In the wake of the mass shooting that saw 50 people killed while they danced at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the world is in mourning. Tributes are flowing for the victims, and people everywhere are expressing support for the LGBTI community.
In the midst of the touching tributes, a Family First senate candidate for Tasmania, a man named Peter Madden, tweeted that it didn't change the "real & present dangers of the gay marriage agenda to Aus children".
The response was a united front.
Delete your account @petermadden2u
Everyone took two seconds to tell him the same thing.
@petermadden2u Delete your account.
Delete your account, Peter. https://t.co/dFivzUFtdQ
Over.
Delete your account. https://t.co/1ingKWdqTs
And.
@petermadden2u delete your account.
Over.
Delete your account https://t.co/QEMtEGjSHK
People weren't taking it.
Delete. Your. Account. https://t.co/wbCgPoPcOt
And the tweets kept coming in.
Wow. Delete your account. https://t.co/X64e6LeNl1
Delete your account. https://t.co/rQkT9a5Xrz
Delete your account https://t.co/YbG1mcmyRu
delete your account https://t.co/41hTbUrt29
Madden then responded, claiming he was tweeting about someone criticising his campaign trailer. BuzzFeed News did this post about his baffling trailer last week.
As already stated,I condemn the Orlando massacre & grieve for the victims.My tweet was a response to 1person criticising my campaign trailer
It's unclear whether he will take the advice, but at least the message is loud and clear.
So you used a major tragedy to highlight your homophobic agenda? Delete your account. https://t.co/nGWiEGE4wo