Person from the Buzzfeed video: I am Muslim, but I’m not angry.
(Sound of a record scratching)
Text: I’m a Muslim, but…
Speaker 1: I’m Muslim, but I am angry.
Speaker 2: I am angry.
Speaker 3: I’m angry!
Speaker 4: I’m a Muslim, but it’s not my job to soothe your anxieties about what I choose to wear.
Speaker 3: I’m Muslim, but I don’t have to justify my right to live here free from racism.
Speaker 5: I’m a Muslim, but I don’t need to apologize for random acts of violence—
Speaker 2: —that have nothing to do with me.
Speaker 6: I’m Muslim, but I don’t hate Jews. I hate Zionism.
Speaker 7: Which is a globally recognized form of racism.
Speaker 1: I’m Muslim, but it’s not my job to educate you on the history of the Middle East – or anywhere else.
Speaker 8: I’m Muslim, but I don’t care if you think it’s weird that I believe in God.
Speaker 3: I’m Muslim, but I don’t think the answer to corrupt Muslim governments is Western imperialism.
Speaker 4: I’m a Muslim, but I don’t need to prove my loyalty to you—
Speaker 8: —or anyone else.
Text: I’m a Muslim, and…
Speaker 6: I’m a Muslim and I wish that drones and bombs would stop in—
Speaker 4: Somalia.
Speaker 5: Afghanistan.
Speaker 8: Syria.
Speaker 4: Yemen.
Speaker 5: Algeria.
Speaker 2: Iraq.
Speaker 3: Palestine.
Speaker 6: Kashmir.
Speaker 7: Pakistan.
Speaker 2: Chechnya.
Speaker 5: Libya.
Speaker 3: I’m Muslim, and I’m living on land that was stolen from Indigenous people.
Speaker 5: I’m a Muslim, and I wish our leaders would stop refusing refugees from the countries they bomb.
Speaker 8: I’m a Muslim, and I believe undocumented people have a right to dignity and compassion.
Speaker 2: I’m a Muslim, and I’m sick of my community being harassed by security agencies.
Speaker 1: I’m Muslim, and I know when I read racist articles in the news—
Speaker 7: —I know it’s going to lead to real violence against Muslims on the street, particularly women.
Speaker 3: I’m Muslim, and my faith tells me to stand up for myself—
Speaker 1: —and others.
Speaker 8: I’m a Muslim, and my religion teaches me about the dangers of extreme wealth.
Speaker 4: I’m a Muslim, and my religion teaches me that people deserve fair wages.
Speaker 3: I’m Muslim, and I don’t think it’s acceptable to publish racist “satire” about my faith.
Speaker 6: I’m a Muslim, and I think it’s hard to make complex arguments about race, history, faith, and culture in condensed YouTube videos.
Speaker 5: I’m a Muslim, but I don’t think acting white will solve my problems with racism. (Speaker and someone off camera laugh)
