A giant balloon of a bikini-clad Sadiq Khan, reminiscent of the one launched for Donald Trump's visit, has been flown over London.
The campaign, created by some disgruntled Londoners to oust the London Mayor raised £58,182 and launched in Parliament Square.
Organiser Yanny Bruere says he's not affiliated with right-wing groups, but decided to fund the blimp in an effort to sustain free speech.
The fundraising page read:
In light of the Donald Trump 'Baby Trump' balloon being allowed to fly over London during his visit to the U, let's get a baby Khan one and see if free speech applies to all.
Under Sadiq, we have seen crime skyrocket to unprecedented levels. People in London don't feel safe...Khan out.
Mr Khan seems alright about it. He had said that if people want to spend their Saturday looking at him 'in a yellow bikini they're welcome to do so.'
'I don't really think yellow's my colour though,' he added.
The giant floating had actually been approved by City Hall, the police and air traffic control.
Yay for freedom of speech.
It was launched, and errr, the crowds didn't quite match the one ahead of Trump's visit...
...Yes, lots more people showed up to protest the US president's visit which is fair enough.
For reference:
(Picture: Tolga Akmen/Getty)
Paul Joseph Watson, of far-right Info Wars thought 'liberals' would be triggered
How many of the same idiot leftists who reacted to any and all criticism of the Trump baby balloon with "ooooh trig… https://t.co/meAgNNRiWM— Paul Joseph Watson (@Paul Joseph Watson) 1535653224
Bruere appeared on Sky, and said past tweets from his account, which have been labelled anti-semitic were 'taken out of context.' He added that he didn't understand why people are trying to shut him down, why the 'media' is trying to shut him down...
The "tweets were taken out of context." @YannyBruere, the organiser of a 29ft, bikini-clad @SadiqKhan balloon defe… https://t.co/kgm9M3PQ2r— Sky News (@Sky News) 1535788124
They are not.
“Libs triggered?” “No” “Snowflakes?” “No” “Sadiq thoug-” “He actually quite likes it” “So we’re just four men who p… https://t.co/dEo7bKgomW— James Felton (@James Felton) 1535801668
Nobody is, really...
Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair. https://t.co/GAQ9vMKlku— Ash Sarkar (@Ash Sarkar) 1535802644
The gosh-darned 'liberals' find the whole thing kind of funny actually
I feel almost sorry for the alt-right. They got so offended by a Trump balloon they splashed out thousands on a cut… https://t.co/o0XiUfnGD5— Owen Jones 🌹 (@Owen Jones 🌹) 1535794165
In fact people are here for giant blimp Sadiq
Others pointed out the threadbareness of the whole affair
@JimMFelton I can’t make out the balloon thanks to the millions and millions in the crowd— Rohan (@Rohan) 1535802004
@JimMFelton Walked through there 40 mins ago, only remnants were 2 topless guys drinking cans with leaflets about m… https://t.co/EE00AMCQ9L— Clár - Dá fhada an lá tagann an tráthnóna 💙 (@Clár - Dá fhada an lá tagann an tráthnóna 💙) 1535803266
Giant Sadiq's pose was also a source of humour
@JimMFelton “Draw me like one of your French girls” was a weird design request— JJ 🏳️🌈 (@JJ 🏳️🌈) 1535802273
It was all a bit of a shambles tbh
The Sadiq Khan balloon being supported by *squints* five angry dudes here https://t.co/O8ACliPjOZ— Steve Peers (@Steve Peers) 1535794924
The Sadiq Khan balloon blimp was pretty obviously designed to make him look hypocritical or prove some sort of doub… https://t.co/NkcFIEgjOv— Adam Bienkov (@Adam Bienkov) 1535640322
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