Twitter is bringing up red flags again and Desi Twitter is pitching in too. From judging people’s ‘favorites’ to hardline issues we need a reality check on.
Red flags are warning signs that signal more underlying issues and problematic behavior to come. So these warning signs will vary from culture to culture.
That’s why Desi Twitter participating in the Twitter trend is so important. Not just for the awareness but also to spill the tea. So what are some red flags to look out for?
https://twitter.com/sarraseeen/status/1448221498595069954
This is a more universal one.
https://twitter.com/adalat_e_uzmaa/status/1447986851768410116
He’s not Desi, but the man has a point.
“I like pineapple on my pizza.”
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— Shaykh Azhar Nasser (@ShaykhAzhar) October 13, 2021
Agree to disagree. Or is that a red flag too?
“Micheal Scott isn’t funny”
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩— Ahmed Hayat (@the_ahmed_hayat) October 13, 2021
This one we can all agree on. Who are these people?
https://twitter.com/antisocialkween/status/1447801025449058305
Again. Don’t mess with the classics. Food is a touchy subject for South Asians.
“I don’t like whole spices, (cardamom and black peppercorns) and potatoes in my biryani”🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— Owais Siddiqui (@OwaisO) October 13, 2021
We expected this was going to make the list.
Getting triggered by Aurat March 🚩 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— Zainab (@Syyeda14) October 13, 2021
https://twitter.com/Comrade_SSR/status/1448307594334904324
Might as well be a climate change denialist.
"Women are safe in Pakistan" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— Warda Kazmi.🇵🇰 (@iam_WardaKazmi) October 13, 2021
There were a lot of honorable mentions for non-romantic relationships too.
"you deserve better" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— Hamza (@wingsforus) October 13, 2021
Really now? Corporate entities are family?
We treat our employees like family 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— 🌻 (@hizzzzzaaaaa) October 13, 2021
Not being able to muster an apology.
“I’m sorry you feel that way “🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— sohni (@sohnianika) October 12, 2021
Though there was a lot more dirt to dish out on romantic relationships.
“I’ll talk to my parents this weekend jaan but you don’t know how they are they have all these plans for me.” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— Sabah Bano Malik (@sabahbanomalik) October 12, 2021
Please stop then.
https://twitter.com/MODELIONS/status/1447932897411964950
Is this just an edgy thing to say? Or do people really think like that?
"Looking for someone who doesn't take life too seriously" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— HK. (@HammaadKhaann) October 12, 2021
We cannot stress this enough. RUN!
"Ye ghussa nhi ye mera pyar hai!"
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩— Sarcastic Billo (@Asparklingspark) October 14, 2021
Oh boy! Do you now? Why can’t a grown woman exercise autonomy?
"I ALLOW my wife……" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— musa goglu zindabad (@TheOmarrization) October 14, 2021
Do you know what this means, right?
“Let’s chat on snapchat, I don’t use this app much” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— J110 (@jawismm) October 13, 2021
Reality-checks, anyone?
Ahmadis enjoy equal rights in Pakistan 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— Nayyar Ahmed, Ph.D. (@Muslim_Scientst) October 13, 2021
This just got really dark.
Denying/justifying the genocide in East Pakistan in 71' 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— Syed Zain Raza (@SydZainRaza) October 14, 2021
We have a lot of these apparently.
https://twitter.com/Ibn_e_Channa/status/1448520829206159360
"..but Pakistan flourished under dictatorship" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— divine wench (@divinewenchh) October 14, 2021
Pakistan isn’t ready for democracy because there’s illiteracy 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— Nayab Jan (@NayabGJan) October 14, 2021
That one was harsh. But necessary, no?
pakistan's flag may be green but all the men from there are just 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
— rub (@scrubsur) October 13, 2021
Are there any red flags we missed? Mention some red flags you look out for. We’d love to know more about warning signs not on the list. Let us know in the comments below.
