Outrage over Rolling Stone ‘The Bomber’ cover

MANILA, Philippines – Rolling Stone magazine’s newest cover boy, Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has sparked outrage in social media.

The magazine is best known for its reportage on pop music and culture. The cover of the latest issue out next month shows the shaggy-haired teenager, alongside the cover title, “The Bomber.”

The magazine’s website said the cover story presents a “riveting and heartbreaking account of how a charming kid with a bright future became a monster.” The story also offers “five revelations” about Tsarnaev, from his SWAT encounter to his high school years and his “troubled home.”

Reaction from netizens quickly trended on Twitter, with the hashtag #BoycottRollingStone.

Here are some reactions:

Stealing this months issue of @RollingStone and leaving it next to my toliet to use as toliet paper incase I run out… #BoycottRollingStone

— Brian Black (@BostonsBlackie) July 17, 2013

@RollingStone I can't even imagine the pain you're inflicting in Boston with that cover. Pouring salt in old wounds… #BoycottRollingStone

— Patty Bosley (@pattysmattyvt) July 17, 2013

#BoycottRollingStone calling Djahar a monster and stirring the pot even more shame on you! Innocent until PROVEN guilty @RollingStone

— ℐɛnsɛn Ƥɑɗɑℓɛcĸɪ (@Jahars_Tsarnaev) July 17, 2013

I promise to never buy another @RollingStone magazine ever again. Use #BoycottRollingStone if you promise to do the same. #RollingStone

— Inspired Social (@Inspired_Social) July 17, 2013

.@RollingStone DISGUSTING, have some respect for the people who died and were harmed in the Boston bombings! #BoycottRollingStone !!!!

— Liliana Kligman (@LiliKligman) July 17, 2013

@todayshow @RollingStone went too far making the bomber look like a celebrity. Disgusted! #boycottrollingstone

— Kate McCaughey (@MissRIUSA2011) July 17, 2013

@janetreitman @RollingStone Tsarnaev killed my friend Krystle. How about putting her photo on your cover? #BoycottRollingStone

— Leigh Brody (@l3ighbrody) July 17, 2013

Shame on you, @RollingStone. Survivor Jeff Bauman is the real rock star &would've been the right choice for your cover #BoycottRollingStone

— Kristin Cifelli (@kristincifelli) July 17, 2013

@RollingStone that's a disgrace! Put the survivors on the cover. The ones STILL in rehab with NO legs. #BoycottRollingStone

— Matt Gilmore (@MattyGmore) July 17, 2013

@RollingStone why are you playing to his fan girls with that terrorist on your cover? You're no better than them #BoycottRollingStone

— Trish (@lilmc85) July 17, 2013

Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against him in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15. He was captured four days after that tragedy, following a shootout in which his older brother and alleged accomplice Tamerlan was killed. – Rappler.com