Social media is dragging Mia Khalifa to the ninth circle of internet hell after she fired off a sarcastic tweet about New York City’s historic mayoral election, only to get instantly body slammed by all sides.
Zohran Mamdani has officially won the race for New York City mayor, marking a seismic upset in one of the most closely watched elections in recent memory. With his victory, Mamdani becomes the first millennial and the first Muslim to lead the largest city in America.
Mamdani toppled former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who attempted a comeback as an independent after losing in the Democratic primary, and handed defeat to Republican Curtis Sliwa, who couldn’t find his way back into Gracie Mansion even with nine lives.
The 34-year-old democratic socialist has now become the face of a progressive shift that’s rattling the political establishment and reigniting the war over the Democratic Party’s future.
But while political analysts were busy celebrating the historic moment, Mia Khalifa picked a different fight.
And social media wanted all the smoke with her.
Mia Khalifa Pisses Off Muslims With Sharia Joke
Shortly after Mamdani’s win, Khalifa took to X with a tongue-in-cheek jab mocking fears of Islamist influence.
“I’m flying in to New York tomorrow, is there a grace period before sharia law kicks in or do I have to veil when I land?”
The tweet quickly exploded, racking up over 10 million views.
But instead of applause for the humor, Mia received enough backlash to power the MTA for a month.
Though Khalifa, a Lebanese immigrant who’s previously spoken against extremism, was likely mocking exaggerated fears about Islam, her attempt at satire hit a nerve. Critics accused her of exploiting Muslim identity for shock value and tasteless humor, especially given her controversial past in adult entertainment.
Social Media: “Girl… Not You.”
If there’s one thing the internet agrees on, it’s that Mia Khalifa was not the person to make that joke.
People came at her with cultural critique, religious frustration, and straight-up flame-thrower disrespect.
One user snapped:
“I don’t think someone who got famous by desecrating Islam while not even being a Muslim and changed her real, very Christian name, to a Muslim sounding name should be making these jokes with the rest of us. Move.”
Another echoed the sentiment:
“I know a girl that made hijab 🌽 is not talking rn”
A third added:
“The audacity from someone who literally profited off sexualizing the hijab is insane.”
One particularly venomous post went nuclear:
“Your whole path to fame was literally wearing a scarf on your head and getting fked by a bunch of random dudes in a pathetic attempt for views. You shouldn’t be the one talking you failed d-grade slut.”
Social media chose violence when it came to Mia Khalifa’s recent comments.
The Drag Heard Around the Algorithm
Amid the thousands of responses, one quote tweet has become the face of the backlash.
X user @Miss_Fawaz delivered the top-tier dagger:
“I guess you forgot that wearing a veil was your ticket to fame”
The tweet included an image of Khalifa in the hijab from one of her infamous adult scenes, a reference that made the message land harder than an MTA express train coming directly at you. The tweet has over 4 million views, and continues to spread like wild fire.
It’s the kind of tweet that leaves no room for a response other than Khalifa coming out to say that it was all a joke. Critics say it neatly exposes the irony in Khalifa’s joke, as she once used veiling to gain notoriety, only to later use it for punchlines.
It’s a cold world.
Context… And Consequences
To some, Khalifa’s tweet was simply making fun of paranoid claims that New York would descend into Sharia lawnow that a Muslim progressive is mayor. That’s not happening, as the city remains bound to secular U.S. law.
But the internet wasn’t in the mood for nuance.
Given Khalifa’s history with Islamic imagery in adult films, something she has expressed regret and trauma over, many felt she was the last person who should be making jokes about veiling and Islam in any political context.
Add the timing, Mamdani’s historic win, and it became combustible.
