The Sun updated the ‘Bye-EU’ Tapestry and people aren’t sure about this bit

John Plunkett. Updated January 18th, 2018

With the Bayeux Tapestry heading to the UK after France agreed to let it leave its shores for the first time in its 950 year history, here’s how the Sun celebrated.

THE SUN: Bye – EU Tapestry #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/9uP5uaDMAW

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 17, 2018

People were naturally divided about it. Some people thought it was this.

A work of genius. Bravo @TheSun https://t.co/HMonSgwJsE

— BBC Waste (@BBCwaste) January 18, 2018

Others thought it was this.

Embarrassing excuse for a newspaper.

— Adam Uren (@AdamUren) January 17, 2018

This literally illustrates all that is wrong with our dumbed down tabloid society.

— Lee (@El_Conde) January 17, 2018

In particular, this.

To draw your attention to the most unhinged part of this from @TheSun, here's Theresa May standing over the decapitated corpses of our allies. pic.twitter.com/QIgaqdgULu

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) January 18, 2018

Why is there decapitated bodies on the last panel?….going for elusive ISIS reader demographic?

— mupper2 (@mupper2) January 17, 2018

This is the kind of thing you’d expect to find smeared on the walls of a serial-killer’s basement, rather than a national newspaper pic.twitter.com/cF0tSeO7mo

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) January 18, 2018

You did realise how deeply offensive and unpleasant this image of decapitated European leaders was when you retweeted it?

— Chris Smith #FBPE (@ledredman) January 17, 2018

I’m just gonna leave the last scene from the Sun’s Brexit Bayeux lolfest here.

Why did I come back to this country again? 😔 pic.twitter.com/zoEo4CZOlo

— Peter B Mason (@PeterBMason) January 17, 2018

The Sun’s version of the Bayeux Tapestry, complete with decapitated Europeans, published as France’s Macron visits London, offering to send the Tapestry on loan across the Channel.
There was a time when this kind of thing looked like ludicrous but harmless fun. Not since #Brexit https://t.co/yC9nMANfn2

— Cathal Mac Coille (@CMacCoille) January 18, 2018

Here’s what the Sun had to say (retweeted by its editor, Tony Gallagher).

The Bye-Eu Tapestry #BayeuxTapestry – quietly confident this will be met with the humour it was intended. pic.twitter.com/ZDsbOtdYru

— The Sun Graphics (@TheSunGraphics) January 18, 2018

If you want a more accurate indicator of where we are as a nation right now, look no further than the two short stories in the top left hand corner of that double page spread.

“Online porn is viewed by workers at nearly half of firms, a survey has found.”

And

“Brits have an average £28.26 spare by January’s end.”

Go, Britain, go!