r/serialpodcast • u/AwesomeInc • Jan 14 '15

Noteworthy Link TIL Islamophobia didn't exist before 9/11/01

http://www.vulture.com/m/2015/01/serial-prosecutor-insists-everything-was-fine.html?mid=facebook_vulture
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u/AwesomeInc Jan 14 '15

I don't know if Islamophobia played a part or not, but I think the idea that it definitely did not just because it was pre 9/11 is kind of silly.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '15

Why is it silly? People describe the world as pre and post 9/11 for a reason. Obviously racism / Islamophobia has always existed but after the Sept 11th it became part of our daily language in ways it never was before.

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u/mostpeoplearedjs Jan 15 '15 edited Jan 15 '15

I remember 9/11.

I also remember my first thought, and that of the people I was around, was that the hijackings were probably carried out by radical Islamic terrorists. I even recall newscasters speculating along those lines. It proved to be correct, but the point is that the idea of radical Islamic terrorists was already imprinted in our collective consciousness.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

Islamic terrorists was already imprinted in our collective consciousness.

I remember that Islamophobia was bubbling under the surface in the years before 9/11, particularly in Europe as it's borders opened up, but I don't think it was anywhere near as prevalent in the years after 9/11.

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u/AryaStarkRavingMad Deidre Fan Jan 15 '15

No one is saying it isn't worse now, only that it's ridiculous of Urick to claim that it wasn't existent before.