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Apparently spreading news about an homophobic attack is considered islamophobic (lemmy.world)
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[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, but if you read my message again, it's responding to someone attempting to claim Islam is worse. It is not.

I seriously hope the US doesn't have to go ALL the way down the road of fascism to prove to the world that Christians are just as bigoted and stupid. Just because our news refuses to label so many hate crimes and acts of violence as bigoted hate crimes does not absolve non-Islam religions.

[–] neeeeDanke@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I totally agree that christians (or any religion/religion-like structure) can be and in the case of Christianity often is just as bad.

it's responding to someone claiming islam is worse that's not how I read the comment. I read it as in this case it would make sense to assume the attackers were muslims. My response was intended to say that in this exact case that would probably be a reasonable assumption.

I want to make it clear that I do not think that it is generally significantly more likely for the islam faith to cause queerphobia than it would be for any other one. It is just that in this particular region (Berlin-Neukölln) and demographic (young men) that would be the most likely perputrators.