• ren (a they/them)@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yep. While technically being an Islamophobe isn’t racist, odds are the reason one is an Islamophobe has very little to do with them being Islamic.

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      1 year ago

      Also, the hateful person does not care to distinguish between race, ethnicity, religion, or whatever other aspect they decide to hate. They have classified some attributes as making people not like them and hateable. The framework of analysis you are using is immaterial to the racist. That is, they do care that they are Islamic, just not with any subtlety.

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      1 year ago

      I hate Islam. I’m not racist.

      I also hate any religion that states unequivocally in their holy book that certain classes of people are less than others… which is a core tenet of Islamic and Christian beliefs.

      I couldn’t actually tell you if it’s in the Tanakh, but it very well wouldn’t surprise me.

      Any positive experience and interaction I have with a Muslim is in spite of their beliefs and their religion being a bit backwards in places.

      Edit: I also hate any religion that preaches that people are inherently evil or unworthy of salvation… that shit is toxic af.