The “Blind Trust Project” took place in downtown Toronto on a cold winter’s day. A Muslim man, arms outstretched, stands next to signs reading “I am a Muslim. I am labelled as a terrorist” and “I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug.”
This three-minute video shows some touching responses from passers-by – especially the brother at the end, who certainly goes out of his way to show his support.
Hug a Muslim experiment yields heartwarming results amid frigid winter
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Its ridiculous to say the least. Muslims need to get rid of this apologist mentality…
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This comment is so true..
Thanks for posting this Muzna.. had my eyes tearing up..
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Muslims condemn the inhumane actions of Isis etc etc. But I agree with CEO1…this “gimme a hug” strategy seems apologetic…like apologizing for being a Muslim. There’s something about it that feels like khud ko neecha karna.
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No. This is no way is apologetic. He was stating the reality in certain circles where being a muslim is subconsciously related to being a terrorist. The video was beautiful to watch.
The last guy was amazing.
Why do we have to be cynics all the time.
All the cynics, go to your room. You are grounded.
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Sweet, I guess.
But what is it suppose to highlight? I mean, I don’t really go around and think every white person is islamophobic, so I would actually expect the response he got. Maybe they should have asked those who didn’t hug him, why they didn’t? Again, not everyone wants to hug a random person on the street (I wouldn’t for instance), so if they didn’t hug it doesn’t mean they don’t trust him cause he is muslim.
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You be confused. You be doing over analysis.
And you be coming to wrong conclusun
QED
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Nope, not confused nor over analyzing. Simply wondering what these half-baked “social experiments” are for…
There is no wrong conclusion because all the video leads to is “awww so sweet” .. 
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Yeah, what she said. Dumb as hell, hugging chicks and what not.
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There is a wrong conclusion or hypothesis that some have strangely jumped to - that per the social experiment, those who didn’t hug him dont trust him sine he is a Muslim. The social experiment was meant to generate POSITIVE feelings for fellow human beings who happen to be Muslims.
A cynics views the outcome and underestimates the positive impact of its “awww so sweet” outcome. Some would come to the conclusion that if every “half baked social experiment” generates this positive result, that would be a good thing, cynics notwithstanding.
As a famous philosopher noted
“Such sweetness
Much joy”
Go to your room, Ethan
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True. It does not necessarily mean that those who don’t hug the guy don’t trust him cuz he’s Muslim. It could be that they’re weirded out by hugging a stranger and that’s fine.
However, what profound message is this “feel-good” fluff of an experiment supposed to send the Non-Muslim masses? Is it the message that, “Look at how affectionate I am. The fact that I will blindly hug anyone means I am not a threat to the human race.”
So, is this one Muslim supposed to represent all Muslims? What about Muslims who simply do not feel comfortable hugging strangers…should they be feared or seen as threats?
What about the hundreds of Muslims doctors, lawyers, teachers, and other professionals who contribute positively to the Western economy and society? That is far more profound than a hug. But if people have been brainwashed by the media to such an extent that they forget about more important contributions and require a “hug” to purge their mind of negative stereotypes…then I don’t see that as “sweet”… I see that as sad.
And you’re gonna have people with that warped mentality who will smugly think to themselves, “Well since only a smattering of pedestrians hugged the guy, then that can only mean that the majority find him to be a threat.”
Also, the people who went up to hug the guy are likely to be open-minded individuals. The folks whose hearts and minds have been severely hardened toward “Mozlems” are not going to be moved by such an experiment. For such folks…and I’ve seen them…just for a Muslim to be anywhere near them…is enough to induce a look of contempt…even when there’s no provocation from the Muslim person in front of them to warrant the disdainful expression.
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hugging na-mehrams. haaza sakht haram brother 
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Hitting a muslim does not mean one does not respect doctors and janitors etc. Maybe the open minded people are the ones doing the hugging. But it could touch - no pun intended - a person sitting on the fence. The target audience is not the haters. But 5 hose who stragglers the fence.
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Creepy
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Extremely weird the length Muslims in the west go with the subservient mentality.
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If i tell anyone im a muslim or Pakistani and they try to look down upon me, i show them my middle finger.
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So how do you figure out that they “try to look down upon” you?
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I would recommend reading posts by Shamraz and Doppelganger for such examples.
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well…since neither have posted in this thread and Geezer has, perhaps I’ll just let Geezer answer my question.
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Tunnel vision relevance is not conducive to free thinking, but of course that wasn’t the intention of your original question.
