Ellen Hunt, an upper-middle class suburban mother, became a hero after she changed her Facebook profile picture to include a French flag filter, thereby defeating the terrorists. Sources report that Hunt had been scrolling down her newsfeed approximately 48 hours after the attacks in France when she finally made the self-sacrificing decision that defeated terrorism. With only a few clicks of her mouse, Hunt applied the blue, white, and red stripes of the French flag to her previous profile picture of her daughter and dog.
This courageous stance against terrorism did not go unnoticed by her children. Lindsay Hunt, Ellen’s 14 year old daughter, was incredibly proud of her mother’s actions. “You just never expect it, you know? I mean, she’s always just been Mom to me. I had no idea she was capable of doing something this extraordinary. I hope that one day, when I’m older, I can also use a horrific tragedy to appear like I’m doing something to help people. Maybe I can change my Twitter avatar or something.”
Hunt described the unimaginable events leading up to the moment of change. “I was watching the news and was horrified by the attack so I took to Facebook to warn everyone about the evils of Islam, and that’s when I noticed it. All of my friends had changed their profile pictures to have a French flag, even Sheryl who hates french fries! I couldn’t just sit by and be the only one without the picture. That would be letting the terrorists win, something I wasn’t prepared to let happen!”
On being a new-found hero, Hunt said, “I don’t reject the title, because praise should be given to those who have earned it and I did change my profile picture to the French flag. However, I wish that there was something more that I could do for these poor people. I just honestly can’t think of anything.” Her expression was truly humble as she exited out of a Red Cross ad to once again reveal her revolutionary profile picture.
Families of the victims could not be reached for comment, because most of them had been too busy mourning to look at the outpouring of “support” on Facebook.