A Croydon man has been mocked relentlessly after he boasted on Twitter about how he "confronted" a Muslim woman in the street and demanded she explain the Brussels attacks.
In a tweet that was later deleted, the apparent London School of Economics graduate wrote: "I confronted a Muslim woman in Croydon yesterday. I asked her to explain Brussels.
"She said 'nothing to do with me'. A mealy mouthed reply."
His post sparked a flurry of tweets mocking his phrase "mealy mouthed reply", and his apparent suggestion that the Muslim woman was responsible for the Brussels attacks.
Rob Manuel tweeted: "I confronted an Irish women yesterday in Camden. I asked her to explain Bono. She said 'Nothing to do with me'. A mealy mouthed reply."
While Mick McAvoy wrote: "Confronted a ginger person yesterday. Asked him to explain Ed Sheeran. Said 'Nothing to do with me' #Mealymouthed"
And Timmy Tour posted: "Confronted Delia Smith on the street today. Asked her to explain Brussels. She said boil then simmer for 15 mins. A mealy mouthed reply."
While Daniel Harris said: "Confronted Liam Gallagher about the bun in the oven. He said 'Nothing to do with me'. A mealy mouthed reply."
The man, who according to social media profiles is an LSE history graduate, also made a number of posts to Twitter and Facebook about Muslims in the wake of the Brussels attacks.
He tweeted: "Britain is for Britain's (sic) and those who accept our currency of decent behaviour and an intolerance of the Islamic threat to our nation."
And: "How long can decent British people put up with this Islamic horror?"
And on Facebook he wrote: "NO MORE MUSLIM MIGRATION."
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After facing a backlash on Twitter, he initially said his tweet had been meant as a joke, but later admitted the incident had happened.
He tweeted: "Thank you for your thoughts. The incident did happen yesterday - If I was anyway threatening - I would be reported. Confront is a bad word."
The man did not respond to the Evening Standard's request for comment.
