When You Are Middle-Easterner in the Post 9/11 USA
If one appears to be of Middle-Eastern descent, they are more objectified towards stereotypical and even racist assumptions related to "terrorist-like" activities, especially in areas such as the airport, subsequent to the 9/11 attacks in New York. My family and I have been considered a "threat" on several occasions simply due to the color of our skin, our last visit to Iran, assumed religion, and the "peculiar" spelling of our names. The aim of the present paper is to analyze the effects 9/11imposed on the American society and the implications stereotyping causes when society deems an entire group as dangerous ...
