Preemptive compliance with airport security does not reduce Muslim travelers’ extra screening

Evidence

As a frequent traveler, Sarah knew what would trigger the metal detector and therefore avoided wearing anything that would cause it to go off. She was also careful to abide by the security norms in airports, therefore Sarah wears slip-off shoes and makes sure her carry-on luggage has TSA-approved items in it, so as to pass through security smoothly. In spite of her precautions, her Muslim identity still triggers additional inspection by security agents. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 213

Categorization

• XREF: Demonstrates the causal loop central to the reader’s guiding question: the trigger is identity, not behavior — racialization makes compliance irrelevant, echoing the Global Racial Enemy map slot.