I think the articles that have been spreading on social media websites do carry an element of xenophobia. Yes, irresponsible behavior from the two men, but how many kids have bought similar toy guns and done the same thing? I'm not sure, because it's generally not reported in the media, but I'm sure many have. It's fine that people were worried and it's good to see the police dealt with it in a responsible way but I can't see why it was reported by the media. Whoever wrote it should have been aware of the significance a meaningless story would take on once published. That day, I saw re-posts from sina weibo with extra pictures of dead gulls (presumably dying of natural causes or landing on electric wires and unconnected to teh foreigners).

Many foreigners re-posted the story with or without the dead gulls. Often the post was apologetic: 'we're not all evil', 'I'll hunt them down' etc.

I can't see how this doesn't send a message of xenophobia. Shouldn't we be condemning the articles as trashy and the overreaction to a poor joke as either a misjudgement or prejudice?

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When I moved into my new place the landlord left a pretty large sack full of kids clothes. I am looking to get rid of it but think it too much of a waste to throw. It appears to be all girl's clothes aged 8-10 (maybe, I really am not sure) So if anyone is interested please private message me, or maybe someone knows where to donate clothes??

I'm not into conspiracies but I didn't realise it was that easy to pick up radio signals like that so it was a like surprising.

But i will be wearing tin foil round my head in the future