Ethnic enclaves make easy targets for racists. This is the same city where we had to cancel our Arab American heritage festival because white supremacists were verbally

and physically attacking people and the city deemed it too unsafe and expensive to provide adequate protection and insurance for.

I'm sure you'll be fine.

LourdesD: Probably, though we have been attacked before.

This ignorance upsets me. Why can't people understand that those living in MI are not Isis. Sighs. I hope you still go home and enjoy your time with your family.

CamiMahovlich: I'm definitely still going, just being more vigilant and reassessing the need for certain activities outside the home. It's a process and hopefully we'll all feel better by the time I travel.

what....the....fuck....

I am so so damned sorry. This, to me is the most upsetting and scary hopeless and helpless thing of all, even more so than the attacks. Letting ignorance and hatred loose on even more innocents.

And worst of all, HAVING IT APPROVED OF.

She got arrested.