My Aunt Shared this Photo on Facebook

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It's way more satisfying to belittle her beliefs in snide, nonsensical ways. For example, if someone spills some green bean casserole, remark that it was an act of jihad, amiright auntie? When you say grace, begin with "Dear Isa" and when she leaves say "as-salamu alaykum!" Ask her the differences between a burqa, niqab, and hijab. When she inevitably doesn't know, ask why she wants to outlaw things she doesn't understand. Is she scared because she thinks they look like ghost costumes and she's scared of ghosts? Ask her to name six Muslim countries. Ask her if she would be a Muslim were she born there and raised that way. Spit in her drink. Pretend to wipe your nose in her hair. Respond to any of her requests with "Jawohl!"

Or, just completely ignore her.

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What?

This is the exact response I aim for whenever I post on the Atlas. Thank you.

Ridicule has its place, but please don't do this. You're only likely to reinforce a person's provincialism by behaving like a snob and acting as if her problem is that she hasn't committed the relevant trivia to memory.

Have you ever had someone cut in front of you at the supermarket who had a cart packed with goods while you only wanted to buy some zucchini and KY? Infuriating stuff. If you're like me, you briefly imagine tipping over their entire cart and pelting them with cans of beef ravioli. But, of course, you only mumble under your breath that they deserve a zucchini up their ass and find a different lane. It is cathartic to imagine being a dick back to someone who deserves it. In fact, it feels better than following through. See the sentence you left out of my post.