Facebook crankiness
So this (or variations of this) have been reposted a couple of times to my flist:
AUSTRALIA IS HOLDING A CENSUS IN AUGUST DO NOT LEAVE THE “RELIGION” SECTION BLANK. BE SURE TO AT LEAST TICK CHRISTIAN (OR YOUR OWN FAITH). 1,000,000 MUSLIMS WILL TICK THEIR BOX. 10,000,000 AUSTRALIANS WILL LEAVE IT BLANK THEN WONDER WHY CHRISTMAS CAROLS ARE BEING BANNED IN SCHOOLS AND MOSQUES BEING BUILT IN NEIGHBOURHOODS! PASS THIS… ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, IT'S NOT ABOUT RELIGION, IT'S ABOUT KEEPING OUR WAY OF LIFE!
Of course I can't help but bite back, pointing out the wrongs (last census there were 350000 Muslims in Australia somehow I don't think 650 000 more appeared in 5 years), the bullshit and the general scaremongering failiness of this. Now if this was only being done by the bogans back home i'd understand but one of my classmates posted it tonight. Considering we are doing a degree focussed on social justice and acceptance of all cultures this kind of got up my nose.
Am I wrong to be biting back? Should I let it slide and just hope they don't every have to deal with any "real life Muslims".
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AUSTRALIA IS HOLDING A CENSUS IN AUGUST DO NOT LEAVE THE “RELIGION” SECTION BLANK. BE SURE TO AT LEAST TICK CHRISTIAN (OR YOUR OWN FAITH). 1,000,000 MUSLIMS WILL TICK THEIR BOX. 10,000,000 AUSTRALIANS WILL LEAVE IT BLANK THEN WONDER WHY CHRISTMAS CAROLS ARE BEING BANNED IN SCHOOLS AND MOSQUES BEING BUILT IN NEIGHBOURHOODS! PASS THIS… ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, IT'S NOT ABOUT RELIGION, IT'S ABOUT KEEPING OUR WAY OF LIFE!
Of course I can't help but bite back, pointing out the wrongs (last census there were 350000 Muslims in Australia somehow I don't think 650 000 more appeared in 5 years), the bullshit and the general scaremongering failiness of this. Now if this was only being done by the bogans back home i'd understand but one of my classmates posted it tonight. Considering we are doing a degree focussed on social justice and acceptance of all cultures this kind of got up my nose.
Am I wrong to be biting back? Should I let it slide and just hope they don't every have to deal with any "real life Muslims".
This entry was originally posted at http://mab2701.dreamwidth.org/7099.html. Feel free to comment either here or there.