'As dangerous and destructive as surveillance is, I find it corny...I think memes help highlight the corniness and relieve some of the tension we feel from having to constantly navigate surveillance.' –nisadang
where the boyfriend is labeled “FBI,” the girlfriend “A Solid Tip on a Mass Shooter,” and the hot girl walking by “Muslim Googling Anything.” That one is already a classic; Furqan said that the “FBI agent” meme is an “oldie but a goodie.” Sirad is fond of a meme in whichBut surveillance memes serve a purpose beyond making people laugh. Dr.
Hafeezat also noted that surveillance memes can help Muslim youth feel less isolated because, even if it’s not something you want to have in common, “it’s nice to know that you have people who are going through similar things to you.” In addition to helping Muslim youth cope, there’s a subversive nature to surveillance memes. Rashad said, “Instead of being passive victims in this disturbing phenomenon, memes are a way for youth to challenge this ‘new normal’ — the message is, ‘I KNOW you’re watching me, and I want you to know I know this AND I’m watching you too.’”“dark sousveillance
With the notion of dark sousveillance — using the prefix “sous,” meaning “from below” — in mind, it’s easy to see how Black Muslim youth have also popularized anti-surveillance memes. One version of these memes essentially plays on the notion that any outfit covering someone’s body and face is an anti-surveillance measure .
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