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lol Islamaphobia is classed as racism . Just as antisemitism is lololol
Islam is not a race so buffoon Boris comments were not racist. Islam as a religious set of beliefs is an ideaology just as a political set of beliefs is an ideaology. I've seen plenty of nastiness written in this forum and elsewhere towards those with a different political belief from their own. If people find it acceptable to be derogatory about an opposing political ideaology, I don't see how ...
Can we think of a different title for the thread? I think it is OK to discuss news topics and express views, but I did feel a bit uncomfortable with the title and first post when I first saw this thread.
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It is in the region of 0.00001% so stop blaming muslims for all the worlds evils. Christians are for more culpable for massacres.
There are obviously a percentage of Muslims that are terrorists, what that percetage is, is anyone's guess.
It’s perfectly possible to criticise face veils without being racist. Instead of doing that, Boris Johnson decided to say the women wearing them look like “bank robbers” and “letter boxes”. People thought this was racist because: It was said by a man with a history of making racist comments. It was said at a time when Muslim women are being harassed and assaulted in the streets. It ...
Oh and would anyone care to tell me what you think is the percentage of Muslims that are terrorists?
Yep, just as I thought. What a lovely bigoted thread, well done. Makes Dawlish look like such a welcoming place.
The former foreign secretary has come under intense pressure from Tory MPs , including Theresa May, to say sorry for describing Muslim women who wear the face covering as “letter boxes”. But Taj Hargey, the imam at Oxford Islamic Congregation, said while Johnson’s choice of language was unfortunate, the burka and niqab are “a nefarious component of a trendy gateway theology for religious ...