The amount of open hatred for Muslims in response to Zohran Mamdani's win is repugnant, and I'm not surprised because it's always been a bubbling hate under the surface, but it's still disappointing to see how many are happy to drop pretences and spit that bile through bared teeth.
No no no clearly mamdani’s win is all about anti semitism!
His whole career is disproving the myth that Muslims are natural enemies of Jews and queers... and powerful bigots don't like that. They need to keep us divided.
They think its 2001 again and they arent going to get called put for their hateful shit.
It is really disappointing to see some of it come from Democrats.
Being the child of a Lebanese catholic, Islamaphobia is something I've heard and seen my whole life. It's incredibly ugly.
ya, not even really under the surface, Islamophobia and anti Arab hate never really simmered down after 9/11 for some people
It's depressing that even people who are supposed to know better are trotting out the post-9/11 greatest hits.
America televised the invasion of Baghdad like it was the Super Bowl. It quieted over the years, but the rhetoric never went away. I haven't seen the bleach blonde bigots celebrate a target to despise this much since Obama got elected.
It's wild how Islamophobia is still the one thing where you can be as cartoonishly racist as a plantation owner in the US South without repercussions. No dog whistles required whatsoever.
It's infuriating how many people have had their lives ruined for saying completely normal things that people get mad about or deliberately misinterpret, but not a single bigot will ever be punished for the deranged hate they vomit onto all muslims.
Islamophobia remains the most socially and politically acceptable bigotry
It wasn't that long ago that the "ground zero mosque" was a national news story for months. Violent islamophobia has been rotting this country's brains for nearly a quarter century, probably longer. And Mamdani isn't even openly Muslim!
Wait. No, he is. WTF why did I think he wasn't. STILL, the point stands.
It's particularly infuriating because it shows just how many people PRETENDED to learn this lesson after the anti-Muslim bigotry of the 2000's. It's a perfect example of why the previous bare minimum of 'tolerance' should never be seen as good enough.
But anti-Jewish bigotry is okay, got it. go.bsky.app/redirect?u=h...
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Grow a brain.
Why, because I treat Jews with respect and dignity? Help me out here.
Ahh yes, because blindly using an oppressed group as a cudgel so you can pretend you're sussing out bigots is TOTALLY respectful. Go white knight somewhere else, coward.
We all saw what happened yesterday at Glastonbury, but keep going.
Go be racist somewhere else.
The country has been on a demand for Muslim/MENA and Mexican Holocaust for 20+ years. They're not leaving it.