Distasteful Storytelling and Social Media, e.g., Muslim Air

I started writing a story today inspired by news about how difficult it has become to travel under heightened security.

I didn’t find that story line any more exciting than standing in line at a security checkpoint.

Then, I had a conversation with someone who had spoken with someone who traveled from the Middle East to Europe this past weekend and thought the reference would lend itself to my brand of personalizing the story. I posted the story to NowPublic and after several people saw it, I retracted the post as I felt uncomfortable about its being distasteful and offensive. Being offensive is not my intention, though sometimes my sense of humor may offend.

I decided to recast the story, not as World News, but as a treatise on the subject of tastefulness whereby I can tell my story with all caveats and disclaimers present.

Here is the subject controversial storytelling.

Muslim Air

I can’t take credit for this story. It is something that was passed to me second hand. I know the source but cannot reveal it as it would affect their professional status.

After traveling last weekend from the Middle East back to their home in Europe, having endured frisking and searching in an environment of extreme precaution, my second-hand source had an epiphany, “How about having airlines just for Muslims?”

“Since most terrorists are Muslims, let’s have an international regulation that all Muslims must travel on Allah Air.”

Trouble could be that some Muslims want to blow up other Muslims as there are intersect rivalries and such. Though, at least they would contain the damage unto themselves. Or, perhaps having a mandatory regulation would encourage more self-policing.

Passengers who want to fly one way could take the discount airline, Martyr Air.

Once this problem is addressed, then perhaps we could tackle another problem with a similar solution, Obese Air.