Persecuted minority skills can suddenly become prized when authorities need them

Evidence

The rejection of Terry Jones represented both a commitment to the Americanness of Dearborn’s Muslims, who deserved respect, and an acknowledgment of the (supposed) inability of (some) Muslims to accept certain kinds of free speech. Local Muslims were brought into an ecumenical, public rejection of religious bigotry, all the while being told, directly and indirectly, by Muslims and non-Muslims, that reactions of the Danish cartoon variety—physical attacks, threats, burnings in effigy, angry chants of “death to ___!”—would be counterproductive and would confirm what many Americans believe: that Muslims are irrational and intolerant. — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America The Anatomy of…, 678 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Inclusion of a minority can double as disciplinary control over that minority — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 678; Despised minorities often emerge as providers of credit to majority societies; Prejudice propagates when privileged groups stand to gain from exploiting minorities — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1480 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Protection and benevolence can control minority groups more than hostility #complicates (0.73)
• Inclusion of a minority can double as disciplinary control over that minority #complicates (0.72) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 678