JOIN USUrban Naxal or Bourbon Naxal? Which do you belong to?
Despite the serious news of activists being arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence, the term 'Urban Naxal' became the butt of jokes on Twitter on Wednesday.
Twitter users came up with alternate terms like 'Urban Idiot', 'Bourbon Naxal' and 'Suburban Naxal' in response to the term 'Urban Naxal', to troll right-wing activists who for long have used social media to target Modi government critics.
You have to be an #UrbanIdiot of the highest order to believe in something so ridiculous like '#UrbanNaxal'.
— Prerna Bakshi (@bprerna) August 28, 2018
This @vivekagnihotri is a filmmaker and I came to know this through the tweets of @kunalkamra88
— Cannon Head (@maxum007) August 29, 2018
Prior to that I considered him #UrbanIdiot only😁😁 https://t.co/53tcxNKHOY
Some even said that if you stay in the suburban area of a city, you can't be called an 'Urban Naxal'. Hence you should be termed a 'Suburban Naxal'.
If you live in NOIDA, are you a #SuburbanNaxal?
— Sreenivasan Jain (@SreenivasanJain) August 29, 2018
Why did you miss the category of #SuburbanNaxal? I find them more dangerous. Also don't forget #mufussilnaxal. They are not as innocent as you think. For now, are you counting #ruralnaxal heads? Because missing them would be a very bad mistake.
— Deborshi Chakraborty (@DeborshiChakra1) August 29, 2018
When you drink American whiskey, a 'Bourbon Naxal' is born, said one user.
If you have American finely distilled whiskey, are you a #BourbonNaxal?
— Dr Roshan R (@pythoroshan) August 29, 2018
😁🥃
#BourbonNaxal pic.twitter.com/ufRzNH5bda
— Aju John (@islandexpress) August 29, 2018
If you enjoy Jack Daniels are you a #Bourbonnaxal?
— khauboysandIndians (@rockyandmayur) August 29, 2018
While Sikhs are 'Turban Naxals', environmental activists are 'Carbon Naxals'. While 'Carbon Naxals' could also apply to anyone who copy-pastes the same content said one Twitter user.
Vivek ji I'm not sure about #UrbanNaxals but here are #TurbanNaxal and #BourbonNaxal pic.twitter.com/VPVEZfQsLn
— Gautam Trivedi (@KaptanHindustan) August 29, 2018
RT if you’re a #BourbonNaxal. pic.twitter.com/MVZkgjvLw8
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) August 29, 2018
Vivek sir copied his own tweet.
— NEObie 2.0.0.2 (@AngBf14) July 22, 2018
Is he himself a carbon naxal? pic.twitter.com/lcL05mwEzb
In the final analysis,
— Prasanna S (@prasanna_s) June 29, 2018
An urban naxal,
who is also a sikh and wears dastaar : a turban naxal;
who is also a wine & cheese liberal : a bourbon naxal (credit: @vikramhegde);
who is also an environmental activist : a carbon naxal.
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