Yes dammit

Oct. 11th, 2008 10:51 am
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The election cycle is nearly done, and Friday's On the Media was the first acknowledgment I'd heard in any broadcast venue of the inherent Islamophobia in countering "He's a Muslim!" with "No he isn't!" but then failing to take any steps into "That said, why would that even matter?"

I have some sympathy for the defense, here (it's best not to linger too long in the enemy's frame) but it still grates me a little every time I see it.

Date: 2008-10-12 09:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mmcirvin.livejournal.com
For instance, some of the rumors that went around about Obama deliberately confused him with Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, the one Muslim in Congress. I can't imagine Ellison felt entirely good about the response just being "no, Obama's not a Muslim".

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