Why are people racist and Islamaphobic?

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As a young Muslim girl living in london. I find it very upsetting that people have such hatred towards Islam and just racist and islamaphobia in general, I’m scared to visit countries like America and France as they seem to have hatred towards people of colour and Muslims. I feel like the media makes Islam look bad and people get brainwashed so easily and are not educated on the religion so they just say random things what they feel like saying what they want to believe Islam is like. I am very kind and respectful towards all people no matter their background and beliefs as I believe everyone deserves to be respected and I believe that as a muslim you should forgive and always keep a pure heart, be understanding and helpful to everyone I always go out my way to help people because I believe if I have the ability to help someone and make their life abit easier and make them happier by helping them then I should do that. But I can’t seem to get my head around as to why mainly non Muslims try to twist things and make islam look like something it is not. If I see injustice I speak up and try to make things fair as it makes me sad to see people struggle, i pray for those who need help and are sick.

MCheetah · Accepted Answer

I legit can't respect anyone anymore who claim everything on being "istaphobic." It's always such bullsh*t. I just don't respect anyone who claims this crap anymore.

I myself don't like or respect anything about Islam for very obvious reasons, but to ironically use a religious quote, I'm more about "hate the sin, not the sinner." I don't hate Muslim people because they can't help they were brainwashed into being into such a hateful, toxic, anti-woman, anti-gay, intolerant, backwards ideology (in my opinion) that commits so much murder and rape around the entire world "in the name of Allah." I'm not blaming the entire population for this, but you can't blame people for not wanting to get involved with an ideology that literally murders people for drawing cartoons and celebrates throwing gays off of rooftops. I'm no Progressive or Liberal saying any of this, either.

I also couldn't date anyone Muslim due to how much the ideology is incompatible with me (and the entire Western world in general, which I'm not going to get into right now.) I wouldn't want to date anyone religious, but that is literally the last religious ideology I could tolerate. I'd sooner be open to dating a Scientologist than a Muslim.

But I seriously doubt anyone even cares. It's more than likely just OP having an unlikeable personality and blaming it on "being Muslim" than anything else. I gave valid reasons here why you FEEL like people are quote, "Islamophobic" 🙄.

Yeah, besides the murders and rapes, many people just don't want to deal with that horrendous ideology on a personal level. You PROBABLY interpret that as "Islamophobia," even though no one is expected to like or respect such a horrendous and backwards ideology and Islam isn't exactly known for it's "tolerance and open-mindedness" anyway.

TL;DR: I doubt anyone is mistreating you here. You more than likely are just offended people don't accept your ideology as peaceful, tolerant, or compatible with their daily lives. Because I don't. But it doesn't mean I'd mistreat you as a human being.

Telekinetic-Potato · Accepted Answer

Come to America. There might be some pretty stupid people here but at least we all agree you have a right to come here and not just get assaulted for no reason if that's what you're afraid of. Especially around New York area, you'd be fine.

But people are afraid because of what thousands of other people have done in the name of Islam and I think there are a lot of people who are angry that they have lost family members and people who are afraid of what they see on the news and they look for someone to explain what is going on and there are no Muslims speaking out against the terrorists.

That's in a nutshell why I think a lot of people don't trust Muslims. Because there's no one getting up on a stage, or even YouTube and saying this is where these extremists come from, this is why their interpretation of our religion is twisted and we don't support this.

If you wanted to do good for a lot of people, you could start there to be honest because I know for a fact in America at least, it would change how those certain people look at Muslims.

When the news shows an interview with some dude who's a victim of the terrorists, it's not like they ever mention it when they're Muslim too.

Puppystarfish23 · Accepted Answer

I come from a very multi cultural city in the UK myself and I grew up with people from loads of different cultures so I never knew any difference.

I recently moved to a more white area and I can definitely notice a massive change in people's attitude towards certain faiths, cultures and races. It's as if they treat Muslims like they can't be trusted and it's upsetting to me and frustrating to see. I had loads of Muslim female friends in school and they were the most lovely girls, if anything I got on better with them then my own race as we'd have similar morals and up bringing.

Obviously I wasn't a Muslim myself but I was also raised to be close with my family and to me modest etc.

As a white person I do see the white person prospective too but I find it extremely hypocritical. For example they don't like the type of Muslims who don't want to integrate with the British way of life but at the same time a lot don't give them a chance and would rather label them as all bad people when bad people come in all races and religions not just Muslims.

