Guerra virtual: americanos clamam serem inventores do avião

Americanos nos convidaram para a briga via Twitter. Após o momento em que Santos Dumont decolou em um voo 14 Bis na abertura dos Jogos Olímpicos 2016, os americanos invadiram a rede clamando que a invenção do avião não veio do Brasil.

Pela hashtag #FirstInFlight uma verdadeira guerra de insultos foi criada.

So Brazil think they invented the airplane?? The Wright brothers are looking down right now and laughing #Rio2016 #firstinflight ??

— Trevor Spangenberg (@T_Spangenberg) August 6, 2016

A couple of units from Bragg, a company or two from Lejune and we can invade Brazil and set the record straight. #firstinflight #Brazil

— P. W. (@Navin_Johnson79) August 6, 2016

“Three years after”? Your argument is invalid, Brazil. #FirstinFlight ??
(Credit to Air & Space Mag.) pic.twitter.com/15HgtRSDry

— Andrew Clarke (@AwaitingAndrew) August 6, 2016

So? Um? … Were the Wright brothers #FirstInFlight or was Santos-Dumont? https://t.co/GaokwStEAM

— Brian Rismiller (@RisBrian) August 6, 2016

Screw you, Brazil, the Wright Brothers were #FirstInFlight. #TeamUSA

— Jessica Silko (@jlsilko) August 6, 2016

Did some research: #firstinflight is debated in Brazil because of how the #wrightbrothers flights were completed. #OpeningCeremony

— Mila Gates (@MilaCGates) August 6, 2016

Guerra interna

O mais curioso não foi a problematização gerada entre os dois países. Na hashtag, os americanos brigam entre si para afirmam quem foi o pioneiro: Irmãos Wright, de Ohio ou Kitty Hawk e Outer Banks, da Carolina do Norte?

The great State of North Carolina will not stand for this cultural appropriation, Ohio has a better claim #Rio2016  #firstinflight

— David McNulty (@Dbmcnulty) August 6, 2016

listen North Carolina is a trash state but I’ll fight to the death defending our #FirstInFlight title

— bees? (@bobbieroland) August 6, 2016

Actually it’s the #WrightBrothers in #Ohio! ✈️ #FirstInFlight https://t.co/KAaRBydd4S

— Dustin Burton (@Dustin2008) August 6, 2016

No, Brazil, you were NOT #FirstInFlight. That honor belongs to Kitty Hawk and the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

— Craig (@Ceecee_Wx) August 6, 2016

Even Ohio beat Brazil. (After NC did, let’s be clear. But USA!) #FirstInFlight https://t.co/pfQKA2YObZ

— Nate Johnson (@nsj) August 6, 2016