US surveillance systematically targets select bodies using racial cues

Evidence

Surveillance is not random, arbitrary, or colorblind; therefore I use the term racialized surveillance, which I define as “the monitoring of select bodies by relying on racial cues,” to describe the type of surveillance racialized groups face in the United States. There is a history in the United States of the government purposely targeting black and brown bodies as threats to society who require vigilant monitoring. In a racialized society, some bodies go through intense scrutiny, while others do not. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 94

Surveillance is not random, arbitrary, or colorblind; therefore I use the term racialized surveillance, which I define as “the monitoring of select bodies by relying on racial cues,” to describe the type of surveillance racialized groups face in the United States. There is a history in the United States of the government purposely targeting black and brown bodies as threats to society who require vigilant monitoring. In a racialized society, some bodies go through intense scrutiny, while others do not. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 72

Categorization

• DEFINE: Formal definition of the book’s key term ‘racialized surveillance’ — the monitoring of select bodies via racial cues.
• XREF: Places Muslim surveillance in continuity with historical targeting of black and brown bodies in the US, linking to COINTELPRO context in reader’s map. — connects to: Modern surveillance is structured by anti-Blackness — , The Braided Reading EPUB: 5-Year…, 2569; Operators themselves noticed the dehumanizing bias in how targets were labeled — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 33; The War on Terror racialized Muslim bodies to justify their surveillance — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 29 (+19 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 94; Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 72
• recurring: this claim recurs 4 times within its source

Broader Connections

• The War on Terror racialized Muslim bodies to justify their surveillance #exemplifies (0.85) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 29
• Racializing Muslims as threats sustains a surveillance state with gendered effects #expands (0.80)
• Surveillance justified by religious identity constitutes racialization of Muslims #corroborates (0.80)
• Surveillance derives from country-of-origin priority lists that racialize Muslim identity #expands (0.75)
• Racialized religious signifiers trigger hostile surveillance interactions with state and citizens #exemplifies (0.70) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 650
• The hijab rather than skin tone triggers racializing surveillance of Muslim women #expands (0.70) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 292
• The surveillance industry depends on racialized Muslim bodies to stay funded #expands (0.70) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 671
• Airport surveillance differentially targets men via lists and hijab-wearing women via physical searches #exemplifies (0.70) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 70
• The surveillance industry needs racialized Muslim bodies to justify its funding #expands (0.70)
• Religious identity can be racialized when signifiers trigger profiling #expands (0.65)
• Surveillance operates differently on Muslim men and women through distinct mechanisms #expands (0.65)
• The hijab functions as a racial marker that triggers airport surveillance #exemplifies (0.65) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 224
• Even watchlisted Muslims face additional appearance-based profiling #exemplifies (0.60)
• The NSI institutionalizes citizen participation in racialized surveillance of Muslims #expands (0.60) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 474