I am new to this country
2006-07-06 16:39:57 · 13 answers · asked by elinstoppebelle 1 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
c'mon...
2006-07-06 16:42:51 · answer #1 · answered by R J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a religion. Not all people of this religion are terrorists. I think that it is so sad that people judge others because of what their faith is. I am not Islamic nor am I Muslim. I am a white American. So does this mean that I am a superior race? Does this mean that I am a member of the KKK. Of course it does not. Our country is made up of all different races, cultures and is the worlds melting pot. We all need to learn how to respect each others cultures and beliefs. There isn't any room in this world for radicals and I mean that for everyone. Americans were hurt badly by a radically extremist group that killed thousands of innocent men, women and children. I guess right now it is popular to bash people from the Mid-East. I grew up in Southern California and I went to school with every race on the face of this earth. I met a lot of cool people and learned so much about other cultures. I do have my own philosophies and beliefs and respect others enough to accept that they too have a fundamental right to have their own beliefs. Welcome to our country. That is what my family was told when they immigrated to America over 150 years ago. You will find prejudice in every race, but please remember that not everyone from one race is the same. Good Luck acclimating to this country.
2006-07-06 23:58:27 · answer #2 · answered by angelsforanimals 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good grief, it is NOT prejudice. It is called "generalizing". There are a lot of bad cops out there, but, thankfully, there are many more good cops. So you can't say "cops are bad", because it simply isn't true.
There are a lot of horrid Muslims out there with worms in their heads, but, thankfully, there are more good ones then bad. So, to say that all "Muslims are terrorists" because a percentage of them are, is not only dead wrong, it is generalizing, or grouping them all together for the sake of some.
It is a wiener way of making a statement, and moronic white people love to do it all the time, mostly with black people. There are some monstrously stupid, ignorant, criminal black people in this world.(and white, and brown, and green. . .) However, thankfully, there are many more good black people then bad.
You can generalize about most anything and it is cowardess. Get a spine and name the names of the idiots and stop dragging in the rest of the group for the sake of some of the group, simply because it is easier.
2006-07-06 23:50:53 · answer #3 · answered by RyanLeeDesign 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*Any* statement that "all" members of "any" group are anything other than members of that group is prejudice. There are many more Moslems who are *not* terrorists than those who are. And there are many terrorists in the world who are not Moslem.
If you are new to this country, you may not have heard of him, but do an Internet search on "Timothy McVeigh" - he was a "Christian" and a "patriot" but he was also a terrorist. And read about the fairly recent history of Northern Ireland; both Protestants and Catholics produced terrorists, although there were far more on both sides who were not.
2006-07-06 23:46:46 · answer #4 · answered by Riothamus Of Research ;<) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not all Muslims are terrorists or any other ethnic groups. People are full of opinions and it is just peoples opinion since Osama that all people affiliated with him or the same race is the same as him but no its not all about prejudice its also about opinion.
2006-07-06 23:43:56 · answer #5 · answered by Indian_Candy89 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
r u kiddin? are all black people in gangs? are all the christains like hitlar? are all jews bold? its prejiduce....have u never been friends with a muslim person...i think u should try.....Muslims dont even count Osama as muslim anymore.....who put that notion that all muslims are terrorists in ur head anyway....i mean cmon use ur head god gave u one rite?
2006-07-06 23:44:03 · answer #6 · answered by Love Exists? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not true at all. I just answered a question about what it means to be Australian and someone had written we are all convicts. It is so unfair to be judged like that and it is the same in this case.
2006-07-06 23:46:23 · answer #7 · answered by cendalls20 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So in whatever country you used to live in you didn't know what muslims were? because islam is definitely not just an american thing. . .
2006-07-06 23:46:37 · answer #8 · answered by Megan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is stereo typing. that is like sayng only white people are ignorant. there is good and bad in every race, culture, and gender.
2006-07-07 15:38:36 · answer #9 · answered by jasminjake4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some are terrorists...... their religion seems to have a lot of limitations in what they can or cannot do....
2006-07-13 08:19:50 · answer #10 · answered by Redknight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup.
2006-07-06 23:43:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