admire that she can get kudos in some quarters for wearing a scarf. Some politicians have it easy! No doubt she meant well, but to me it was like Trump waving around his bible. Fortunately I’m an atheist myself, but I try to put myself in the shoes of those who are religious.

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Actually it belongs to all New Zealanders. It traumatized the entire nation.

Actually it traumatized some New Zealanders more than others, and I would have hoped that most people would have the sensitivity to understand this.

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