Men are surveilled on name and appearance rather than cultural display

Evidence

Between these two factors of nearness and distance, however, a peculiar tension arises, since the consciousness of having only the absolutely general in common has exactly the effect of putting a special emphasis on that which is not common. For a stranger to the country, the city, the race, and so on, what is stressed is again nothing individual, but alien origin, a quality which he has, or could have, in common with many other strangers. For this reason strangers are not really perceived as individuals, but as strangers of a certain type. Their remoteness is no less general than their nearness. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 401 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Formal citizenship fails to shield those perceived as foreign in appearance. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 237; Profiled men misattribute list-based surveillance to their own appearance or behavior — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 274; Colonial race was judged by conduct and affiliation rather than appearance (+3 more)

Related

• Formal citizenship fails to shield those perceived as foreign in appearance. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Strangers are perceived by type rather than as individuals #expands (0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 401
• Industrial urbanization destroyed appearance as a reliable clue to strangers’ identities #complicates (0.80)
• Colonial race was judged by conduct and affiliation rather than appearance #contradicts (0.70)
• Even watchlisted Muslims face additional appearance-based profiling #expands (0.50)