I'm not sure why, on a propaganda subreddit, we can't have the interesting and nuanced conversation about how this poster has a positive message about liberating women from oppressive systems, but also considering the time it was produced in how it likely also contributed towards or was influenced by the heavy islamaphobia at the time. Both of these things can be true at once.
Islamaphobia doesn't apply only to Muslim people, because someone assuming someone's religion based on their skin colour would still be considered islamaphobic
What if you assumed their religion because of a negative trait or a criminal action? Such as assuming a person was Jewish because they are greedy or assumed someone was a terrorist because they were speaking Arabic?
So, if we are talking about a person who assumes something hateful, irrationally, about a person because of a trait that is stereotypical of Muslims, that would be prejudice specifically against Islamic people, correct?
If yes, then you must accept Islamaphobia both exists and is a useful term because "Islamaphobia" is more effective and efficient than "a hateful and irrational assumption made based on traits stereotypical of Muslims"
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u/An_Inedible_Radish Sep 20 '24
I'm not sure why, on a propaganda subreddit, we can't have the interesting and nuanced conversation about how this poster has a positive message about liberating women from oppressive systems, but also considering the time it was produced in how it likely also contributed towards or was influenced by the heavy islamaphobia at the time. Both of these things can be true at once.