The pioneers of social networking sites launched a hashtag entitled “Boycott Doctor Food”, in solidarity with a cake seller in the Lebanese city of Tripoli who was bullied by “Doctor Food”.
“Social influencer” George Deeb posted a video on his Instagram page, in which he appeared buying a cake from a street vendor in the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon, before objecting to the lack of enough cheese in the cake, describing the seller as a “stingy”.
نكاية بهالمتنمر الواطي يللي بيسوى ربع ليرة، وبكل مشاهير الصدفة وأكل الهوا، انا رح إشتري من عند هالمظلوم ب ٥٠ دولار. شوفولنا إسمه وكيف فينا نوصله المصاري، وهو حر يضيّف مين ما بده. pic.twitter.com/TuViA6VHI9
— Jihad Samra (@Jihad_Samra) December 13, 2021
As a result, a “hashtag” was issued on Twitter calling for a boycott of “Doctor Food”, the name George Depp gives to his account, in which he publishes videos in which he tastes foods in different places.
This video angered many activists and journalists, who expressed their rejection of the “insult” and “bullying” that the cake seller was subjected to by videographer George, stressing their solidarity with him.
هيدا الكائن لو بالفعل نيته يشهر هالختيار،كان بكل بساطة سجل فيديو تشجيعي للناس تشتري من عنده،بس يلي نيتو عاطلة رح تقلب عليه
مين قلو انه نحن ناطرين يقيملنا الكعكة،مين هو حتى يقيمها اصلا،خليه بتقيم الاكلات الفاخرة يلي اساسا بيتعامل معها بقرف ونسي انها نعمة🤨#قاطعوا_دكتور_فود pic.twitter.com/LlZ6nWFpnn— Tatcher (تاتشر)…إم ريان (@Tatcher7) December 14, 2021
While some saw that the cake seller was struggling to secure his livelihood and should be supported rather than insulted, others urged citizens to buy cakes from him extensively in response to what he was exposed to at the hands of the content maker “Doctor Food”, and called for a boycott of the latter’s accounts on the communication sites.
الله دخيل اسمه بيقلب بقدرته العسر لليسر
اجاك يا حجنا الكريم انسان تافه ليتنمر ويطاول على شيبتك ولقمتك الحلال، فكروا يقطع برزقتك فكان سبب (عن غير قصد) انو توصل هالبسطة البسيطة لنص لبنان اذا مش كله ورزقك رح تاخدو مضاعف ان شاء الله.🤍#قاطعوا_دكتور_فود pic.twitter.com/wRE4nawQrP
— Jad (@Jad_bitar99) December 13, 2021
For her part, the Lebanese media, Dima Sadek, expressed her rejection of the video and her solidarity with the cake seller. In a tweet, she called for a boycott of the “doctor food” page.
Shame on you! Please boycott this account #قاطعوا_دكتور_فود pic.twitter.com/Lnfi0NQAhF
— Dima ديما صادق (@DimaSadek) December 13, 2021