May 13, 2002 at 12:00 am #32032
Matt
Participant
I’m a 19-year-old white guy, and after Sept. 11, I have looked at Arab people differently. For me, it’s hard to not look at them differently because all I hear about is violence from that culture. I hear about how the men oppress the women, and how their culture declares war in the name of Allah, yet this same religion they declare war in the name of is based on a peaceful life. I don’t hate Arabs, but I do look at them differently and will continue to look at them differently until I see them as a whole doing something to show they are peaceful and do not hate Americans. Frankly, I don’t have much respect for a culture that hates Americans.