In the wake of the tragedy that is the bombing of the Istanbul Airport, Cher tweeted her support for the victims of the incident and added a poorly placed bomb emoji.
If only she could turn back time. The singer’s 3 million followers read her inappropriately placed bomb emoji as she talks about her support for the victims of the bombing of the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey.
41 people got killed and 239 were wounded in the tragedy. Cher tweeted “WE ALL PRAY FOR INNOCENT PPL IN TURKEY AIRPORT” along with a bomb emoji and an explosion emoji.
WE ALL PRAY FOR INNOCENT PPL IN TURKEY AIRPORT ??
— Cher (@cher) June 28, 2016
The singer’s Twitter followers were appalled about Cher’s “insensitivity” of the situation. Followers thought that using the bomb emoji was uncalled for and Cher received much backlash for her emoji choices.
“Been thinking about my Poorly Placed, Insensitively Timed 'bomb Emoji.' No ExcuseI’m Used 2 Using Emoji 2Help Say More Than 140 Letters.Sorry,” she tweeted right after the backlash.
Cher is known for using multiple emojis in her tweets and actively uses the social media site to share her thoughts on the current political climate around the world.
Been thinking about my Poorly Placed,Insensitively Timed“bomb
— Cher (@cher) June 29, 2016
Emoji”.No Excuse?I’m Used
2 Using Emoji 2Help Say More Than 140 Letters.Sorry?
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