I went to the mall, and a little girl called me a terrorist.
My name is Ela. I am seventeen years old. I am not Muslim, but my friend told me about her friend being discriminated against for wearing a hijab. So I decided to see the discrimination firsthand to get a better understanding of what Muslim women go through.
My friend and I pinned scarves around our heads, and then we went to the mall. Normally, vendors try to get us to buy things and ask us to sample a snack. Clerks usually ask us if we need help, tell us about sales, and smile at us. Not today. People, including vendors, clerks, and other shoppers, wouldn’t look at us. They didn’t talk to us. They acted like we didn’t exist. They didn’t want to be caught staring at us, so they didn’t look at all.
And then, in one store, a girl (who looked about four years old) asked her mom if my friend and I were terrorists. She wasn’t trying to be mean or anything. I don’t even think she could have grasped the idea of prejudice. However, her mother’s response is one I can never forgive or forget. The mother hushed her child, glared at me, and then took her daughter by the hand and led her out of the store.
All that because I put a scarf on my head. Just like that, a mother taught her little girl that being Muslim was evil. It didn’t matter that I was a nice person. All that mattered was that I looked different. That little girl may grow up and teach her children the same thing.
This experiment gave me a huge wakeup call. It lasted for only a few hours, so I can’t even begin to imagine how much prejudice Muslim girls go through every day. It reminded me of something that many people know but rarely remember: the women in hijabs are people, just like all those women out there who aren’t Muslim.
People of Tumblr, please help me spread this message. Treat Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Pagans, Taoists, etc., exactly the way you want to be treated, regardless of what they’re wearing or not wearing, no exceptions. Reblog this. Tell your friends. I don’t know that the world will ever totally wipe out prejudice, but we can try, one blog at a time.
In recent years, biologists have recognized that birds engage in play. Juvenile Common Ravens are among the most playful of bird species. They have been observed to slide down snowbanks, apparently purely for fun. They even engage in games with other species, such as playing catch-me-if-you-can with wolves, otters and dogs.[77] Common Ravens are known for spectacular aerobatic displays, such as flying in loops or interlocking talons with each other in flight.[78][79]
They are also one of only a few wild animals who make their own toys. They have been observed breaking off twigs to play with socially.[80]
With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.
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Science: It’s What’s Real™
GUYS
THERE ARE ONLY 35 NOTES ON THIS
they printed stem cells with a 3D printer
they printed stem cells with a 3D printer
THEY PRINTED STEM CELLS WITH A 3D PRINTER
THEY PRINTED STEM CELLS WITH A 3D PRINTER
THEY PRINTED STEM CELLS WITH A 3D MOTHERFUCKING PRINTER
DO YOU SHITHEADS GET HOW BIG A FUCKING DEAL THIS IS?!
DO YOU THINK THIS IS A FUCKING GAME?!?!?!
also cool goldfucking stem cells holy shiiiit
fuck the stem cells THERE ARE BIONIC EYEBALLS
This is why I’m becoming a science teacher. This sort of excitement.
You’re worried about 3D printing of stem cells, and gold. While they developed a bionic eye and there is a new study of billions of earth-like planets right in our back yard?
I’m with heretic. I’m more excited for seeing the possibility of planetary colonization. I’d be so down to live on the Moon or some shit. omfg. Or even go visit another planet. AND EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF ALIEN LIFE. WHERE ARE THE ALIENS DAMMIT
I love science.
gimme those eyes
FUCKING. BIONIC. EYES.
Seriously, stop everything you’re doing and watch Amazon’s newest commercial. The ending is worth it.
and then a bunch of bullshit gets thrown at Amazon
i sure hope not
because huh
that’s neat
I don’t know what I was expecting at the end but something else and this made me smile by surprise
wat
well that was not what i was expecting at all
FOUR FOR YOU AMAZON
YOU GO AMAZON
