The rules of the Internet require that any vacuum immediately be filled with either porn or snark, and the hashtag, #MuslimRage, was no exception: It was quickly overtaken by tweets mocking the concept of specifically “Muslim” rage, detailing rage-triggers that were sometimes inanely innocuous, sometimes darkly ironic, and all very much on point with what it means to be a modern Muslim — thereby proving that the phrase “modern Muslim” isn’t an oxymoron. A prime selection:
I'm having such a good hair day. No one even knows. #MuslimRage
Lost your kid Jihad at the airport. Can't yell for him. #MuslimRage
Cannot say “hi” to Jack inside a plane. #MuslimRage
Wore a white hijab to a TV interview with a white backdrop. #floatinghead #MuslimRage
Boarding plane and people misheard me when I said I'm a “tourist” #MuslimRage.
Knowing deep down in my heart that pork chops probably taste amazing #MuslimRage
