"I based the comic on the idea of non-complementary behavior," Maeril told BuzzFeed News.

Non-complementary behavior is a psychological concept where you adopt the opposite conduct of another person's. For instance, if someone is being aggressive toward another person, you should adopt a very warm behavior to hopefully defuse the situation.

Maeril said the comments have mostly been great, but of course, with something like this, there has been some negative feedback.

"I expected it to be shared, but not to this extent," she said. "I also had hate messages. People asking me, 'What do you do if you got a Muslim who wants to cut your throat with a machete?' But it makes me want to do even more than what I already do."