240,000 dollars awarded to man forced to cover Arab T-shirt

[preciousjeni]

I cheered when I read it.

ETA: Some people are just plain dumb. Case in point:

...an Arabic-inscribed T-shirt in an airport was like "wearing a T-shirt at a bank stating, I am a robber...

[ThetaPrincess24]

I have mixed feelings.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

I have mixed feelings.

I do too. Because why is it necessary to wear a shirt, in Arabic that many people cannot understand, that says "We will not be silent". Who is "we" and why won't you "be silent"? What is the silence about? That shit just makes people nervous and I'm sorry, call me racist but if I was at an airport and saw someone, whatever they look like Arab or not, wearing this shirt I'd be nervous.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I do too. Because why is it necessary to wear a shirt, in Arabic that many people cannot understand, that says "We will not be silent". Who is "we" and why won't you "be silent"? What is the silence about? That shit just makes people nervous and I'm sorry, call me racist but if I was at an airport and saw someone, whatever they look like Arab or not, wearing this shirt I'd be nervous.

You're racist.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I do too. Because why is it necessary to wear a shirt, in Arabic that many people cannot understand, that says "We will not be silent". Who is "we" and why won't you "be silent"? What is the silence about? That shit just makes people nervous and I'm sorry, call me racist but if I was at an airport and saw someone, whatever they look like Arab or not, wearing this shirt I'd be nervous.

The shirt was obviously not meant for you to understand. "We will not be silent" I assume refers to arabs (american and non-american) who won't remain silent, hide or avoid the spotlight so that we (non-arabs) won't feel nervous. He has a right to wear any shirt he wants as long as it doesn't say, "I have a bomb, and I'm going to blow up this airplane!" Unfortunately, the acts of a few extremists has made it okay to discriminate against everyone that speaks arabic. I wish the guy had been awarded more so that people would actually think twice about this issue!

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The shirt was obviously not meant for you to understand. "We will not be silent" I assume refers to arabs (american and non-american) who won't remain silent, hide or avoid the spotlight so that we (non-arabs) won't feel nervous. He has a right to wear any shirt he wants as long as it doesn't say, "I have a bomb, and I'm going to blow up this airplane!" Unfortunately, the acts of a few extremists has made it okay to discriminate against everyone that speaks arabic. I wish the guy had been awarded more so that people would actually think twice about this issue!

How would you know what it said? This guy was looking for attention.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

How would you know what it said? This guy was looking for attention.

SO ARREST HIM OR KICK HIM OUT OF THE AIRPORT OR WHATEVER!

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

SO ARREST HIM OR KICK HIM OUT OF THE AIRPORT OR WHATEVER!

I don't agree with that.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

How would you know what it said? This guy was looking for attention.

Just because a man has arabic writing on his shirt does not make him suspicious. The saying was not meant for me or you or anyone who doesn't speak or read arabic. I wouldn't know what it said, and it doesn't matter. He can wear anything he wants on a plane. Would you feel the same if the writing was in yiddish, chinese, japanese, spanish, etc?

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Just because a man has arabic writing on his shirt does not make him suspicious. The saying was not meant for me or you or anyone who doesn't speak or read arabic. I wouldn't know what it said, and it doesn't matter. He can wear anything he wants on a plane. Would you feel the same if the writing was in yiddish, chinese, japanese, spanish, etc?

If it was Spanish I wouldn't feel the same cuz I could read it. And last time I checked it's been a while since a Chinese or Japanese person killed thousands of people using airplanes.

I am around Arabs every day. I went to school in Dearborn for gosh sakes... the most Arab populated city in the country. I've never once felt threatened by any of them. But someone, from a religious background the same as monsters who devastated so many lives, doing something in an airport that is obviously for attention, makes me nervous.

My mixed feelings come from the way he was treated. Yes I think he did it for attention. No I don't think he should have been treated the way he was. I love having freedom of speech but I think sometimes people take it too far.

Out of curiosity, how would you feel if he was wearing one of those red bandana things around his head like the terrorists put on right before they took the planes over? Would that make you nervous or would you feel like "I don't wana racially profile".

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Just because a man has arabic writing on his shirt does not make him suspicious. The saying was not meant for me or you or anyone who doesn't speak or read arabic. I wouldn't know what it said, and it doesn't matter. He can wear anything he wants on a plane. Would you feel the same if the writing was in yiddish, chinese, japanese, spanish, etc?

for instance:










I guess if someone has on any shirt like this or similar, we need to arrest them all huh, PM?

[squirrely girl]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

How would you know what it said?

i think that's the point here. we as a country haven't bothered to learn his language. we're scared because we don't understand it. that's not his fault...

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I do too. Because why is it necessary to wear a shirt, in Arabic that many people cannot understand, that says "We will not be silent". Who is "we" and why won't you "be silent"? What is the silence about? That shit just makes people nervous and I'm sorry, call me racist but if I was at an airport and saw someone, whatever they look like Arab or not, wearing this shirt I'd be nervous.

wow....talk about profiling....

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I do too. Because why is it necessary to wear a shirt, in Arabic that many people cannot understand, that says "We will not be silent". Who is "we" and why won't you "be silent"? What is the silence about? That shit just makes people nervous and I'm sorry, call me racist but if I was at an airport and saw someone, whatever they look like Arab or not, wearing this shirt I'd be nervous.

Your feelings don't seem so mixed.

At first glance I thought the amount seemed a bit high, but people have won a lot more at trial for mental anguish claims.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

if I was at an airport and saw someone, whatever they look like Arab or not, wearing this shirt I'd be nervous.

I don't believe that you'd be nervous regardless of how the wearer looks.