In the beginning of Google+ the people were nice, sweet, respectful. I rarely got a disrespectful or rude comment. But since Google+ is open for public, Google+ is more of a reflection of the society. At least the society I life in. We have this right winged (and extremely anti-Islam) political party called PVV. 1,5 million people voted for it. We have around 17 million people living here. Excluding youth under 18, ethnics with no Dutch passport, people who didn’t vote at all, it must be around 12% of the population (I’m guessing, don’t sue me on this one). That is 1 out of 12 people. I know a lot of people; family, friends, colleagues,acquaintances, neighbours. None of them dares to admit to me they voted PVV. Because of the google+ real name policy it seems it’s almost the same. People rarely comment disrespectfull or rude in public, but they do say it in private messages. I get approximately 1 a day.
There are many, many smart, sweet and respectful people (I love you all), but there are also people who keep screaming in my ears. In my left ear there are the bigots/ racists/ right winged extremists/ islamophobiacs or whatever you want to call them. Some examples of private messages:
“I hope your family finds out you are here and lock you in the basement where your cousins will rape you every day”
“I’m gonna slit your throat”
“You’re a fucking muslim, go to hell”
That last example was kinda rare, cause it was posted publicly (https://plus.google.com/u/0/104807707676075308449/posts/9dcGH3SPGjd). Normally I remove them immidiately, but this time I didn’t.
Screaming in my right ear are some extreme muslims who think they know me and tell me I am not a good muslim. I am apparantly too modern, too liberal, too free. Some examples of private messages:
“You should be married and take care of your husband.”
“Of you’re liberal, you’re a betrayer of true Islam”
“You’re flirting with men, you will go to hell”
I’m starting to get fed up with people screaming in my ears In real life and here. Who are you to decide who I am? What I believe in? What my goals in life are? How I should behave?
I am Jasmina. I am a woman. I am a Muslim. I am against any form of violence or extremism. I am pro-democracy. I am a liberal. I am sweet. I am happy. I am caring. I am in love with life. I am honest. I am stubborn. I am sometimes afraid. I am naive. I am free. I am proud. I am not a terrorist. I am not anti-semitic. This is me. Whether you like it or not.
