"I want a moratorium put on the number of Muslims coming into Australia," Ms Hanson told the Nine network. "People have a right to be very concerned about this because of the terrorist attacks that have happened throughout the world.Hanson (who would undoubtedly swear up and down on a stack of bibles that she's not a racist) insists that Muslim women would support her, if they knew how they were being oppressed:
"Maybe we should look at the female genital mutilation that happens to young girls in this country ... if people want to live by these ways then go back to the Muslim countries."Meanwhile, whilst we're on the subject of famous Australian
That's true, though the stereotypical Muslim is usually from a different ethnic group, and ethnic stereotypes come into play.
Not sure if it made the news outside the country, but in the Netherlands, there's this MP (whose party got 9/150 parlementary seats and they might double that in the next elections), who said the Qur'an is as bad (and fascist) as Mein Kampf and therefore asked for it to be forbidden.
The Qu'ran is boring, repetitive, inconsistent and is most certainly not the word of god 'revealed' by an angel. This doesn't mean it should be banned, but at the same time I shouldn't have to risk being stoned or shot for having said the above... anywhere.
Well, to be fair, in this case she's not being a racist. Islam is a religion not a race or ethnic group. She's just being an old fashioned bigot.