its tru that thers still that kinda xenophobia, for millenia thers always been an east vs west feeling (persians vs greeks for example).
befor 9/11, islam was thought as more like an obscure ideology, some exotic spiritual teaching from a land far far away. for the past century, most muslim countries have been ravaged by civil wars, normal wars, world wars and jus generally bad stuff so they're not as powerful and influential as they once were. if the media dared to adopt a negative stance towards the japanese, then the UK would face strained diplomatic relations with japan, if it got really bad then maybe even embargoes.
that wudnt happen with most muslim countries cuz they're so poor that their governors would be happy just to walk alongisde western governors, thinking they're along the ranks of the powerful. (did anyone see the iraqi president walking with bush on his most recent visit in iraq? that was so pathetic) the amount of corruption is ridiculous
disneys a good example. ur allowed to target peoples who are so below you that they don't know they're being insulted. when most disney movies phased out of the typical black stereotypes and blatant racism (dumbo, early mickey mouse stories, the jungle book), they moved on to the chinese cuz it was okay, no-one cared
http://www.cracked.com/article_15677_9-most-racist-disney-characters.htmllargely, for a whole bunch of reasons, the muslim world is just a lil bit
up - the poor resent and mistrust each other, the rich ones are too proud to want to be even associated with the poor and generally the whole worlds divided . . . easier to conquer
the real issue is, most muslims in this country are working-class immigrants. the majority of pakistanis are just villagers, bringing with them that mentality, which is why A LOT of pakistanis do some kinda benefit fraud. if thats how people represent themselves, then what can u expect. the people in the media who say all this stuff about muslims are capitalising on an opportunity to make a whole new scare: cuz scares make a lotta money