digby2006:

dearnonacepeople:

When someone is a Christian they are not constantly asked their position on the holocaust, the transatlantic slave trade, the extermination of Native Americans or any of the thousands of atrocities committed by Christians.
So why do Muslims get asked about terrorism and Jews about Israel and are grouped in with specific bad people while Christians are not required to explain themselves.

Now, there’s a thought.

Because Muslims and Jews are marked groups in the Western context while Christians are the unmarked category. It’s why women and non-white people often feel like they’re representing their whole gender or race in classes or their workplace. People see individual members of marked categories as representative of the group in a way they don’t with unmarked individuals.