RE: Is "Islamophobia" the same as antisemitism?
June 26, 2014 at 10:36 am
(This post was last modified: June 26, 2014 at 10:36 am by Ben Davis.)
Yes, they're both forms of prejudice.
What pisses me off is when the label of islamophobia is used to silence people who state any opposition to Islam. When I watched the 'Muslamic Rape Gangs' video (which spawned the Muslamic Ray Guns vid), I saw unthinking prejudice; I saw islamophobia. When Islamic groups decried that video because of it's clear hatred and mischaracterisation of all Muslims, I joined them.
When I saw the ISC review of grades in independent schools, I saw rational segmentation of data by religious group; I saw reason. When Islamic groups decried the review because it found that girls in Islamic schools performed significantly worse than the state school standards, I opposed them.
What pisses me off is when the label of islamophobia is used to silence people who state any opposition to Islam. When I watched the 'Muslamic Rape Gangs' video (which spawned the Muslamic Ray Guns vid), I saw unthinking prejudice; I saw islamophobia. When Islamic groups decried that video because of it's clear hatred and mischaracterisation of all Muslims, I joined them.
When I saw the ISC review of grades in independent schools, I saw rational segmentation of data by religious group; I saw reason. When Islamic groups decried the review because it found that girls in Islamic schools performed significantly worse than the state school standards, I opposed them.
Sum ergo sum
