Prejudice is an attitude in search of an object, not the reverse

Evidence

An argument widely used by racialists against those who do not share their convictions is worthy of mention for its revealing character. “What,” they say, “if you had a daughter, do you mean to say that you would marry her to a negro?” I have seen people who appeared to have no racialist bias lose all critical sense when confronted with this kind of question. The reason is that such an argument disturbs certain uneasy feelings in them (more exactly, incestuous feelings) and they turn to racialism as a defence reaction. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 603 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Our discussion of the surveillance, religious profiling, detentions, deportations, hate crimes, and impediments to the free exercise of religion touches on the most prominent instances of the discrimination, exclusion, and even violence experienced by Muslims. While this is not an exhaustive list, it is a reminder of some of the overwhelming challenges facing Muslims who seek to live as productive members of Western societies. It is also a reminder that racism and bigotry are not confined to individual attitudes and actions but are systemic and take institutionalized form. The perpetuation of Islamophobia by government agencies and non-Muslim citizens reveals the magnitude of the problem. But is the problem insurmountable, or are there effective ways to combat Islamophobia? That is the question that concerns us in the final chapter. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 641 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Islamophobia is systemic and institutionalized, not merely individual prejudice — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 641; Anti-Negro prejudice functions as a defense against incestuous feelings. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 603; Actual travel to the Orient did not alter pre-formed Western prejudices. (+2 more)

Related

• Anti-Islamic and anti-Muslim attitudes are distinct but overlapping targets of prejudice (similarity 0.83)
• Islamophobia is systemic and institutionalized, not merely individual prejudice (similarity 0.83)
• Most people harboring anti-Muslim prejudice act from ignorance rather than malice. (similarity 0.82)
• Islamophobia and racial prejudice are entangled in distinct ways across Western contexts (similarity 0.82)
• Islamophobia is increasingly theorized as a form of racism rather than mere religious prejudice (similarity 0.80)
• Islamophobia predates its neologism as a racism tied to the history of race (similarity 0.80)
• Pre-modern anti-Muslim prejudice laid racial groundwork without full racial ideology (similarity 0.80)
• Islamophobia remains socially acceptable while other bigotries bring reprimand (similarity 0.80)
• Islamophobia is rarely analyzed through the lens of race and racism. (similarity 0.80)
• Islamophobia remains more socially acceptable than other Western prejudices (similarity 0.79)
• Anti-Muslim prejudice is considered more socially acceptable than any other group’s (similarity 0.79)
• Racism is usually wrongly folded into a general category of prejudice (similarity 0.79)
• Antisemitism and Islamophobia share tropes but remain structurally distinct racisms (similarity 0.79)
• American Islamophobia stems from slavery and anti-Black racism, not just Orientalism. (similarity 0.79)
• Islamophobia operates as a racial formation, not merely religious prejudice (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Anti-Negro prejudice functions as a defense against incestuous feelings. #exemplifies (0.60) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 603
• Islamophobia is systemic and institutionalized, not merely individual prejudice #qualifies (0.50) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 641