In the midst of a nearly 8-month long trash crisis worsened by political deadlock, Lebanon came together to criticize and discuss one Lebanese intern nurse's insensitive – and just not funny – Instagram post.
Many jumped to angrily criticize the post ...
Karen Akl was expelled from her position because of the photo ...
"Thanks for the tag. The girl has been expelled from the Hôtel-Dieu de France."
... and the image quickly became a national topic of discussion.
While most agreed that the post was definitely in poor taste, many on social media were also quick to criticize the national shaming.
No MTV Lebanon, it's not okay to call a 17 year old student a killer because of a poor-taste Instagram caption. Are...
Posted by A Separate State of Mind on Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Posted by A Separate State of Mind on Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Others began to make light of the story, mocking the post and the Lebanese reaction ...
#Je_Suis_Karen
Posted by Asmar Georges on Tuesday, March 15, 2016
And others pointed to the much bigger issues that people should be talking about instead ...
