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How is it racist in any way? What race are you talking about? Islam is a religion, not a skin color.
by imaginenore 11y ago
How is it racist in any way? What race are you talking about? Islam is a religion, not a skin color.
- yawgmoth 11y agoBringing up Majewski's perspectives without considering where they are relative to others is problematic. People are tense? The group of people to which Majewski is referring are vocal and don't represent Hamtramck as a whole (nor any other cities in SE Michigan with large Arab and Muslim populations). For many (myself not included, thanks), there is a tremendous conflation of Islam and Arab. Simply look at the comments in the OP. (edit: But, you are right, bigoted would be a more accurate choice of wording.) This article will certainly serve as reinforcement for people who are already afraid of Islam and WaPo knows this (which is, for me, ultimately why I find this article bigoted). This is extrapolated journalism drawn from a tiny modicum of truth, which I find irresponsible. Unfortunately, this is the status quo in American media.