NEW YORK – Avengers’ star Mark Ruffalo, who performs the role of The Hulk in the series, perfectly responded to an Islamophobic comment on Twitter from a man who said that he was scared of Muslims.
The encounter started when a guy who uses the title Sassy Gay Republican on Twitter, posted a tweet saying he is afraid of Muslims, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday, September 24.
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Muslim lawyer and activist Qasim Rashid responded to the Islamophobic tweet saying, “I know what you mean. I get really uncomfortable when I see a young white male like you walk into an elementary school or movie theater.”
I know what you mean. I get reallly uncomfortable when I see a young white male like you walk into an elementary school or movie theater? https://t.co/OFPTeuTW56
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ) September 21, 2017
Rashid’s tweet was then responded by the actor himself, who made a beautiful comment.
“Maybe it’s time to have dinner with a Muslim. I promise you there is a whole beautiful world out there that’s not so scary,” Ruffalo wrote on Twitter.
Maybe it’s time to have dinner with a Muslim. I promise you there is a whole beautiful world out there that’s not so scary.
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) September 21, 2017
The actor’s response was liked more than 3000 times and retweeted more than 900 times by both Muslim and non-Muslim users.
— Mohammed Adnan (@adnanOnlyne) September 21, 2017
That tweet got a smile here, to your fan…thousands of kms far and an hour past midnight in India #Humanity Wins
— Intekhab Aslam (@Intee) September 21, 2017
We need more of this every day.
— Jenifer Walsh (@jm2walsh) September 21, 2017