Reports of Racist Attacks in US after Donald Trump's Win
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Americans have taken to social media to recount racist attacks that have taken place following the election of Donald Trump as the next US president.
Trump's campaign had heavily focused on minorities and foreigners, including Muslims and Mexicans, as he painted the two groups as threats to peace and the economy respectively.
Famously, Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the US during his campaign. He also promised to build a wall to block Mexicans from entering the country.
Rights groups have said that they are concerned about the future. Many believe the election of Trump, a former reality TV star who was endorsed by far-right groups and politicians, might legitimize outward racism and physical violence.’
Among Trump's main supporters, and some of the first to wish him well in his new role, are the far-right European leaders such as France's Marine Le Pen, who heads the National Front; Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister; and Geert Wilders, the Dutch politician who believes Muslim immigration should be halted.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), America's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, on Thursday called on Trump to "repudiate alleged attacks on Muslim students at universities in Louisiana and California reportedly by some of his supporters".
For its part, Human Rights Watch said Trump should "abandon campaign rhetoric that seemed to reject many of the United States’ core human rights obligations".
"He found a path to the White House through a campaign marked by misogyny, racism, and xenophobia, but that’s not a route to successful governance. President-elect Trump should commit to leading the US in a manner that fully respects and promotes human rights for everyone," said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch.
Here are some of the social media posts detailing racist attacks that have taken place since Tuesday, when tens of millions turned out to vote for the 70-year-old, according to Al Jazeera:
Went running earlier & a guy yelled "built the wall" at me from his car. Guessing he saw a brown woman at a distance & assumed I was Latina.
— Nancy Leong (@nancyleong) November 10, 2016
My letter to @USPS about what I witnessed today in Cambridge, Massachusetts.#Trump pic.twitter.com/MyeAQvP28l
— Yarden Katz (@yardenkatz) November 9, 2016
To all the people that say Trumps rhetoric does not affect people, a Muslim girl got attacked and mugged today at SDSU. Please stay safe. pic.twitter.com/b9YXu0ccc5
— Ahmed Koala (@akothawalaa) November 10, 2016
Not even 24 hours yet. My friend's sister, who is Muslim, had a knife pulled on her by a Trump supporter while on the bus by UIUC campus.
— Sarah A. Harvard (@amyharvard_) November 9, 2016
San Jose State University sent an email that a woman had her hijab ripped off by a white male with such force it choked her as she fell
— Pam Howell (@BookaliciousPam) November 10, 2016
Guys, a trump supporter tried pulling off my hijab... This is not a joke anymore, all non-whites have become targets. Stay safe ??
— bye (@Palestixian) November 9, 2016
Parents at Shasta High School in Redding California just wrote me and said white kids brought "deportation letters" for Latino students.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 10, 2016
White Students in DeWitt, Michigan formed a physical wall of students to block Latino kids from entering the school
This is from a parent. pic.twitter.com/dhtrp6U7Yt
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 10, 2016
I have a scarf on. Passed by someone on the platform today and he says, "Your time's up, girlie."
— Mehreen Kasana (@mehreenkasana) November 9, 2016
