Wearing a vote GOP shirt to an abortion rally etc is worlds apart from this.First off wearing anything to any rally that is contrary to the ralliers position is going to draw some ire.Dem or Repub.This is about muslim men and women going to unorthodox events and see if they draw any heat.If Nascar fans weren't so prejudice to begin with(and yes I met my fair share) this would be a non issue.You just know some sloppy hillbilly is gonna start yappin his mouth.
Also heres a link to that professor we discussed.It's his rebuttal about how his words were misconstrued*rolls eyes*
http://www.startribune.com/484/story/350003.html

I've actually read the Pianka response... what pile.

I would predict that if these Muslims went to a NASCAR event and took part as other fans do, rather than sitting their in native garb with an angry look on their face they would largely be left alone... But if they come with an attitude they are attracting negativity towards themselves... Wearing the native clothing isn't an excuse, but it is an excuse for staring... We all stare at what's different whether it be someone with big ears or a big nose or whatever.... I smell a set-up, but that's only because of shows with predetermined outcomes like 30 days, etc. Will NBC be sending a stereo-typical white nerd to roam the streets of Harlem? Or better yet a rich white guy driving a nice car? How about comparing what happens when a hot girls walks through a black neighborhood vs. a white one?

You see.All your examples of white girls walking through bad neighborhoods or nerds in Harlem etc are typically bad scenarios.We know how they will most likely end up.This will be orthodox muslims going to events they wouldn't be typically at.Now if your comparing the danger of a muslim at Nascar to a white girl walking through a black neighborhood that makes me think that you feel a muslim is definitely in hot water at an event like that.And he may or may not be.I think thats the shows premise:What would happen if...Now if he sits there angry and indignant or will be rooting for his favorite corporate emblazoned car who knows.What is wrong with social experiments?

going to events they wouldn't be typically at

Would a white girl normally be walking through a black neighborhood?

The point is the same... sending someone in with the predetermined conclusion that they are going to be discriminated against. I doubt without some time of provocation they would be, but if the video will seem to show otherwise, I doubt we'll get the raw unedited video.

Like if these guys act like they are there to have a good time and they are fans, I'm sure they would be left alone, but if they sit there with the stone face and deliberately trying to stand out in the crowd, I wouldn't be surprised if a few people take issue... but the same can be said for a million other paralells you could come up with, it doesn't mean every NASCAR fan hates Muslims, but that is clearly what the idea is of this show. They are hoping to see some NASCAR fans throw out racial slurs so they can say "see white Christian NASCAR (read: right-wing Repubs) fans hate Muslims!"

I just have trouble picturing some Muslim in traditional gear acting like a normal fan. I mean I see Muslim famlies in stores from time to time, and other than maybe the small kids (sometimes) acting happy the men look angry and often are yelling at the kids and the woman is quiet and sad looking and looks like she doesn't dare to say a word.

If these men are in the audience clearly not their to watch their favorite driver, I'm sure they'll draw some attention... Just like a figgity or stone faced Muslim on an airplane would. There are always raised terror alerts and security measures for things like the Super Bowl and World Series for fear of a bombing that would kill thousands... but if you're at a NASCAR event (by the way, I'm not a fan and don't undestand the fun in watching cars go around in a circle for hours) and you're all wearing your NASCAR shirts and hats, chugging beer and just being a bunch of loud mouth redneck fans, and you see a couple guys sitting there with looks on their faces like they hate you and hate being there, and dressed in typical Muslim gear, I don't know... I don't think that excuses anyone tossing out slurs, but it shouldn't surprise anyone to hear a few.

It's the double standard thing... blacks can at will call white people crackers and everything else and no one cares, but the second the tables turn it's national news... only in this case they are setting it up with an idea of what will happen already in mind... how can we expect an honest presentation when we can read the stated goal? People worldwide (including Bush) condemned the Danish cartoons and seemed more concerned about them, than the hundreds of people who died at the hands of Muslims as a result (though it wasn't really as a result, it was just an excuse for Muslim violence). The world screamed "incitement", just like they did when the blacks rioted in Toledo... It is always somehow America/white people/Republicans/Christians faults, but if a couple rednecks don't get violent but make a couple rude remarks to some Muslims at NASCAR you can be sure that it will be the talk of the town on all media outlets for a few days, about how "intolerant" NASCAR fans (again, read: white/christian/republican) are.

Who knows maybe they'll play fair and send a democrat to a Rush Limbaugh spoken word convention or a Neocon to an Al Franken USO tour.