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Originally Posted by andyl
Except that racists do use Asian (well a derogatory variation) and Muslim as interchangeable terms. And most Muslims in this country are of Asian descent. Yes it is religious discrimination but it has wider links with race. Whether it's race or religion, it's wrong. And it's an election year.
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And intelligent people use the term "Muslim" to describe a follower of Islam. One would hope (possibly in vain) that a Government Minister is an intelligent person!
Andy, you would appear to be as guilty as those that you describe, if you think that all people fall into the category you describe. And therein lies a problem: one cannot address an issue relating to "Muslims" without being ASSUMED to be referring to people of Asian descent.
I lived for many years in an area with a high Asian population, and saw many instances of people using the term "Racism" all too freely. The general reaction to this seemed to be "reverse racism", where the attention was focussed on people who were deemed unable to cry "racism". That in itself appears to be worse discrimination.