People think I'm Muslim...

I'm brown (yes, I'm Asian) and I hate the fact that people look down on me as if I'm a Muzzy, when I'm atheist.

It messes with my head. I am basically a British, westernised individual trapped in a brown body (sounds stupid).

I'm becoming increasingly worried considering the recent acid attacks in London against coloured people.

What should I do? Christians would just wear a crucifix probably.

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Reply 1

S.G.

Original post by JoaoInt.

Seriously.

You can't do anything

I'm also brown and not Muslim as are a tonne of people in the UK

Reply 2

JoaoInt.

Original post by SGHD26716

Seriously.

You can't do anything

I'm also brown and not Muslim as are a tonne of people in the UK

Are you religious?

Reply 3

username3433118

Wear a a Niqab, that way people don't see the colour of your skin.

Reply 4

S.G.

Original post by JoaoInt.

Are you religious?

Yes

Reply 5

Plantagenet Crown

Original post by JoaoInt.

It messes with my head. I am basically a British, westernised individual trapped in a brown body (sounds stupid)

Please don't give the there-are-172-genders pink-haired feminists any more ideas.

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 6

username2393237

Pretend you're a Catholic priest and dress up as one. Nobody will mistake you for a Muslim

What have people said?

Reply 7

MathsFanatic!

Original post by Hendrix.

Wear a a Niqab, that way people don't see the colour of your skin.

LOL! yeah that will take the worry away :biggrin:

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Cant do anything tbh.

Reply 8

JoaoInt.

Original post by Plantagenet Crown

Please don't give the there-are-172-genders-pink-haired feminists any more ideas.

Fk me lol, I just realised how bad that sounds ahahahaha

Reply 9

AnIndianGuy

Bleach your skin breh

Reply 10

Amefish

There are so many people in the UK who are Asian or who are of Asian descent and are not Muslim. There are attacks against people of all skin tones, but I understand where you're coming from regarding the acid attacks. Truth be told, the chance you'll be acid attacked is minuscule so just embrace the person you are, don't worry about what others think

Reply 11

thotproduct

Am brown but raised Russian Orthodox.

Unfortunately given the demographics of Islam, it's safe to say that I get why people would assume that.
(I don't personally see any 'Abu Bakr Abdullah Bin-John Smith's anywhere).

I guess what we have to do is live with it. However the people I do know, know that I go through many cans of Lager, so, perhaps not the most hArAm behaviour.

tl;dr i look and act haram so as to not attract attention

Lighten your skin

wear blue contacts and dye your hair blonde man i'm not even joking

Reply 14

IsYouGottaKnow

You lot need bloody help, preferably psychological help. You are recommending upon this person who already seems to have evident identity issues that they bleach their skin as though you are unaware of the horrendous effects of this stupid product. You are recommending a life time of torture upon them, increased chance of skin cancer, cataracts and thinning of their skin (few of the thousands of consequences of attempting to emulate a beauty standard pushed down your throats) Just love yourself and accept who you are fam, it is not that deep that you need to stress yourself and heighten your chances of all sort of diseases for. If someone is wicked enough to get a bucket of acid and throw it over your face they will truly not care whether you've lightened your skin ( because you will never rid yourself of your Asian features you were born with) and they will not care how

Reply 15

h333

1. It's Muslim FYI
2. They are ignorant and it's disgusting how they generalise Muslims to be of one skin tone/race/ethnicity because Muslims are very diverse.