This is simply a beautiful editorial. Could not have said it any better and it
connects the dots between minority groups very nicely and properly contextualizes it within the significance of Arizona politics.
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If you are a typical white person, I would imagine your initial response was relief the suspect was caught, and an attempt to make sense of why he committed this horrible crime.
But if you are Muslim or of Arab heritage, your reaction to the news of the arrest was likely: “Please don’t let him be Arab … please don’t let him be Muslim.” Believe me, that was my reaction.
This reaction in not unique to American Arabs and Muslims — most minorities in America have a similar response when a horrific crime has been committed and the identity of the suspect is still unknown.
We desperately don’t want the person to be one of “us,” for fear that our entire minority group will suffer a backlash.
Mo’Kelly had thought about this very issue, even made a passing post on Facebook. But this sentiment is much more powerful coming from a member of the Arab-American community. Bravo Dean, bravo. Read the rest of this powerful essay HERE.
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One response to “From CNN: What if Jared Loughner Were a Muslim?”
/bitterlaugh Considering the number of times “Please don’t let it be/Thank goodness it wasn’t a Black dude” has gone through my mind when watching the news about Regular Crime, I certainly understand.