Pork Served to Muslim Passengers on Irish Deportation Flight to Pakistan
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PORK SERVED TO MUSLIMS ON IRELAND DEPORTATION FLIGHT TO PAKISTAN
Muslim passengers being deported from Ireland to Pakistan were served pork sausages during a chartered flight from Dublin to Islamabad. A govt-appointed human rights monitor called the meal choice inappropriate and said the food was of a low standard.
Overview
The image consists of two sections: the top section is a photograph of an airline meal served in a disposable foil tray, containing two pork sausages, a slice of black pudding, a slice of white pudding, two roasted potato cubes, a half cooked tomato, with a single-serve packet of Heinz tomato ketchup placed beside the tray. The bottom section is white text on a black background explaining that this pork-containing meal was served to Muslim passengers being deported from Ireland to Pakistan on a chartered flight, a choice that was criticized as inappropriate and low-quality by an official human rights monitor, as pork is forbidden in the Islamic dietary code. The 9Gag post sharing this image was given the original title 'Based', a slang term used to signal approval, indicating the post is framed as edgy or humorous for part of the platform's user base despite the ethical controversy of the incident.
Origin notes
This content was sourced from an RSS feed of posts on the social platform 9Gag, where it was published under the original title 'Based'. It combines a photo of the actual in-flight meal from the reported real-world deportation incident with text summarizing the accompanying news reporting about the event. The post is presented as a meme on 9Gag, leveraging the controversial nature of the incident to generate engagement from the platform's audience.