Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has equated foot-washing stations for Muslims at airports in Dallas and Houston to "white-only bathrooms" in a letter to the Department of Justice.

Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/51011418

The Brief

  • Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has asked the Justice Deparment to investigate foot-washing stations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
  • Abbott called the stations “discriminatory” in his letter addressed to Attorney General Todd Blanche and equated them to “white-only bathrooms.”
  • In the letter, the governor also took issue with a prayer room at Bush Airport that he says has “copies of the Quaran, prayer rugs, prayer beads and a turbah.”
  • GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    8 days ago

    Because he’s a fucking idiot and knows his supporters dont know there are already foot washing stations at DFW. They were simply adding more to accommodate the demand.

    • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      8 days ago

      The same idiots would be incenced if they saw a Muslim washing their feet in the bathroom sink.

      They just don’t want Muslims around.

      • GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        8 days ago

        And to add to the irony Abbott has spent the last 10 years courting Indians and Middle Eastern people to Texas to work and live. Now they’re all in an uproar that there’s large Indian communities and Muslims building mosques

    • Canajan@piefed.caEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      His supporters should use them also, maybe they’d have less ingrown toenails.