The only thing that upsets me in Muslim culture is that I unfortunately see at lot of Muslim women being miss treated and told how they should live there life by the men in there lifes which I find really sad but I wouldn't choose to be mean to them and would rather offer help and support for them

BigWhiteWolf87 · Accepted Answer

. I am very kind and respectful towards all people no matter their background and beliefs as I believe everyone deserves to be respected and I believe that as a muslim you should forgive and always keep a pure heart, be understanding and helpful to everyone I always go out my way to help people because I believe if I have the ability to help someone and make their life abit easier and make them happier by helping them then I should do that.

And yet in MANY Islamic countries minorities are treated like garbage with less rights than a dog. It's a fucking game in some of these countries to chase down young non Muslim women and rape them.

I have known Muslims all my life and I don't hate them or anything. I have some close friends who are.

But to those who whine about Islamaphobic behaviors I say look at yourself first and how your brethren treat others who are not Islamic in your home country or your family's home country. Then you can cry. You are not any more of a victim than anyone else in society. If you think Sikhs or Hindus are not treated to racism and such... you're a moron.

All we hear about is Islamophobia while VICTIMS of Islam are forgotten about and stomped into the ground.

OfDeath · Answer

You won't like the answer. I can see you're looking for sympathy with this question and you're implying you deserve it because you think all detractors of Islam are wrong and your own biased view of it is right.

Unfortunately, this is not the case. The answer to your question is because Islam has a track record of violence, oppression and veritable benightedness. Its scripture has incited terrorism and war as well as providing false justification for inhumane laws which have resulted in mass suffering under some of the most evil dictatorships in history. That has led to a suppression of fact and prevented the subjects of these dictatorships from real education in science and reason.

This clashes with western culture which has flourished and evolved since the scientific revolution. That's why there is opposition to islam in the west. The west frankly has a better culture than what is possible in Islam and the traditional locals would like to keep it that way. What the west has is not worth being compromised by antiquated superstition which emerged from a misogynistic cult in the 7th century CE.

Price511 · Answer

People tend to hate what they can’t understand, what they can’t personally empathize with. They find a focus to direct hatred, to divide and conquer, to use as a scapegoat for the problems that they faced.

Islamophobia is nothing new in America, especially when the 9/11 terror attacks occurred. Xenophobia and Islamophobia increased overall, and suspicion was cast upon those who were muslim.

But the problem with these divisive lines is that when you draw them, people are gonna get caught on the wrong side. Islam itself is not the problem, it’s rather the perception of whether or not religion (or rather a large majority of those who are Islamic) was the cause of such destruction. If they believe it was, they will take any red herring, any identifiers, any flags, both literal and metaphorical, whether accurate or not, to cast suspicion, hatred, or even harm onto those who carry them.

There are always stereotypes and prejudices that follow each race, and depending on how heavily it is leaned into, racism can also follow. Mexicans and drugs, black people and 3/5ths of a man, Asians and covid, middle eastern people and bombings, Africans and lack of intelligence, you name it.

Racism is a horrid thing.

mstbooblover · Answer

Racism is basically the rejection of the difference in general, and thus present in every animal, including humans, in order to protect a particular group. That's where education becomes essential. Deep down we know how intolerant we all can be in some circumstances. Wisdom consists here to get aware of that more or less present tendency, depending on the individual. Once well aware we can take the correct decisions against racism.

Islamophobia: the problem is criminals manipulating people genuinely religious. Ordinary people get tired of always having to face the same group of people pointed to be responsible for all kinds of bad things.

Fanaticism is the first enemy of every religion, and in this century, it's terrorism and fanatic teachings that causes islamophobia, the sad part of this being ordinary citizens being pushed towards hating each other.

A more subtle but vicious example of that kind of manipulation is forcing muslim women to wear the Islam shawl. A way to clearly indicate they belong to the muslim community, all other women being then considered at least impure. One of the best ways to create a separation between communities, and the first step towards war. Absolutely no offense meant to anyone !

TheVigilantOne · Answer

Some people are racist due to the fact that illegals come to a country and get treated better than the countries people, they get everything well they do where I live anyway, it’s disgusting how we are pushed out while someone who isn’t even meant to be here gets it all, they get money, housing, cars, phones, everything while our people struggle to even put food on the table.

They claim to be “refugees” yet all you see on boats is fighting age men, no children and no women, why? So the men are cowards and flee while the women and children die? They come here and rape our women and children and get away with it as well.

People don’t like Islam as it’s a disgusting religion, it’s meant to be a religion of peace but bombing people, r*ping women and children, all the horrible things they do is not peace that’s evil and what god would condone bombing of innocent lives? I’m not saying all Muslims are terrorists but a lot are, people don’t like people like that and that’s why they’ll never be welcome in our countries.

