Negative Stereotyping of Arab Americans Is pervasive

July 30, 2001

Source: Los Angeles Times

On July 30, 2001, the Los Angeles Times reported on the stereotyping of Arab Americans. "'There's an unending barrage of the same hate-filled images portraying Arabs as less than human...Not only are they bashed and vilified on a constant basis...the religion [Islam] is thrown in too,' [said the author of the new Reel Bad Arabs]...Coming to CBS [in the fall] is 'The President's Man: Ground Zero,' with Chuck Norris...as a secret White House operative...aiming to stop 'an Islamic terrorist,' in the network's words...Muslims and Arabs seem to be the only people stereotyped 100% of the time."