The hijab functions like skin tone by marking bodies as racial others

Evidence

The surveillance of beauty is another way that Muslim American women who wear the hijab are surveilled for their cultural practices. Whiteness has become a marker of beauty and privilege both in the United States as well as in countries that make up the southern hemisphere, such as India (Hunter 2011). This is evidenced by the increased interest and use of skin lightening creams both in the United States and internationally. Hunter (2011) refers to “racial capital” as a material benefit people possess based on their skin tone. In a racialized society, the lighter one’s skin tone, the more access one has to economic resources such as jobs or social networks (Glenn 2009; Hunter 2011). Muslim women who wear the hijab were told wearing it made them ugly; they are also racialized for their beauty. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 292 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Skin is the organ most often used to mark monstrosity, from yellow to black; The hijab functions as Islam’s most provocative symbol in Western public discourse.; Cultural and religious practices can racialize a body just as skin tone does — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 89 (+20 more)

Related

• The hijab overrides whiteness as a racializing agent on any wearer. (similarity 0.96)
• The hijab rather than skin tone triggers racializing surveillance of Muslim women (similarity 0.93)
• The hijab signals foreignness so strongly it overrides ethnicity and skin tone (similarity 0.93)
• The hijab triggers routine searches while skin tone only does in crises (similarity 0.93)
• Ordinary fashion choices become racial markers on hijabi bodies (similarity 0.93)
• Cultural and religious practices can racialize a body just as skin tone does (similarity 0.91)
• The hijab marks Muslim women instantly and provokes hostile public encounters (similarity 0.90)
• Wearing the hijab is read as surrendering whiteness and citizenship standing (similarity 0.90)
• Hijab converts white-passing women into racialized outsiders (similarity 0.90)
• Converting to Islam or wearing the hijab causes loss of whiteness privileges (similarity 0.90)
• Removing the hijab restored women’s ability to pass for white (similarity 0.89)
• Muslim Arabs move away from whiteness regardless of actual skin tone (similarity 0.89)
• Arabs classified as white lose that status upon wearing the hijab (similarity 0.89)
• The hijab functions like skin tone in racializing Muslim women’s bodies. (similarity 0.88)
• Wearing the hijab shifts how Muslim women are racially perceived and treated (similarity 0.88)

Broader Connections

• The hijab overrides whiteness as a racializing agent on any wearer. #corroborates (0.85)
• The hijab rather than skin tone triggers racializing surveillance of Muslim women #contradicts (0.80) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 292
• Wearing the hijab shifts how Muslim women are racially perceived and treated #corroborates (0.75)
• The hijab functions as a racial marker that triggers airport surveillance #exemplifies (0.70) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 224
• The hijab triggers routine searches while skin tone only does in crises #expands (0.60)
• Wearing the hijab strips Arab women of their perceived whiteness #corroborates (0.60) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 145
• Arabs classified as white lose that status upon wearing the hijab #exemplifies (0.60) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 201
• Cultural traits like language, clothing, and religious practice can racialize a group. #expands (0.60)
• Removing the hijab restored women’s ability to pass for white #exemplifies (0.55)
• Converting to Islam or wearing the hijab causes loss of whiteness privileges #corroborates (0.55) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 261
• Wearing the hijab is read as surrendering whiteness and citizenship standing #expands (0.50)
• Racial profiling extends to religious signifiers like Muslim names and clothing. #corroborates (0.50) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 227