Vancouver Riot Kiss Incites Social Media Debate
By Mary Alison Qualman | June 20, 2011
The now infamous “Vancouver Riot Kiss” photo has sparked some heated debates via social media.
Vancouver Riot Kiss by photographer Richard Lam
The kiss was caught by Getty photographer Richard Lam, and it features Australian Scott Jones and his Canadian girlfriend Alex Thomas. The two were caught up in the recent Vancouver riots following the Canucks loss during the Stanley Cup Finals.
It’s something straight out of a movie set. So much so, that many are debating the validity of the kiss on both Twitter and Facebook.
Lam, Thomas and Jones all claim the photo is authentic. Jones was coming to the rescue of Thomas when she was knocked down during the riots. He was trying to calm her down during an obviously stressfull moment. Lam claims he did not even realize he had captured the moment on film until later.
Despite the claims that the photo is indeed the real deal, it bears an odd resemblance to another photo taken October 21, 2010 in France’s city of Lyon. Similarly, in the French photo, a couple was caught mid lip-lock during protests against French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Despite whether the photo is real or a staged hoax during a tumultuous moment, it is a hot topic today on Twitter and Facebook. There has already been a group created on Facebook called “Vancouver Riot Kiss: Scott Jones and Alex Thomas.”
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