somali kids, adult gays exchange hateful messages

salam, friends,

in the past couple of days, i had received many e-mails containing the same
link. it is about somali kids in minnesota harassing a gay man after pride.

here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfW9inRkTpU

what hasn't been forwarded to me was the swift condemnation of these kids'
behavior by somali community leaders.

here is the link:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/01/youtube_harassment/

there is no justification whatsoever for what these kids have done. it is
horrible to do what they have done. but it is interesting to note all the
horrible things said against muslims just because of what these kids have done.
imho, what adults say in response to these kids is far more disturbing than what
some kids could ever say. note how black people, muslim people, and somali
people, immigrants, etc, are all lumped together in hate for the behavior of a
dozen kids.

see this link, for example, from a respected gay website:

http://advocate.com/news_detail_ektid94769.asp

interesting, ain't it?

afdhere