The terrorist stereotype is gendered and mainly targets men

Evidence

What would it look like for the experiences of Muslim women (including the stereotypes that we come up against) to get equal airtime in conversations about “Muslim experiences,” rather than being limited primarily to the discussions about “Islam and women”? Or for us to acknowledge the terrorist stereotype as also a gendered image that mainly encompasses men? — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 475

Categorization

• XREF: Complements the chapter’s thesis that Islamophobia is gendered; connects to broader gendered-stereotype literature and to analyses of male-targeted moral panics.