“ sameer rathod khan. on 27th november 2007, he was killed. he was 13 years, 9 months, and four years old. sameer wasn’t just my son, he was my most adored friend. actually, my… my only friend. my… my… only best friend. “
— my name is khan is a film that follows Rizvan Khan , a muslim man who suffers from asperger’s syndrome , he travels across the country to meet the president of the united states . after 9/11 , the discrimination towards muslims increased , which led to the bullying and murder of Rizvan’s stepson . his hindu wife blames him for the trajedy and ends up leaving him .
the president calls him up to the stage where he was giving a speech , as rizvan had been features many times on the television for saying “ my name is khan , and i am not a terrorist “ .
rizvan : you already know my name .
president : yes , i do . your name is khan
president : and you are not a terrorist .
rizvan : oh no no , i am not a terrorist . no . and [ he took out a photograph of his son and showed the president ] and this is my son . he wasn’t a terrorist either . my son .
rizvan’s step son was murdered due to the fact that his father was a muslim , which stereotypically at that time and even now means he is a terrorist . rizvan’s wife left him because she had blamed him for the death of her son .
he hadn’t asked to be born as a muslim . nor did he have a part in 9/11 . his religion shouldn’t dictate the fate of his son . the fate of his only best friend who had died because his father was a muslim .
even though this is a movie from 2010 , this is still someone’s reality today , without the national tv and meeting the president . if you haven’t caught the drift yet , this is me talking about the amount of hatred and racism on shiftblr towards muslims because of their religion . the stereotypes of them being automatic ‘ terrorists ‘ never will make sense to me , because someone’s actions can’t and shouldn’t determine how others perceive that community . them being muslim doesn’t make it okay for you to be racist towards them , that is the same as being racist towards any other race . someone’s religion , culture , or race doesn’t seal their fate or character .
tldr , watch the link ( click on the underlined . it takes you to a tiktok ) . there are only two kinds of people in this world . good people who do good deeds . and bad people who do bad .
also being racist is for losers so !!! dni