RealMarek · Answer

I think these tensions are inevitable because of the rift between Western elites and Western people. The US is running an empire and the UK and EU are nothing more than its vassal states. This empire, unfortunately, is run by people who hate their own citizens, seek to degrade their native cultures, and let none of the benefits of the empire trickle down to them. And while plenty are indoctrinated such that they actively participate in the aims of the elites, believe me when I say a lot of common people feel this even if they don’t fully understand it. The people have always opposed, by a large margin, mass immigration. The elites rammed it through by either failing to enforce laws or passing laws most people didn’t want. This is bound to cause tension. Add a few unnecessary wars in the Middle East in a futile effort to maintain the petrodollar system, some terrorist acts or grooming gangs in Western countries, wage suppression and skyrocketing housing costs due to rapid immigration, and you have a toxic recipe for resentment. The way I see it both the native European people and the migrants to the West are victims of a corrupt globalist elite.

KostasKouvalis · Answer

I thought it was the media too, until I started talking to Muslims myself. 90% of them are all the same. They're really cool until you start criticizing their practices and mentioning their atrocities. They love to play the victim and one Muslim girl even told me Muslims have never killed Christians. Another Muslim girl admitted the majority of Muslims hold at least some radical views, and her and several others have told me they believe the use of violence is justified to defend their honor. And they said Christians have lost self respect by allowing gay marriage and allowing people to mock Jesus.

Muslims are like this. When non-Muslims come to their countries they want them to follow Islamic customs, but when Muslims come to non-Muslim countries they ALSO want people to follow ISLAMIC customs. They have no problem banning other religions in their countries, yet cry racism when a country attempts to suppress Islam.

If you want to bang your head 5 times a day go ahead and wear a burkini in the pool, go ahead, but don't force other people to do it, especially if you are a guest in their country. Your religion isn't the right religion. The Ayatollah is a piece of shit, and I hope the Iranian people get liberated from Islamic oppression.

Guy13 · Answer

Your religion is a religion of hate and secular Muslim advancement. Islam fire rocket from their schools with kids in them just to have Israel fire back. Islam wants the pictures of Dead kids for propaganda. This goes back 30 years and is easily verifiable…if you will look.
In SE Asia, Islam puts bombs 💣 under cars to where each automobile entering grocery area, shopping center, or mall has to have underneath search by long glass extension mirror. And the 💣 in the airports in a passive Buddhist nation like Thailand.
Whether in the Middle East, Asia, and/or West Islam is the great menace to a peaceful society as there is no love, peace, or joy in their false Allah.

BlueScorpio · Answer

I have nothing really against peopke who are Muslim, I've never had a bad encounter with one. I work with two girls who are Muslims and they seem to be pretty nice. Anyway, after what happened with 9/11, it made a lot people very hurt, scared, enraged, and became hateful to anyone associated with Islam. To this day a lot of people are still on edge around Muslims. But anyway, sadly hate and racism is in tge world everywhere, sometimes the best way is to tune such people out and not pay them attention. In America we still have racism and some people are even attacking Christians or mocking the Christian faith. As a believer in christ, when that happens I just have to tune it out or stand my ground. That's just the world we currently live in, it's sad but we just have to keep moving forward.

Anonymous · Answer

Almost all people tend to define ideologies according to their adherents.

I don't think Islam is a bad religion. Honestly, I don't know exactly what it is, but when I saw a terrorist group whose cut off the head of someone, I wouldn't say "oh islam is a skull-hating religion".

I know that Islam have a religious holidays that encourages people to distribute meat to poor people. I don’t believe that a religion that encourages such indulgence and solidarity is trying to create terrible people at the same time. It sounds very contradictory. But I don't know if these contradictions are caused by the media or by some games of religious leaders for their own interests. Islam looks very deep.

TadCurious · Answer

Islamophobia is a propaganda term originated by the Muslim Brotherhood. It's an appropriation of other so-called phobias like homophobia and transphobia. The Brothers adopted "Islamophobia" because they saw how effective the use of other -phobias were for the Left in shutting down any criticism, debate or non-woke discussion. The irony is that these other identity groups are treated very poorly by Islam at the least and actively persecuted at worst. The MB wants to shut down any criticism of the mass immigration of Muslims to the West because that stands in the way of their goal of "civilization jihad." Their strategy is to eventually control the West through large-scale demographic change. They know that the military successes (military jihad) they had against the West in past centuries would be impossible today.
This is one of the dangers of Islam, which is a system of coerced societal control antithetical to Western values.

Levin · Answer

Well, it is very sad indeed. Because the very kind Islamic people such as yourself get ignored and are the obvious counterweight to the narrative.

