30 May 2010By Ahmed Amr
"...we’ve
all become accustomed to anti-Islamic bigotry and
anti-Arab racism in the mass media and I can live with
the fact that Yahoo is owned and operated by racists.
I can even accept that the First Amendment gives Yahoo
the right to roll out the red carpet and provide a
platform for racist comments. But I think they cross
the line when they allow a campaign that incites
violence against millions of Americans based on their
cultural heritage and faith traditions."
Unless
you’re a foot soldier in the army of racists and
bigots that regularly have their inflammatory comments
approved and posted on Yahoo’s message board,
You’ll probably find what you’re about to read a
little disturbing. I’ve actually chosen some of the
less incendiary remarks you come across any day of the
week courtesy of Yahoo. Just try posting there
some time and you’ll realize that all these remarks
were approved after being screened by Yahoo staff. Not
only that, Yahoo’s staff loved them so much
that they ported them from one article to the next. I
kid you not. It’s something I’ve never seen on another
mass media site. They’ll take comments from one
article and post them on another to give the illusion
that they have a very active community.
This
appears to be an organized campaign - one that is
actively encouraged by Yahoo’s management. If
you don’t subscribe to conspiracy theories - let’s put
aside the question of whether it’s coordinated. But
make no mistake - Yahoo does encourage this
kind of racist graffiti on its message boards.
Here’s a
watered down sample. Many of the posts are even more
inflammatory and derogatory, but I’ve singled these
because they are open calls for violence against
Muslims and Arabs living in the United States.
"
“START
CONFRONTING MUSLIMS AND INTIMIDATE THEM INTO LEAVING”
....
“72 VIRGINS
AND A RIVER OF WINE IS WHAT THESE BONEHEADS ARE
PROMISED OVER THERE, LMFAO. IF THEY DO IT HERE THEY
GET 6 CRACKHEADS AND A CASE OF MAD DOG 20/20. LET’S
JUST START ATTACKING THEM RIGHT HERE!!!!!”
....
“If this is
not the greatest argument in favor of internment camps
for all Muslims in the USA then we have no hope. We
did it justifiably in WW2 for the Japs when needed and
we NEED TO DO IT NOW FOR ALL MUSLIMS in the USA until
we get this under control.”
....
“We should
absolutely bring back the camps of WW2 where Japanese
citizens and non-citizens in the US were isolated and
placed in camps to ensure the safety of our great
nation. Obviously the difference here is that the
camps should be filled with the Muslim Scum that roam,
take advantage of, and poison this once beautiful
country. While we’re at it we should through all the
dead beat system workers in their as well.”
....
“We let
these diaper heads become citizens and they terrorize
us. We allow dirty Mexicans to walk across the border
and commit crimes, steal jobs and impose filth and
lower standards upon us and we ship American jobs to
the @#$% overseas. America deserves what it gets for
not taking care of its own. Seems like we get all of
the trash from other countries. Won’t be long before
we are a 3rd world country - just a matter of time.
SPAY AND NEUTER MEXICANS!!!!!!” “We are at war with
and in the Middle East. All Muslims in the U.S. should
be rounded up and placed in concentration camps until
the wars are over!!!! If the republicans don't insist
that the president do something I will never vote
republican again ... ever!!!!”
....
“Until the
U.S. stops allowing the dregs of society (Muslims) to
come to our country and visit, study, work etc., we'll
continue to see things like this happen. Close the
border to Muslims and deport all those currently
living here. Otherwise, grab your flak jacket and
helmet and hope you're not in the path of the next
attempted attack by Islamic scum.”
"
All these
comments were from one single article. But you can
find similar comments and much worse on almost any
article related to the Middle East or Afghanistan or
Terrorism or even the Census. If you want a full dose
of the vilest and most toxic racial hazing, Yahoo
is the place to go.
By now,
we’ve all become accustomed to anti-Islamic bigotry
and anti-Arab racism in the mass media and I can live
with the fact that Yahoo is owned and operated
by racists. I can even accept that the First Amendment
gives Yahoo the right to roll out the red
carpet and provide a platform for racist comments. But
I think they cross the line when they allow a campaign
that incites violence against millions of Americans
based on their cultural heritage and faith traditions.
The reason
I want to go on record with this is to send a very
clear message to Yahoo that there might be
legal liabilities associated with their atrocious
conduct. We shouldn’t expect a sudden stroke of
decency to change their attitudes. Incitement to
violence is criminal behavior and this is still a
country of law where even Yahoos can be sued.
And if it’s difficult to sue them here, it should be
easy enough to do in Canada. It shouldn’t take too
long to put a compelling case together. You can find
enough racist trash to make a case any day of the
week. Just food for thought - try posting this on a
Yahoo message board and see how quickly they
censor views they don’t consider ‘appropriate.’
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