#Islamophobia / Where Did All The Hate Go? (Mamoun Fandy)
Egyptian-born American scholar Mamoun Fandy describes the rebranding process of #antisemitism after the #Holocaust, when Western antisemitism found new victims for its abundance of hate left unused after centuries-old antisemitism had become socially unacceptable.
Having lived in the West for around 40 years in academia and public life and discussing the portrayal of Arabs in American media, Fandy questions whether the West has truly overcome its hate of the "semite" that led to the Holocaust.
Some Jews, he argues, participated in this transference, finding relief that the "semitic" stigma was moving away from them onto Arab bodies, even while many Jews were in fact part of the civil rights movement in the U.S.
But the West has not actually healed from antisemitism (as the rise of neo-Nazis in #Germany and elsewhere indicate), it has just redirected it towards another Semitic population - the Arabs. This hatred intensifies during Arab-Israeli conflicts, with the West effectively siding with #Israel as if taking a stand against antisemitism by multiplying its animosity towards Arabs.
The West does not call for ceasefire in #Gaza and shows no human compassion, even while Israeli officials call to "burn Gaza down" (and their U.S. friends retort it should be made a "parking lot"). There's seem to be readiness for another Holocaust, this time against Arabs.
Thus, antisemitism, once again, can be openly expressed towards Arabs in the West, without consequences or social stigma, as the river of hatred has just been diverted.
Nine months before Rosa Parks, when Claudette Colvin was just 15, she refused to give up her seat to a white person in Montgomery, Ala., and was arrested. However, Colvin's case wasn't taken up by the NAACP and her efforts were not publicized by Black leaders because she was young, dark complexioned, and pregnant, she believes. MSNBC tells the story of what happened, and how she and four other women sued the city of Montgomery, leading to its public transport segregation being declared unconstitutional. https://flip.it/OwOSMM
Tomorrow Begins Now is a very interesting nonfiction book focusing on how teenagers impacted civil rights and social justice in the United States between the 1950s and 2020s.
When Norman Rockwell Got Woke: The Story Behind 'The Problem We All Live With'
In the 1960s, America's most famous artist defiantly transformed himself from an inadvertent white supremacist into a radical civil rights activist – blowing up his reputation and legacy in the process, all in an attempt to atone for his earlier work.
Been doing the work and fighting for equality for decades, and have the receipts. I’ve found that struggling for social justice is a lifelong commitment, and there are no quick fixes. Resistance comes from many corners; political, corporate, white culture, now even education. The established and entrenched elites like the way things work now, regardless of consequences for the rest of us and the planet. I’m pleased (and relieved) to see an army of Gen X, Y, Z and beyond rising to the occasion, already carrying the torch. New generations of #SocialJustice warriors taking the fight to the fascists. I’d encourage younger warriors to keep fighting regardless of setbacks, frustration and significant headwinds. We WILL win in the end. Here’s a bit of my personal history with the movement. #BLM#BlackMastodon#HumanRights#RainbowCoalition#politics#PoliticalStruggle#CivilRights#CivilRightsMovement