Anti-Muslim racism takes reactionary, conservative, and liberal forms in the media
Evidence
During the Trump administration, fake news assumed a significant role in public life, and new dynamics came into play so that the boundary between primary and secondary definers was blurred. Illegitimate news sites proliferated. In 2020, QAnon became a primary definer and source of news and information among certain segments of the population. Moreover, the primary definers do not all speak with a single voice even if they agree on the general premise that a war on terror, out of proportion to the actual threat presented by Islamists who turn to political violence, is necessary. Anti-Muslim racism manifests in reactionary, conservative, and liberal forms; all are articulated in the corporate media. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 751
Categorization
- XREF: Directly corroborates the Aziz/Kumar claim that Islamophobia is not a right-wing monopoly but a hegemonic consensus spanning liberal and conservative establishment voices. — connects to: Free speech framing converts anti-Muslim cartoon racism into a covert liberal form — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 71; Liberal anti-racist rhetoric licenses and amplifies far-right conspiracy theories. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 721; Anti-Muslim racism in politics spans both parties in liberal and conservative forms — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 743 (+12 more)
Broader Connections
- Anti-Muslim sentiment now spans the political spectrum from left to right
#corroborates(0.92) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 476 - Anti-Muslim sentiment spans opposing political groups, not just white conservatives
#corroborates(0.88) - Both conservative and liberal anti-extremism approaches are forms of cultural racism
#corroborates(0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 429 - Both conservative and liberal approaches to Islamism rest on cultural racism
#corroborates(0.85) - Conservative and liberal approaches to Islamic extremism share a cultural-racist frame
#corroborates(0.85) - Far-right and liberal anti-Muslim racism are dialectically coupled, not separate phenomena
#expands(0.80) - Anti-Muslim racism operates even inside leftist and liberal anti-war movements
#expands(0.78) - Elite political rhetoric legitimizes anti-Muslim racism among constituents
#expands(0.75) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 827 - Anti-Muslim racialization is unstable, contested, and co-produced with anti-racism
#complicates(0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 193