ABC news: 20/20 did an experiment, as they always do, on how people will react to a Muslim woman being unjustly denied service by a clerk. The clerk and the woman were both actors but what 20/20 wanted to see was whether people would stand up for the woman or not.
The results were polarized: 22 people did or said nothing; 13 people stood up for the woman including walking out of the store; 6 people sided with the clerk.
As a Muslim woman myself, who covers her head, I was moved to tears just watching this program. Although I have not faced such prejudice, it still rules my life. My parents are very reluctant to let me go out at night or travel alone because they constantly fear for my safety. Most people that stop me on the street are just curious about my reasons for covering up, and I'm more than happy to answers their questions, but the few who resort to verbal abuse or violence indirectly constrain my freedom.
Check out the YouTube video below for the 20/20 experiment.
The results were polarized: 22 people did or said nothing; 13 people stood up for the woman including walking out of the store; 6 people sided with the clerk.
As a Muslim woman myself, who covers her head, I was moved to tears just watching this program. Although I have not faced such prejudice, it still rules my life. My parents are very reluctant to let me go out at night or travel alone because they constantly fear for my safety. Most people that stop me on the street are just curious about my reasons for covering up, and I'm more than happy to answers their questions, but the few who resort to verbal abuse or violence indirectly constrain my freedom.
Check out the YouTube video below for the 20/20 experiment.
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