Originally Posted By ecdc >>Do you think she mean White or Christian? It could be the "muslim" angle.<< A good point I hadn't considered. Though no less offensive if she meant Muslim.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***<>She said "Well, I don't like him either, but at least he's one of us," > Do you think she mean White or Christian? It could be the "muslim" angle.*** And that's better? I certainly hope you're not implying that it is. Anti-islamic racism is very much racism, just like anti-semitism, and all of it is repulsive. Don't you agree, Josh?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 79 utahjosh Thu 11/19/2009 4:45p <>She said "Well, I don't like him either, but at least he's one of us," > Do you think she mean White or Christian? It could be the "muslim" angle. I can't say for absolute sure which she meant, but I'm 90 percent sure anyway. Having southern roots on my Mom's side, I've seen that particular "wink wink" many times. Almost always it's a racial thing, something someone gives you when they think you're a racist too and they want to share that little "white bonding moment" with you. It could have been an anti-Musim thing, though as has been pointed out, this would be no less repellent. But I'm almost certain it was racial.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I'm proud of you for being there to show her that being white isn't a club...and that most of us are not "one of us"...xenophobes!
Originally Posted By utahjosh Nope, anti-islamic attitude is not better than racism. I just saw people assuming it was one when I thought it was the other.
