The acceptable Muslim stereotype demands Sufi, peaceful, feminist, moderate, non-Arab traits

Evidence

A similar finding was made by another empirical study that inquired into whether or not attitudes toward religious beliefs and practices affect public opinion toward Muslims. This study concluded that they did not have a definitive effect. Rather, “Muslim stereotypes are underpinned by a similar set of factors to those that underpin stereotypes of blacks, Hispanics, and Asians—notably, authoritarianism and a preference for cultural homogeneity.” — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 253 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Sufi ideals of gentle companionship transferred to households where parents act as shaykhs — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 3608; Muslim characters can break stereotype when faith is incidental to personality — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 537; A Protestant-derived aesthetic of understated realism now underwrites ‘rational’ anti-Islamic prejudice. (+8 more)

Related

• The good Muslim stereotype is defined by compliance with liberal Western norms. (similarity 0.85)
• Both the good and bad Muslim stereotype are political packaging tools, not descriptions (similarity 0.83)
• Authoritarianism and preference for cultural homogeneity drive anti-Muslim stereotypes. (similarity 0.82)
• Gendered stereotypes of Muslim men and women are formed in relation to each other. (similarity 0.80)
• Muslim characters can break stereotype when faith is incidental to personality (similarity 0.80)
• An ethnic minority identity invites questions while a Muslim identity invites hostile expulsion (similarity 0.80)
• Atavistic group-character research remains acceptable for Muslims though not for others (similarity 0.80)
• Anti-Muslim bias is not distinctive but tracks general out-group stereotyping, especially toward cultural outsiders. (similarity 0.80)
• Islamophilia essentializes Muslims just as Islamophobia does. (similarity 0.80)
• The Muslim-man-violent and Muslim-woman-oppressed stereotypes are mutually reinforcing. (similarity 0.80)
• Anti-Muslim sentiment operates independently of local political ideology (similarity 0.80)
• Islamophobic stereotypes of Muslims form a closed gendered loop. (similarity 0.79)
• The editor defines Islamophobia as largely unwarranted social anxiety, not mere prejudice (similarity 0.79)
• The good-moderate versus bad-extremist Muslim binary always validates Western superiority (similarity 0.79)
• Islamophilia constructs an idealized Muslim that harms rather than helps. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Both the good and bad Muslim stereotype are political packaging tools, not descriptions #expands (0.75)
• The flip-side image of Muslim-as-friend is equally coercive and nuance-blind as enmity #expands (0.70)
• Authoritarianism and preference for cultural homogeneity drive anti-Muslim stereotypes. #expands (0.60) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 253
• Gendered Islamophobia imposes the most distorted stereotypes on veiled Muslim women. #corroborates (0.55)