These People Make my Head Hurt

[PanzerJaeger]

No, it pretty much is discrimination. It suggests a correlation between people who wear Muslim garb and terrorism. And that's a bit silly.

It suggests a correlation between traditionalist Muslims and terrorism in the minds of many Americans, which isn't quite so silly.

I do not understand why they would want to wear such clothing in the current elevated risk environment. It isn't religiously mandated, so why make the other passengers uncomfortable?

The fact that they were on their way to a conference on discrimination makes the entire event highly suspicious. "Hey Mohamed, let's dress like the people everyone's watching on the news today and see just how tolerant this society really is."



I bet they're rock stars at the convention, heroes in their victimhood much like Rosa Parks.

It has been assumed that these people would normally not use this sort of attire when taking airliners. Please provide sources for this.

Who assumed that? Everyone is obliged to alter their behavior to a certain extent when traveling by air these days. There are a lot of things I wear in everyday life that I might not choose to wear when getting on an airplane, like shoes with laces.