.... Muslims don't do themselves any favors when a massive petition is born in response to a terrible Katy Perry video with cries of Islamophobia. Islamophobia deniers don't do themselves any favors when despite overwhelming evidence of anti-Muslim and anti-Islam bigotry they close their eyes and pretend Islamophobia doesn't exist. While I hope not, it is likely that some Islamophobia deniers will continue to demonize Muslims who claim they've been discriminated against. Such demonizing is a slanted narrative devoid of common sense.
[A COMMENT] While the term 'phobia' refers to an irrational fear, does fear inevitably lead to hatred? Perhaps. But the article is focused more on the hatred, discrimination and bigotry, rather than simply being afraid.
But what would we call someone who despises all religions, including Islam, but is neither afraid, nor bigoted when it comes to individual believers? It is not hateful or bigoted to condemn irrational thinking and bad ideas, in any form--hate the belief, not the believer. [The Huffington Post] Read more
