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Originally posted by HBADPi
I've been trying to hold my tongue on this one and not say anything but I wish you could see all of this from my point of view. My family is from the middle east, that's my background. Its bad enough that people point and think "terrorist" but now "rapist" is added to that list of derogatory adjectives.
Rape happens everywhere. Gang bangs happen here too. I'm not excusing or condoning these actions I just want you all to step back and think of what you're doing when you point the finger and blame a whole population or ethnicity. Every culture has its good and bad. Americans are far from perfect so please dont discriminate.
I've been out there, its not easy being a woman and I'm not Muslim, my parents are against the religion entirely. But it hurts me when the middle east = muslim terrorist and it hurts even more when people look down on me because of my background. I shouldnt have to apologize for an entire race.
Look around you, this country has its faults. We terrorize, we discriminate, people here get off on crimes all the time. Please dont be ignorant. So now go ahead and rip me to pieces, i know its coming....
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Sorry, I won't rip you to pieces and I don't think anyone else will. I'm also middle eastern. At the end of the day, I think the culture of the middle east has been retarded and mutated into some awful. Trying to say this country also has its bad doesn't help much because so does every country - some countries are just worse than others.
But by anyone saying, it's a culture and leave it be what does that accomplish? Nobody is saying that Arabs are rapists. But when push comes to shove, women in most Arab countries have less rights and are often forced to go through things like this.
-Rudey