nyla retweeted
Oh ex-muslims intimately and perfectly understand this as they are often the ones bearing the absolute brunt of this exact double-sided violence because they live it at the intersection of two distinct opposing surveillance systems
One person called me a zionist over this and another an antisemite,, twitter is so funny
Islamophobia is such a nuanced topic to discuss because the term can be used as a shield by two very different group to mask their own bigotry and biases. Conservative Americans use it as a cover for their racism against Arabs/North Africans (and brown people in general)





























