Why cant you be anti-muslim? its not a race. It's a choice. You choose to be a part of this stupid religion just like you would choose to be a christian. Are people gonna flip shit over Buddhist jokes?
I dont see people flipping out over Christian and Jewish jokes, why should Muslim jokes be any different? as long as they're jokes and not direct insults, then anything goes
Here's the thing. Today, we have a "modern" society that has free access to information, and therefore intelligence. However, intelligence does not equal wisdom. So those who understand a subject (and those looking to) generally turn to the format that they are best versed in, and one that is not meant to be taken in a negative form: humor. A recent example: Notre Dame. When the news first came out, it was a solemn moment for many. Less than a day later, we were seeing memes about it. Even if a person didn't know what Notre Dame was, they would see these humorous posts, and subconsciously they'd be gathering information about Notre Dame. So, the post above: logically, it's kinda ridiculous. The entire point of the SI Swimsuit edition was to show skin (I think they even did painted swimsuits, don't quote me), but also lying down on a beach in full clothing is just a plain bad idea.
(anakin quote on sand here). What I'm trying to say is sometimes when a joke is made at someone's expense, it's often not inflammatory, it's to better communicate a different perspective of something. Of course, there IS inflammatory humor, (it would be ridiculous to say there wasn't), and there are some jokes that take it too far. It takes wisdom to recognize the difference. Is the joke above likely to spawn a wave of anti-muslim sentiment? Probably not. Is it likely to cause a muslim to question their religion? Probably not. (and if it does, that's their personal problem). Sometimes it's better to take a step back before you get all pissy ("you" is in general, I'm not calling anyone out. I'm included myself.) and recognize what a joke is trying to tell you.
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