Having said that, religion is a very visible symbol of division. And people do naturally tend to divide themselves.

I think there's very unhealthy aspects to Islam. Their views towards women, sexual suppression, the very top down authoritative culture, the lack of personal and social freedom. I can't imagine anything worse than being dictated to not by the religion, but the men in power who brutalise those who want to live their own lives. Unfortunately, Islam and Western values are almost a polar opposite. People do tend to stick within their own, whatever their own is. Integration appears to be rather a scant and elusive thing.

Dawty · Answer

Islam is not a race, so its not racist to be against Islam. In fact any woman or freedom loving person should be.

Being against Islam as a religion is no excuse however, to bigotry or racism and I am away some bigots will hide behind the anti Islamic flag and use it as an excuse.

MichaelEspinoza · Answer

Well , here's my opinion on this matter I really like both black people & other people of color or different races. An I would have no problem talking to a Muslim women wearing a hijab or a Muslim man for that matter I believe the fear of different races of people come from what we hear others say about them.

socair · Answer

Why do people use the term phobic incorrectly
I have no unnatural fears about any race
I have got no time for the hating of anyone
As general rule I do choose to avoid any group of people or religion which appears to have a large proportion of it members that hate my race. Muslims obviously are one of those.
One logial thing I do
As some muslims come to the UK and send money home.. they continue to call it home after years of living in the UK
they have no idea what that money will be used for and some of it could be donated to organisations that are willing to kill people from and or in the UK... Naturally not being stupid I will never knowingly employ or spend money with muslims or any muslim owned business. As I am concerned about how some of that money might be used I choose not to risk it being in my opinion misused as I am in a position to do so. That is not fear... its prudence

Starbers99 · Answer

Carry on helping people, carry on following your religion if it gives you peace because at the end of the day when that trumpet horns, you only answer for what you did on earth, no one will have time to think about how disgusting they found Islam - it hurts but you can't control it, focus on what will get you where you need to be. Forget the rest. DM me if you need to talk, I feel your pain but now I know better.

Skyros · Answer

As a student of history it pains me that the Arab countries have such a negative reputation. I wish ALL of the Muslim people were peaceful, I know a good bit are not radical. If it makes you feel better, this coming year a new Assassin’s Creed game is coming out and is set in 9th century AD Baghdad. This gives modern gamers a very positive outlook on the culture there at the time. At that time Baghdad was barely a hundred years old and was already possibly the largest city on earth. I encourage you to dig deeper into your heritage. It’ll also help you appreciate yourself more.

Anonymous · Answer

Maybe because there is too many Muslim immigrants coming in to the uk and taking over their country like an invasion so people will automatically get that way, it happened in Germany over 70 years ago and look what happened. America is not that racist, depends where you’re going, New York is so mixed it can’t be but there are some places that can be no matter where you go. People that are not Muslim only see the Islamic extremists that interpret the religion differently and think they are all terrorists since most terrorist are Muslim but most Muslims are not terrorists. With so many different religions there will always be differences and people not accepting yours

Jackblue · Answer

Alright let me ask what have Muslims done to repent for their past offenses against against other people? In America the media reports on George Floyd, but when white people get punched for using the N word and the black people who did it aren't punished they say nothing. Muslims committed great atrocities against White people in Spain and Eastern Europe, but I am yet to experience substantial repentence on your part, instead you only started preaching of human rights when the French and British conquered you. Muslims aided Hitler, and nowadays Mein Kampf is a popular book in the Middle East. You forbid Jews from praying on the temple mount and oppress them and Christians in other ways. Muslims (and overall people of color) know how to demand tolerance and acceptance, but seem very poor at offering it. You want more acceptance try correcting yourselves first.

Darklydarkened · Answer

I'm from Turkey, and for the last 2.5 years living in Turkey again after a decade in a Christian country, Turks have even more things to say about Islam these days.

And I can easily say that it's muslims who constantly twist everything and trying to pose Islam as something it isn't and also take every bit of criticism as hate and islamophobia

Anonymous · Answer

"People get brainwashed so easily and are not educated on the religion so they just say random things what they feel like saying what they want to believe Islam is like."

This one is definitely right and I have seen it happen. I just feel irritated by it. As if, how people cannot think about it by their own mind first. I feel hopeless.

I like people like you who are very positive towards the world. I am personally not that much, but I support who are. I would definitely not discourage who want to bring some change.

See, I believe that, bad apples are everywhere. Even the genders are not left by the bad apples. And everybody needs to deal with them.

Why are people racist and Islamaphobic?

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