Anti-Muslim hits a new high in the U.S., according to advocacy group
From Al Jazeera
Discrimination and attacks against Muslims and Arabs in the United States hit a new record in 2024 amid the Israel-Gaza war, an advocacy group has reported.
A report released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Tuesday said that the 8,658 complaints regarding anti-Muslim and anti-Arab incidents last year – representing a 7.4 percent rise year on year – was the highest number since the group began compiling data in 1996.
Sexist attacks on women surge on social media after Trump's win, study finds
From MSNBC
“Your body, my choice” — a phrase popularized by white nationalist Nick Fuentes — became the reigning chant among men on the far right who commented on women’s posts across social media, especially those who expressed sorrow at the election results, the report found.
The phrase — a retaliatory play on “my body, my choice,” which for decades has been a rallying cry for advocates of reproductive rights — surged shortly after Fuentes posted on X on Election Day: “Your body, my choice. Forever.”
The phrase was mentioned thousands of times per day on various social platforms in the week after the election, peaking at more than 12,000 mentions Friday, according to the report, which was published Friday. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue found a 4,600% increase in mentions of the terms “your body, my choice” and “get back in the kitchen” on X in a 24-hour period late last week, the report said.
FBI: Hispanic, LGBTQ+ groups targeted in new round of offensive text messages
From USA Today
“The new wave of texts and emails have told recipients they have been selected for deportation or to report to a re-education camp, the FBI announced on Friday. The development comes after another slate of texts were sent to Black college students nationwide last week, with the messages using racist references to the era of U.S. slavery.”
LAUSD students among those targeted in racist attacks
From EdSource
“We are deeply saddened and outraged by the racist text messages targeting both Black and Latino students in Los Angeles County and across the nation. References to slavery and demeaning stereotypes strike at the very heart of our education community’s values, instilling fear and creating division,” said Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools Debra Duardo in a message.
“While the FBI works to investigate the source of these messages, we want our students, staff and families to know that we stand united against hate and will not tolerate acts of racism and bigotry that harm our students and our schools.”
MAGA’s violent threats spike as little girls threatened with rape
From The New Republic
"The language has seemingly spilled from the digital ecosphere into daily life, as well, with parents reporting that young boys were caught leveraging the overtly objectifying language against girls in school…. The election results have seemingly created a safe space for misogynists to crawl out of the woodwork. In Texas, activists celebrating Trump’s win overtook Texas State University’s San Marcos Campus, raising signs that read “women are property,” “homo sex is sin,” and lists that designated women and slaves as “types of property.”
At best, the comments are unsavory rage bait being regurgitated by people who are unaware of the ramifications or depth of the hyper-conservative, misogynistic belief."
Authorities work to find the source of racist texts sent to Black people nationwide after the election
From CNN
"Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country referencing slavery and telling them they were “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.”
Children, college students and working professionals have received the mass texts from unrecognized phone numbers in the wake of the presidential election. The hate-filled rhetoric reminiscent of the country’s painful and bigoted past has been reported in at least 30 states from New York to California, and the District of Columbia."
