Reply #19: Ah yes, the return of the strategic nitpick based on false premises

[HamdenRice]

"Muslim" isn't a race, but then again, neither is "African American" yet people who discriminate against us are often called "racists." Gypsies aren't a race either, yet in Europe, discrimination against the Roma people is widely considered to be "racist."

In fact, one of the most important advances in genetic anthropology of the last century was the elucidation of the idea that there is more genetic diversity within races than between them, which supports the evolution of the social science insight that "races" are largely social-historical constructs, not rigid biological categories.

So while "Muslim" is a religion, the images that SLAD produced appear to most truly progressive and critical thinkers as "racist." "Racism" against Muslims tends to equate "Muslim" with Arab, and my guess is that you are probably one of very, very few DUers who would disagree with the statement that Hollywood has depicted Arabs and Muslims in a racist way.