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This post got banned from !memes@lemmy.world for reason “Troll Posting” which is Very Disrespectful in my opinion. 😕

I mean this meme with full respect and love to my fellow community members and I was proud of the discussion and support it was creating.

EDIT: POST RESTORED YAY. (Thank you to the mods it turned out to be a misunderstanding.)

Important clarification/FAQ

I am not calling to coddle or excuse the behavior of bigoted men in any way!

I am calling to be kind and understanding to young men (often ages 10-20) who are very manipulable and succeptible to the massive anti feminist propaganda machine. Hope this clarifies that very important distinction. :)

Very good comments that express key points:

  • beardown
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    Muslims need to sack up and realize there’s a lot of Muslims out there that are creepy. It’s up to you as a stand up Muslim to call these creepy Muslims out when they act up. Normal people don’t owe you anything, you stand up for them because it’s the right thing to do, and not because you want acceptance.

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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      But people actually choose to support a book that suggests stoning gay people to death. It’s not an inherent part of what you are.

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        1 month ago

        Religion is treated as an immutable trait under US civil rights law, and has been since at least the 1964 Civil Rights Act that, among other things, ended segregation

        I agree with your distinction though

        Also, in the West, Muslims seem to be functionally treated as an ethnoreligious group. At least Muslims who are Arab/Turkish/Persian/Punjabi/etc

        So while membership within a religion is certainly a choice, I think anti-Muslim persecution typically materializes as a colorist form of discrimination in real life examples