That’s the gist of this spectacular drivel from Vox:
Stop asking Muslims to condemn terrorism. It's bigoted and Islamophobic. http://t.co/kplE9M30V5
— Vox (@voxdotcom) December 15, 2014
Just pathetic.
@davidharsanyi somehow, I knew which of Vox's leading lights had written that piece before clicking on it.
— Jeremy Senderowicz (@jsende) December 15, 2014
If you said Max Fisher, give yourself a big round of applause.
https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/544560037046521857
Jackass.
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/544576955350122496
Nope, it isn’t. But there’s plenty more stupidity where that came from:
Here is what Muslims and Muslim organizations are expected to say: “As a Muslim, I condemn this attack and terrorism in any form.”
This expectation we place on Muslims, to be absolutely clear, is Islamophobic and bigoted. The denunciation is a form of apology: an apology for Islam and for Muslims. The implication is that every Muslim is under suspicion of being sympathetic to terrorism unless he or she explicitly says otherwise. The implication is also that any crime committed by a Muslim is the responsibility of all Muslims simply by virtue of their shared religion. This sort of thinking — blaming an entire group for the actions of a few individuals, assuming the worst about a person just because of their identity — is the very definition of bigotry.
It is time for that ritual to end: non-Muslims in all countries, and today especially those in Australia, should finally take on the correct assumption that Muslims hate terrorism just as much as they do, and cease expecting Muslims to prove their innocence just because of their faith.
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/544572152482369537
"All conservatives are stupid. All men are rapists. All whites are racist. Stop with the Islamaphobia." – Shorter @voxdotcom
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 15, 2014
"Denounce all forms of racism, sexism, homophobia, religious bigotry, and violence…not you, Muslims. We're good." Shorter @Max_Fisher
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 15, 2014
That’s Vox’s message in a nutshell. We’ve got to cut Muslims an infinite amount of slack, but others? Not so much.
@voxdotcom Yeah, the only people who should apologize for who they are are white men, amirite?
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) December 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/Aaron_RS/status/544567742934708225
Now seems like an excellent time for Fisher and the rest of the JuiceVox-ers to take a good, long look in the mirror.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/544570230409007104
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/544577398998855680
https://twitter.com/poo_picker/status/544579514949304320
https://twitter.com/BayAreaFan2/status/544572099969302528
https://twitter.com/sjbartlett/status/544576558111797248
"All gun owners must denounce the Second Admt, join Moms Demand and melt down their guns because of Newtown" Shorter Vox
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 15, 2014
Stop asking gun owners to apologize for every nutjob. "@voxdotcom Stop asking Muslims to condemn terrorism. It's bigoted and Islamophobic."
— Barry Gadbois (@BarryGadbois) December 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/GOPMommy/status/544573339998515201
In short, Vox, just stop.
@voxdotcom nope
— Texas Guy (@Collinsdw) December 15, 2014
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