To my Sikh sisters and brothers: this incident is yet another reminder of what it means for us to be racialized as Others and as eternal Outsiders…We cannot see and name ourselves as ‘accidental’ victims of Islamophobia, which suggests that somehow Muslims are more “appropriate” targets of racism…Striving to be more desirable within an oppressive system–that is built on our social discipline and compels our obedience–will never set us free. What will set us free is our collective liberation and thriving as the proud brown people we were meant to be.

—Harsha Walia, On National Tragedy and Personal Identity: Reflections on the Shootings in Wisconsin, from Racialicious 
#Hate  #Wisconsim  #Islamophobia  #Politics  #Racialicious  #Race  #Religion  
9 months ago on 08/16/12 at 05:41pm
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