#muslimrage.

The cover of Newsweek "Muslim Rage" definitely created some turmoil. The picture boiled many emotions inside of me particularly the one of fear. The men in the photo seem upset and the background portrays chaos. However the cover also rises many questions such as; why are they so angry? Who took the photo? The photo also represented the Islamic people as mean and chaotic, which isn't the whole picture. The cover was a reaction to a Youtube video that was posted by American's about the Islmaic God, which they took much offense to. The bold, red print of the heading MUSLIM RAGE also stood to make a dramatic point and to draw the reader into purchasing the magazine. Newsweek portrayed Muslim people as rash and cruel but the twitter posts hashtagged with #muslimrage, show a much more lighthearted side of the people. Nearly all of the twitter posts with the #muslimrage hashtag were humourous, showing that the Muslim people aren't all terrorists and they showed their anguish through humor. The silly, lighthearted tweets definitely brought an upside to the so called rage that was occuring. Newsweek definitely did their job of trying to draw in readers by the photo they selected along with the bold title but the lighthearted tweets enlightened people that they're just like us.