THATS the rub, it’s trolling! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It wasn’t Catturd that started the trolling. Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) started the “Mandami will make kids learn Arabic numbers” troll on X. On November 19, 2025, he posted a satirical image of Zohran Mamdani (a New York politician) with the caption: “BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is expected to require ALL New York Elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals. As a Jewish American I still support this 100%.”
This mocks anti-Muslim fearmongering by highlighting that “Arabic numerals” (0–9) are already standard in math education worldwide, including the U.S.The post exploded, gaining over 106,000 likes, 6,700 reposts, and 34,000 replies, sparking a wave of similar ironic memes and replies (e.g., exaggerating fears of “math takeover” or pointing out the ignorance).