White supremacists adopt camouflage symbols to pass in mainstream workplaces

Evidence

Leila and Sommer were both cognizant that they were privileged to avoid surveillance at airports because they were not identified as Muslim. This juxtaposition of Muslim women who wear the hijab versus those who do not is evidence that it is bodies that are identifiable as Muslim that are subjected to consistent and repetitive profiling. The comparison also reveals how racial privileges associated with skin tone—that is, passing for white—become muted if someone chooses to wear the hijab. The hijab marks women as foreigners who need discipline, demonstrating that clothing can work in the same way that skin tone marks someone as dangerous or a criminal. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 151 (#complicates, via linked claim)

This is best exemplified in the cases of Indian men who were attacked after 9/11 because they were mistaken for Muslims or Arabs. The misidentification of Sikhs is another example of this, which both Erik Love (2017) and David Tyrer (2013) note in their books. Because Sikhs wear the turban, they are often misrecognized as Muslim. While I do not mean to downplay their experiences, in the time period I examined, Muslim men were not targeted by strangers in the same way that women who wear the hijab were. Strangers did not consistently harass them in public because of their skin tone. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 735 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Contemporary white supremacists present themselves as ordinary, mainstream people — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2565; White supremacists present themselves online as ordinary, respectable people; Visibly Muslim markers like the headscarf trigger added discrimination in hiring — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 281 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• White supremacists present themselves online as ordinary, respectable people #expands (0.92)
• The hijab overrides white-passing skin privilege to trigger surveillance #complicates (0.75) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 151
• Visible religious markers, not skin tone, trigger most public harassment #complicates (0.73) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 735
• Visibly Muslim markers like the headscarf trigger added discrimination in hiring #complicates (0.72) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 281