Muslim American men feared interviewing because hypersurveillance made them distrust strangers
Evidence
Muslim American men were opting out of participating had less to do with gender relationships and more to do with the fear of surveillance. I believe Muslim American men feared talking to a stranger about their experiences post-9/11 because of the hypersurveillance they have had to endure. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 685
Categorization
- SEED: The silence of surveilled subjects is itself evidence of surveillance’s interior cost — a quiet methodological finding that contradicts the ‘if they have nothing to hide’ logic.
- XREF: Connects to Beydoun and Sian on how surveillance produces self-silencing among Muslim Americans. — connects to: Muslim men’s invisibility as Muslims breeds fear of association with terrorism — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 639; Hypersurveillance itself is the mechanism that racializes Muslim Americans; Muslim American men self-silence politically out of fear of surveillance (+8 more)
Broader Connections
- Muslim American men self-silence politically out of fear of surveillance
#expands(0.80) - Muslim men self-censor to avoid being associated with terrorism.
#expands(0.75) - Surveillance makes Muslim men strategically perform loyalty to manage others’ suspicions
#expands(0.65) - Hypersurveillance itself is the mechanism that racializes Muslim Americans
#corroborates(0.60) - State hypersurveillance disempowers Muslim men and lowers their political participation
#expands(0.60) - Surveilled Muslim Americans internalize the state gaze through self-censure and modified dress
#expands(0.60) - The surveillance gaze denies Muslim Americans the psychological privileges of citizenship
#corroborates(0.55) - Ambiguous watchlist notifications leave Muslim men in chronic uncertainty about why they are watched
#expands(0.50)