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Originally Posted by wowitsdark  But as was stated above, it's meant to be satire regarding all the rumors that are floating around.
It's not a race that is being highlighted - it's a religion. So would it be correct to say that religous bigotry, rather than racism, is the issue? |
I think it's a little bit of both....race and religion. There is a fine line in this case. A lot of Americans cannot distinguish a difference between race and religion when they hear the word "Muslim."
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Originally Posted by wowitsdark I guess I am having trouble seeing how this is racist. Unless I missed something, being Muslim refers to a religion, not a race.
And my understanding of the liberal stance was that Muslims are to be embraced, just like people of any other world religion.
Don't get me wrong - I understand the satire and what the magazine was trying to accomplish. It just seems that in light of liberal positions, the way *he* is portrayed shouldn't ruffle any feathers. |
And it doesn't get to me because it has anything to do with HIM as much as it reminds me that for some reason it still seems ok that we look at a whole sect of people (Muslims or people of Middle Easter decent) in a negative light. I get and appricate the satire for what it is, but it makes me a little sad that as a country we are still in this place. So, maybe the cartoon did exactly what it was supposed to do to someone like me....it was just a reminder that things haven't gooten any better and we are still in a negative place.