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Allison Pearson's 'Burkha rage' in the Daily Mail

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Wednesday, 17 June 2009 10:22

 Allison Pearson in the Daily Mail writes today of a fare evading burkha clad female and the tribunal decision concerning Fata Lemes, terming them ‘Burkha rage’ inducing incidents.

Burkha rage, Pearson tells us, is ‘shorthand for someone taking the mickey out of our country and its tolerant ways’.

Pearson writes of a female who was found to be dodging her train fare but left to ‘take the mickey out of our country and its tolerant ways’, when the fare inspector refused to press her further and issue a penalty on account of her appearance.

Which only begs the question whether the ‘rage’ was induced by the fact of fare evasion or the fact that the fare evader was dressed in a burkha?

Is Pearson seriously suggesting that fare evasion is practiced only by non White Britons? And would a fare evader from a White British background similarly invite ‘Burkha Rage’ from Pearson and friends for the same offence? 

Pearson remarks that ‘despite a growing acceptance that multi-culturalism has been deeply damaging to race relations, there are still almost weekly opportunities for a fit of Burkha Rage.’

Kind of like the forbearance Muslims display when travelling home late on a Friday or Saturday night and having their train journeys disrupted by boorish, foul mouthed, drunken passengers on the carriages. Perhaps Pearson could helpfully coin a phrase for this sort of repellant behaviour too?

See also Islamophobia Watch.

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usman   |2009-06-17 21:20:45
I witness half a dozen fare dodgers every working day. Most get away with it.

Most are young white males with British accents who often threaten staff with violence.

Am I narrow minded enough to draw any conclusions from this?

What ARE these values Allison Pearson speaks of? And how do they justify her xenophobia?
AntiMuslim  - Tell the whole story!   |2009-06-18 11:42:37
You seem to fail to mention that when she got off at the station ,this ‘penniless innocent’ whips out a credit card from under the folds of her dress with which she promptly bought a Tube ticket.

So dont you dare go off about that vile bomber being discriminated against unless you tell the WHOLE story.
Arshad   |2009-06-18 13:19:05
This article is reminder to us all in how we should behave and conduct our affairs in both private and public.

This was a muslim woman who obviously had the means to pay but tried it on and got away.

She saved herself a few quid but the at the cost of those genuine and sincere sisters who observe the veil.
Mark   |2009-06-19 19:28:41
Ahhhhh the normal half truth stories c/o Engage. Either print the whole story or don't print it at all!
usman   |2009-06-21 19:23:12
For the benefit of Mark and AntiMuslim - this piece is to comment on Allison Pearson's article, not simply rewrite the whole thing word for word.

Nobody's defending the actions of a cheating fare dodger.

Engage's question is
"would a fare evader from a White British background similarly invite ‘Burkha Rage’ for the same offence?"
...which you have both failed to answer.
mousey   |2009-06-22 05:54:07
Mark and Anti - Muslim:

If ENGAGE had intended to mislead or offer half truths, they wouldn't have linked their comment to Pearson's article in the Mail in the opening line.

I guess for some reading doesn't always mean comprehension.
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