The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[kibbeh]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Definitely more about skin color than actual religion. I imagine most people's knee jerk reaction to a "muslim" is far more based on the fact that they look like a muslim than that they have been confirmed to be a muslim, so converting isn't really going to mean much.

yeah i agree. but sometimes not so much. even white passing arabs face discrimination at times. sometimes its your accent or the things you say too.

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Definitely more about skin color than actual religion. I imagine most people's knee jerk reaction to a "muslim" is far more based on the fact that they look like a muslim than that they have been confirmed to be a muslim, so converting isn't really going to mean much.

Not in the UK.

Anyway this is the Guardian so it's probably bollocks.

[kibbeh]

Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Not in the UK.

Anyway this is the Guardian so it's probably bollocks.

it was on a bunch of other news sites too.

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by pansy gayboy 69

it was on a bunch of other news sites too.

Fair enough. Also I would like to retract my post, not many people would fit Batty's description here but in them majority white towns (I am thinking places like Stoke) then probably yeh.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Fair enough. Also I would like to retract my post, not many people would fit Batty's description here but in them majority white towns (I am thinking places like Stoke) then probably yeh.

I'm assuming that the vast majority of muslims in the UK look like they're from the middle east, which would single them out far more than some white guy who goes to a mosque every... time that muslims are supposed to go to a mosque... Friday?

[Goofle]

Wouldn't it be nice if nobody prescribed to an organised religion?

[Goofle]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

I'm assuming that the vast majority of muslims in the UK look like they're from the middle east, which would single them out far more than some white guy who goes to a mosque every... time that muslims are supposed to go to a mosque... Friday?

Not necessarily. From what I have seen, white people who happen to be Muslims tend to wear clothing associated with the religion. But obviously you cannot simply assume what religion somebody belongs to without any obvious signifiers.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Goofle

Not necessarily. From what I have seen, white people who happen to be Muslims tend to wear clothing associated with the religion. But obviously you cannot simply assume what religion somebody belongs to without any obvious signifiers.

Ugh, I've seen that as well. Those people are stupid because there's no central outfit for Islam. They just end up wearing the attire common in Iran or some other Muslim nation. Zealous converts can go over the top sometimes.

[kibbeh]

Originally Posted by Frownland

Ugh, I've seen that as well. Those people are stupid because there's no central outfit for Islam. They just end up wearing the attire common in Iran or some other Muslim nation. Zealous converts can go over the top sometimes.

yeah omg it annoys me as well

like when converts dress like arabs, i mean they can wear what they want but theres no islamic 'uniform' or whatever.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by pansy gayboy 69

yeah omg it annoys me as well

like when converts dress like arabs, i mean they can wear what they want but theres no islamic 'uniform' or whatever.