Vituperative attacks on writer and presenter Yassmin Abdel-Magied cited as evidence of the increasing normalisation of dislike speech against minoritiesGillian Triggs,president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, has expressed alarm at Australia’s growing tolerance for “demonising” Muslims and dislike speech directed at minorities. Triggs said the controversy over an Anzac Day Facebook post by the writer and television presenter Yassmin Abdel-Magied “a hijab-wearing Muslim woman” – was an example of a “growing tolerance for demonising Muslims generally”. Related: The Yassmin Abdel-Magied bash-a-thon is all part of the Anzac Day ritual | Richard Ackland Related: Racial vilification laws protect those who are silenced by dislike speech | Gillian Triggs Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com